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Entered a. second-class mail matter
February 26, 1910, at the posofflee
at Atfbakie, North Carolina, under
the Act of March ?, 1878.
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Friday, December 29th, 1922 I
OUR 1922 SWAN SONG ?l
This column has been regu- r
. larly employed' for uses other t
than "shop talk" for many
months now; but, as the final
issue for 1922 is being prepar- J
ed, the inclination to have a
tort of pow wow with our read
ers overcome whatever a
scruples that may exist against ?
such practice.
That there has been a t]
healthy growth in newspaper
reading'among Hertford Co. *
people has not only been Evi
denced by a record growth of -I
our subscription list within
twelve months, but is also re- a
fleeted in the hearty reception 0
that has met the new weekly w
publication in the County, q
Speaking for ourselves, it has
been the greatest year in this
newspaper's history in the mat- g
ter of increased circulation.
More than four hundred new
subscribers have been added to i
our lists in 1922, and as the last
few days pass there ia,a still
greater increase ' daily. Of H
course, our old subscribers?
those who have been members
of our family (we like to call it it
"family")?have stuck to us,
and become more ardent sup- f'
porters with each passing year.
Today, the HERALD stands
pre-eminent among papers of a
this territory in the matter of tl
bona fide circulation; and with- C1
in the brief period of a few
months indications are that it pi
will be even greater.
In our advertising depart
ment the records show an
equally fine record. Business ti
people are quick to sense the
advantage of advertising their pi
wares in a newspaper that is 1?<
read by a large number of their
customers, and by persons in h(
their trade area. That is what _
is responsible for the fine lot of
advertising carried in 1922;
and it is just what 1923 adver
tisers will consider when plac- t.
tag contracts. The volume of
advertising patronage in 1922< th
was the largest in the thirteen cc
years the paper has been pub- Tl
lished. ;
OIL -I J - - A? - J
? me one idea uppermost in tj
our list of ideals for 1922 was sc
an improved news service, with g,
particular attention to the news all
of Hertford County, and the
community in which this news- g.
paper is located To that end ^
we have worked for many _
months, during which time we ti
have been materially boosted T
in our efforts by a fine corps of si
of correspondents. Few weekly w
papers have such a faithful lot H
of writers as has the HERALD. "j
They have covered the news of o
their respective towns and com
munities with remarkable ac
curacy and minuteness. ti
In order to help improve the it
news service, another employee it
has been added who takes care a
of the composition of all news p
matter. That has left the edi-! n
. Ufr of this newspaper fyee to u
' search out the news and to pre- s<
sent it in accurate form. Fre- o:
quent tripe over the county and &
visits to the other towns and t]
communities haye been means a:
OFFICE CAT]
TMOl MAUK ^
copvuioht i?a.. wrr toom acuui mom, j
CONDITION SERIOUS
Amos Tash i? confined to his bed
ollowing the holiday* with a severe
(ttack Of Flatpocketbookitis. His
ull recovery is not looked for on
er three months.
Moke?"Does yuh really love me
r does yuh jes' think yuh do?"
Moka?"Yas, indeedy, Honey, I
eally loves yuh; I ain't <H?ne any
hinkin* yet."
You may have noticed (hat the
earer wrong a man is the more
npatient he >* of criticism.
If a man is too darn stubborn to
gree with anybody, he is intelleet
aL
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"Great stenographer you hare
here. Sure takes notes in a hurry."
"Sure does. She'll be a pippin
rhen she gets so she can read 'em.
ASININE
Johnson was attending a temper
nce lecture.
"If Mead a donkey up to a pail
f water and to a pail of beej,
rhich will be choose to drink?" (
ueried the speaker.
"The water," said Johnson:
"Yes, and whyV
"Because he's, an ass," was John
on's reply.
GOTTA BE CAREFUL
'here was a man who loved the
bees;
He always was their friend.
!? used to sit upon their hives,
They stung him in the end.
Simth?Do you believe in herid
y*
Brown?Do I? Why, Pve got
>ur of the smartest children you
rer jav.
Remember when they used to
le back and raise their skirts a Ut
e as they stepped on the wet
-ossing?
"How do you meet your ex
snaes?"
"Going and coming."
NO TIME
Oldman: One should always prac
ce what one preaches*.
Newman: Yes: but often a man 1
its in so much time preaching that
: has none left for practice.
When you get the idea in your
utd that the world is against you
-ft is. x
Hey, Bill!
Whafis it?
Your doctor's out here with a flat
re.
Diagnose the case as flatulency of
ie perimeter, and charge him ac
irdingly ordered the garage man.
hat's the way he does bis.
' 1 "
*i? oviiuui (japcr ?o a K'cai iuTcar
on", says Thomas Baker. "TV
hool gets all the fame, the printer
its all the money and the staff gets
1 the blame.'.' . ' .
I ain't never-dodbtad Pa'e Ioye
nee the day we was married, says
nnt H*t, but I know enough con
cles have been published,
his same policy will be ipten
fied during the new year. We
ill not be satisfied until the
ERALD is put down as the
newsiest weekly in .North Ciur
lina."
We could go on indefinitely
liking about what we have
ied to do, and what still re
19ins to be done. But, to end
all, the HERALD reiterates
gain that it will continue a
olicy of aggressiveness in the
ews field, and shall not flinch
nder the criticism of some per
>n who criticise nor play fav
rites to any one. It is oon
srned in presenting facts in
le best approved news style;
nd towards that end its ener
erning the carnal nature of men
folfco to tjiank God I'm a good pook."
.tainutef are precSug little mom<
efttofti- ? " a* ? ' ? ,
M?ny things can-be done,
Taken just a minute to ijlng out?
So "don't run.
Juet a minute to be hiqed> . ,??
Only a minute to be fired,
Just a minute to be polite,
Only a minute to ,db right.
Just'a minute to take care
Only a minute to cross o'er there,
Just minutes make up the days
Only the honest minute j>pty&
Juet a.minute is worth while
Only -a minute?smile, smile,
?? smile.
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Why do they say a bride is "led"
to the altar? Did you ever see a
bride pulling back? -,,.
THE QUALITY OF MERCY
"Dearest I must marry you?"
"Have you seen father?"
"Often, honey, but I love you^jugf
the same.
THE WICKED WORM
Cuthbert had been listening for
half an hour to a lecture from his
father on the evils of late nights and
late risings'in the morning.
"You will never amount to any
thing," said tfce father, "unless you
turn over a new leaf. Remember,
it't the early bird that catches the
worm."
"Ha, " Ha!" laughed Cuthbert.
"How about the worm? What did
he get for turning out so early?*
"My son," replied the father,
"that worm hadn't been to bed all
night; he was on his way home.
"This was one Christmas when it
looked like everybody had a good
time," haid one of the fellows about
the street' late that night, after he had
left the tobacco warehouse. Every
body had fun, and it didn't cost any
thing either. It is just another case
?where we can make our home town a J
pleasant place in which to live.
"With one or two exceptions the
business men of the town responded!
nobly to the call for little gifts to
wards the Christmas tree," says the
secretary of the chamber of com
merce. It was just another fine
piece of co-operation for which Ahos
kie is becoming noted.
The CAT commends to-HERALD
readers close reading of the articles
now appearing on the taxable prop
erty. Few know anything about the
inner workings of the ?tax system in
Hertford County. Frankness and
openness will help us all. Let's take
advantage of H.
?
"Here are the two property de
stroyers," said "Happy" Yert as he
exhibited two pennies which had been
removed from two electric light
switches within the city block that
went without electric lights two
nights last week. The coppers Khd
been placed behind blown out fuses
and those placing them there thought
they were saving money. They did
save themselves a few cents, but they
added a burden of more than one
hundred dollars to the town treas
ury.
The moral of this thing is: Don't
try to be "penny wise." The next
time your fuses blow out, spend a
dime and replace them. You might
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nave to pay more in town take, if you I
persist in filling them with pennies*
The CAT,}. Satisfied theje will be'
no'rescinding the demonstranoit work
in this county. The commissioners
meet again next Monday, but, 1 am
satihfied something i? going to break
todee tf any more of the donhle vot
ing business begins. It is a very un
popular business and one that has
dfPC?rons potentialities. - gn'.
The road board members tbem
sehrps cannot "sea" such fairness.
They had. It Plainly understood that
no such business was going to be
orated by that body. And, the CAT
commend* them tor making the place
"sa#e tot democracy."
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IN MEMORY
i
A precious one from us is gone,
"A voice -we loved is still;
A vacant chair is in our home
That never will he filled.
The month of December again is
?\ ' here,
To us the saddest of the year;
For 'twas on a December day
That our darling grandmother pass
ed away.
.
Just one year ago today love, '
God called, you home to heaven
above;
And ever since that fatal morn,
The world has never seemed so
bright.
I often tit and wonder why, *
Our dear grandmother had to dier ?
Was it because we loved her- so,
God called her from this "world
below?
?
You suffered miich; you murmured
not,
We watched you day by day.
Until at' last with broken hearts
We saw you pass away. ,
Mpre and more each day we miss
you, c
Some may think, the wound is
healed;
But little they .know of the sorrow
That is in our hearts concealed.
*
?By Her Devoted Grandchildren,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thomas.
.NOTICE
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By virtue of authority of the pow
ers contained in a certain mortgage
deed (executed on the 1st day of I
October, 1819, by C. H. Phaup, which
mortgage deed is duly of record in 2
Book 65, page 275, office Register of I
Deeds' of Hertford County. Default o
having been made in the payment of
the debts therein secured after de- j
maud and refusal thereof. The un
dersigned mortgagee will on the 1st
day of January, 1928, between the
hours of 12 m. and 2 p. m., offer for
sale to the highest bidder for cash at
the courthouse door of Hertford
County, in Winton, N. C., the follow
ing described real estate. Lots No.
3, 4, 6, and 6 on the npap platted by
E. M. Eustler, C. E-, of the J. E
Newsome farm, recorded in the Reg
ister of Deeds Office of the County of
Hertford in book 65, at page $75, and >
hereby referred for better descrip
tion of above land. / t
Terms of sale?Cash. Subject
upset bid under the stable. V/
This 1st day of December, 1922Y
J. E. NEWSOME, Mortgaged
By ROSWELL C. BRIDGER, Ttjf7
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This Home Enterprise, distinctly an Ahoskie busing
wishes for all its customers, friends and prospecj *
customers I
A New Year?192^
filled with the best thine sin the category of human j
wishes. \
/We also want to extend our sincefe thanks ancft
appreciation for the nice volume of business youi
have thrpwn our way during the year now abesn -
ended!
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and dry goods laat July which makes it poseibls for us to present
to you this wonderful opportunity
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Bibles and Books of Fiction, Henty and Alger BookaJ
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