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WELDOX, X. ('
Organized Under the Laws ol the State of North Carolina,
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Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital .al Sarplus, $42,000.
Kor more than fifteen vears this institution has provided hanking facili
ties for this section. Its stockholders ami directors have been iilt-ntitifil
with the business interests of Halifax ami Xortliainplon counties for
many years. Money is loaned upon approved security at the legal rut.' of
interest six put evuluin. Accounts ol all aw solicited.
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months or longer, 3 per cent. Twelve mouths ot longer, per cent.
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WHEN IS AJAN DRUNK?
Testimony in Poetry Offered Ar
tist for Doubting Court.
Again comes the question of
what constitutes the state of
Wing "drunk." The courts
m ml lexicographers, the econo
mics and the prohibitionists,
the pets and the historians
have struggled with it in vain,
arriving often at rediculously
diametrical resultH in the face
of the same facts. Does the
house of delegates think that it
can settle problem before which
! a Boston police judge stood
I against? The judge went for
i a rule to the poet to learn :
"He is not drunk who from the
floor
Can rise again and drink once
more. js
But he is drunk who helpless
lies
And cannot either drink or
rise."
That, at least brought cer
tainty to the test. '
But, apparently the house of
delegates contemplates rushing
in where Noah Webster feared
to tread. VVebBter, who classi
fies "drunk'' as slang, defines
it thus: "A spree; a fit of
drunkenness." A distinguish
ed Chicago jurisconsult dis
missed the query by saying,
"When a man can't navigate."
Does the house of delegates
contemplate defining ttie term?
If so, it is charitable to offer
poetic testimony, not that whose
classic . form found favor in
Boston, but a fitting strain
which seems to comport more
with the spirit of the West.
It is:
"When your heels hit hard
And your head feels queer,
And your thoughts rise up
Like the froth on beer;
And your legs are weak,
And your voice is strong,
And you laugh like at some
fool song.
You're drunk
B' Gosh, you're drunk,"
St. Louis Republic.
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lions of Americans had proved that
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it worth living. Jt purities, enriches
and vitalises the hlood, rebuilds wasted
nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the
entire system. Its a godsend to weak,
sick and debilitated people. "Kidney
trouble had blighted my life for mouths"
writes V. M. Sherman, ofCushing, Me.
"but Klectric Hitters cured meentirely "
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POLITENESS.
Politeness Is As Much Required
at Home as Elsewhere.
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NOW AND HERE,
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I'bssiiiest:
W. K. IMMKl,
vies ikksihsst:
lis. II. W. I.KWIS.
(.lackson, Northampton county)
t ahiiikii:
W. K. SMITH.
IT HAD BEEN READ.
"That old tightwad uncle of
mine is dead."
"Has his will been read yet?"
"Did you hear what I called
him?"
lun t women get nervous prostration
from social obligations and too much
housework? This won't occur if they
use His. Iloair & Tttrhin's Vino liepens
the Favorite Tonic for women, price $1.
Sold bv V. M. Cohen, Woldou, X. C.
SEABOARD
If a man doesn't enjoy his work
the job won't please ihe boss.
! The back yard of many a brown
i stone front looks like a junk shop.
Others may sing of the "Sweet by and by,"
In beautiful islands bless'd,
Where tears are wiped from the weeping eye
And the weary soul can rest.
But I will sing of another land,
Not far away, but near;
The very spot where my feet now stand,
The beautiful Now and Here.
The by and by is like fairy land,
And flies from our chasing feet;
We never enter its portals grand,
Or walk in its shaded street.
But the real land to be loved and tilled,
Where we can dig and plow,
Can sow and reap, plan and build,
Is the beautiful Here ancWow.
My heart is glad for the "happy shore,"
Always so fair and shining;
But yet the present has golden ore.
That needs but love's refining.
There are some flowers on the wayside bank,
The lone pilgrim's heart to cheer,
And life is not all a weary bank
In the gliding Now and Here.
Let others sing of the "Summer land,"
And dream of the "Eden shore;"
The sun shines bright on this earthly strand
My feet are now tripping o'er.
The by and by may be very sweet,
And it gives my heart good cheer;
But the joys of the past and future meet
In the glorious Now and Here.
JUST FOR FUN.
AIR- LINE
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JAN. 4, 1909.
These arrivals and departures are only as Infor
mstion for the public anJ are not guaranteed, nd
are subject to change without notice.
The Modesty or Women
rfaturully makes them shrink from 0
Indelicate iiuiMIoiis. llio obnoxious el
iminations, and unpleasant hs-al treat
ments, wldih some physicians consider
essential III t". treatment of d seaaes of
women. Yet, If help can ta had, It Is
tidier lo submit to this onh al than let
the disease iru snd spread. The trouble
Is that so ullen Urn oui undergoes all
the snnovnes snd hsrn lur nothlmy.
TboosanuVN( women who have been
cured Or. Three's Favorite Prescrip
tion wrofc in iWeclatlon o( the cure
which diiMtNh the eliminations
and Iocs) trestmentTJUlft la.fl0 "TO
Trains will leave WELDON as follows:
No. 32 lor Portsmouth and Norfolk at 4.55 a. m.
No. 38 for at 3.05p.m
No. 41 lor Raleigh and poi" South " 12 07 P" m'
No. 33 througl. train South at 11 38 p .m.
Vt operate Itouble hail vestibule service with '""".ShlLfudk
onville.M- Augustine, Atlanta, Hmmng .'' , York.
K.ehmond, Washimrtou, Baltimore, 1'hdadelpMa and Ma
For further Information relative to rates, sched
ules, etc., apply to
CLEVELAND E, CARTEK, 1
Ticket Agent. Weldon, N. C.
Or write to
C. Ib 11A11W
Traveling Passenger Agent,
RalalgtitNC.
J i. an SlirP iwt ,u fw fur .
""L.".!tlv,.,lto Prescription" It
cmci ueCllllallnf araiin. irregularity ind
female weakness. It always heljw. It
almost always cure. It Is strictly non
alcoholic, non secret, all Its Ingredients
being print on Its botile-wrapperi eon
Ulni no deleterious or habit-forming
drugs and every native medicinal root
entering Into Its composition has the full
endorsement ot those most eminent In th
several schools ot medical practice, hums
of those numerous snd strongest of pro
fessional endorsements of Its Ingredients,
will be found In s pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also In u booklet mailed
free on request, by Dr. It. V. Pierce, ol
Buffalo, N. Y. Thoso professional en
dorsements should ' far mon T11
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-protesslonai testimonials.
The most Intelligent women now-a-days
(ntite on knowing what thoy take as med
icine Instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever Is offered them. Fsvorlte Prj
acrluilon" Is of kxowk composition. U
makes weak women strong and slok
W uf "pter's Medlcsl Adviser Is sent fm
on receipt of Mar jay .. of
mailing only. Send to Dr. K. V. rieroe,
Suflalo. N. Y., 21 one-cent stamps t.w pe,
r-covered, or 31 stamps for eloth-tmund.
rf. ?.k insult the UocUir. tree of chargs
by letter. All such communications ari
hMM sacredly connoenuai.
" li Pierce's Pleasant Pellets InvlgoraW
tod reevdate stomach, jlrer and bowel.
She What did papa say when
you asked for my hand?
He Why, he couldn't say a
word.
"He couldn't ?"
"No; your mother was there."
"He has eyes like his father,
hasn't he?"
"Yes, he's pop-eyed"
"Father, what are w;rinkles?"
"Fretwork, my boy, fretwork."
"You're never too old to learn,"
says the Philosopher of Folly, "but
you have to be pretty blamed old
before you'll admit it."
She Do you think the married
men really envy the bachelors?
He Ask me if I think the barn
yard fowl envies the wild duck.
Teacher Your name is John
Ttmmins, is it? Where are you
from, Johnny ?
New Pupil Snohomish, Wash
Teacher How do you spell it,
Johnny?
New Pupil You don't spell it,
ma'am. You sneeze it.
"What are you going to give up
during Lent?"
Well, I ve thought it all over
and I've decided to give up kiss
ing George.
, 'And what about George.".
"Oh, he doesn't observe Lent.'
SBfJlJSSSSSaSSSSSSSSBMBSS
THE TRUMP CARD.
Two neighbors in a Missouri
village were arrested for fighting
and brought to court. The judge
asked the assailant to tell his story
"Judge," he said, "we war
playin' of seven up, seven pints t
th' game, two bits on the, corner
I had been loosin' all day, jedge,
an' I had up my last two bits.
"I dole kvards. He was iwo
an' I was six. He begged an
gin him one. He flang his queen
an' I played my tray fur low. He
flang his king, an' I played my
ten. He flang his ace an' I played
my jack, an' then, jedge, he flang
hisdeuce. an' I hirhim." Satur
day Evening Post. .
A skeptic is a man who has lost
faith in himself,
What is politeness? It con
sists of a sincere and honest de
sire to promote the happiness
of those around us, and not of
false smiles and flattering
words, The word politeness
means real kindness, kindly
expressed and also good breed
ing or elegance of manners. It
is a trait which everyoie ad
mires and which confers upon
its possessor a charm that does
much to pave the way to suc
cess, it has been said that "a
Man's manners form his for
tune." Whether this is really
so or not, it is certain that his
manners form his reputation.
If his manners come directly
from a kind heart, they will
please though they be destitute
of graceful polish.
Politeness is as much re
quired at home as elsewhere.
We should do things willingly
and cheerfully. Should by acts
of kindness make life more
pleasant and desirable, they
make the difficulties of life
seem more trifling and help to
wipe away the tears of sorrow.
We should always show the
greatest politeness and defer
ence to our friends and parents
Some people are polite every
where, but at home and there
they are rude indeed. Perhaps
if they are asked a question
and they are occupied they will
scowl and mutter something
to themselves and pay no at
tention to that one who spoke
as though they were two insig
nificant. How does it sound to
hear a person say "yes'" and
no" to everyone, especially
their seniors? There is scarcely
anything more important in a
child than good breeding.
While it is comparatively
easy to be polite toward stran
gers, or toward people of dis
tinction, whom we meet in so
ciety or on public occasions,
still it should be remembered
that it is at home, in the family
that an every day politeness is
really most prized, coining as
it should from the kindly feel
ing of the heart.
MAXIMS.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE.
How Sublime the Act of Those
Parents Who Thus Kneel and
Pray for the Blessing of Cod
Upon Their Household.
THE SPIRIT MOVED HIM.
m old negro preacher ap
proached a Southern physician
and offered him a scrap of paper,
Please, sah, to read dat," he
said.
The physician found it to be an
advertisement in which it was as
serted that whiskey was the only
genuine and reliable specific for
malaria.. "But you haven't any
malaria, Uncle," he assured the
old man; "none of it around here
at all."
Whar do dey hab it de wust,
Mars' Jeems?" the other then
asked, curiously.
"It's pretty hard down on Cy
press River," the physician told
him, naming a locality some 20
miles away.
A few days later the physician
was passing the old fellow's cabin
and observed him climbing upon a
rickety wagon piled high with
household goods.
"Moving, Uncle Ned?" he
asked. "Where are you eoine?"
'Mars Jeems, the old man said,
solemnly, "Ah done had a call; de
spirit done move me to go wuck
in de Lord's vineyard on de banks
ob Cypress nbber.
It you need a pill take leWitt'aj.itt1o
fcarly Kisers. insist on them; gentle,
easy, pleasant, little liver pills.
HoldtW. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
Even a fiirl has no use for the
other side of a rriirrow.
As men, we are all equal
the presence of death.
in
What scene can be more lovely
on earth, more like the heavenly
home, and more pleasing to God
than that of a pious family kneel
ing with one accord around the
home altar, and uniting in their
supplications to their Father in
heaven ! How sublime the act of
those parents who thus kneel and
pray for the blessing of God upon
their household. How lovely the
scene of a pious mother who gath
ers her little ones around her at
the bedside and teaches them the
beauties of prayer ! And what a
safeguard is this devotion against
all the machinations of satan. It
gives tone and intensity to their
affections and sympathies; it throws
sunshine around their hopes and
interest, it increases their happi
ness, and takes away the poig
nancy of their grief and sorrow. It
availeth much, therefore, both for
time and eternity. Its voice has
sent many a poor prodigal home
to his father's house. Its answer
has often been, "This man was
born there?" The child, kneel
ing beside its pious mother, and
pouring forth its innocent prayer
to God, must attract the notice of
the heavenly host, and receive into
its soul the power of a new life.
Rheumatic
Pains
"My mother is a great suf
ferer from rheumatism, and Dr.
Miles' Anti-Pain Pills is the only
remedy that relieves her."
MRS. G. DAVENPORT,
Koycefield, N. J.
The pains of rheumatism arc
alnuiM invariably relieved with
Dr. Miles' AmM'ain Pills. They
also overcome thai nervous irri
tation which prevents sleep be
cause they soothe the nerves. To
chronic suffers thev are invalu
able,
they
save
The loafer is willing to work
he can work a loan.
-if
AND A
SOUR STOMACH
ARE SICNS THAT YOUR LIVER
IS OUT OF ORDER.
TAKE
Simmons
Liver
When taken as directed,
relieve the distress and
the weakening influence of
pain, whiih so frequently pros
trates;. Many sufferers use them
whenever occasion requires with
the greatest satisfaction, why
not you ": They do not derange
the stomach nor create a habit.
W hy not try them? (let a pack
age from your druggist. Take it
according to directions, and if
it docs not benefit he will return
your money.
L T. OLABK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WELDOX, X. C.
Practices in the courts of Halifax and
adjoining counties and iu the Supreme
court of the Slate. Special attention
given to collections and prompt return
.
When we pause to think, we
often miss our opportunity.
The fear of death is more
be feared than death itself.
There are times when we may
do well to forget what we
know.
,
The two greatest blessings of
human life are good health and
good sense.
Observe the golden mean of
saying too much and too little.
-Publius Syrus (45 B. C).
SET YOUR STANDARD.
And Feel
44 Like Yourself Analn."
THE GENUINE has Mis RED I Trsdo
Murk on th Iron! ol oaoh paokaoe
and the algnelur and seal of
J. H. ZEILIN & CO.
n th aid.
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saDBHBBaaaviaVslVntS3
Hat Pins
zjw made out of
f . fe. Roses il
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For Weak
Kidneys
Inflammation of the blad
der, urinary troubles and
backache use
DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills
A Week's
Trial For 25
E. C. DeWITT Ac CO.. Chicoao. lit.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, X. ('.
REGULATOR NOTICE !
Soldier Balks Death'Plot.
It seemed to J. A. Stone, a eivil war
veteran, of Kemp, Texas, that a plot
existed between a desperate lung trou
ble and the grave to cause his death.
I contracted a stubborn cold," he
writes, "that developed a cough that
stuck to me, in spite of all remedies, for
years. My weight ran down to 130
pounds. Then 1 began to use Dr. King's
New Discovery, which restored my
health completely. I now weigh 178
pounds. ' tor severe Colds, obstinate
('oughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to
prevent Pneumonia it s unrivaled. 60c
and ft. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
Even a married man may be
happy if he lets his wife have her
own way. ,
OAHTOniA.
Uu4 yddh M Vw Hi iNn Ecught
Kfutart
t
Have your standard and live
up to it. Set that standard ac
cording to your own income
and your own judgment of
what is best for you and yours.
The trying to live up to the
standard of others is what de
stroys the happinefd of many
households. Families with an
income of $1,000 a year make a
desperate effort to live up to
the standard of those with
$1,;00 and thoso with $1,500 try
to imitate those with $2,000 a
year. We have a fear of what
our neighbors will do or think,
or say. We have not the moral
force to fix our own standard
and live up to it as we ought.
The courage of one's convic
tions, the independence of one's
sense of what is best for one's
individual self and family are
valuable possessions of this age
of artificial and striving for
effect.
of Roanoke Rapids' New Store
New (ioods
I have opened up my new place of
business: near the postotlice with a new
line of .Men's up-to-date Clothing and
( ient s Furnishing ( iouds, Hats, Caps,
Hoots, shoos, Ktc. Also a fine line of
Ladies' skirls ami Ladies' Heady-Made
Suits, for the spring, in the lincsl pat
terns, at the lowest prices. Come. Ion't
fail to see suon-uiy spring opening and
rum pa re prices. You will surely save
money bv buying vmir poods from
i. J. KAPLIN
Unanoke ltapids, X. C.
Very Serious
It is a very serious matter to ask
for one medicine and have the
wrong one given you. For this
reason we urge you in buying
to be careful to get the genuine
BLacT-draugHT
Liver Medicine
The reputation of this old, relia
ble medicine, for constipation, in
digestion and liver trouble, is firm
ly established. It does riot imitate
other medicines. It is better than
others, or it would not be the fa
vorite liver powder, with a larger
Sale than all others combined.
SOLD IN TOWN Fa
Unless you have faith in
effort it will be a failure.
your
This is just the time of the year when
you are most likely to have kidney or
bladder trouble, with rheumatism and
rheumatic pains caused by weak kid
neys. Delays are dangerous. (et De
Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, and be
sura you get what you ask for. They
are the best pills made for back ache,
weak back, urinary disorders, etc They
an antiseptic and act promptly. We
sell and recommend them.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Wldon N. C.
I Real Rose Hat Pins
ii HON not fs?cm posuiDie. yet it it true,
that these Hat Pin are made out of live
roara.aQd chantred into metal by a secret
process. This discovery it without
douht one of Ihe lost arts of the ancient
Egyptians. They are the most beautiful
of all Hat Pins, No two are alike. Mude
in finishes to conform to the prevailing
fashions In millinery. Six sizes at the
followinn prices t
$1.50, 2.00, $2.50,'
$3.00, $3.75, $4.50
Everybody Is talk inn about them. Don't
fail to come In and seel hem. These are
the genuine DLLAMOTHE Real Rom
Hj( Pirn.
W. W. CONDON,
JEWELER.
WELDON, - N. C.
I
First
lT 1 na r r
Bakery
HAVING secured a first-class
baker I am prepared to fur
nish Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes
Etc. in dny quantity. . The best of
everything in the bakery line.
M. S, MOUNTCASTLE,
Weldon, N. C.
D. E. STAINBACK,
NOTARY PUBLIC
And Plre Insurance.
Roanoke News Office -:- Weldon N.C
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THI LOWKST. BhihJ model, r-butu or kwtt-l. I.
a port March ftM fre report on pattoittaliility.
tMrajNOlMSMT wilts completed before all
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Opposite U. 0. Futant Oftloo,
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