m n □ Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. VOL. XLIV. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. _ WELDON, ('., TlirilHDAV, .NL\1U'II 17, Terms of Subscription—$1.50 Per Annum^K NO. 4(5 AU-OHOL i PEB CSHT. MdieSuadiaDlB^gl nsnolcsDigftliaRjCkHlU- ncnaiidikitfMUilas ^um.btophlM norMhifnL OT Narcotic AimIIki Rnudy rorConepi- Iton. Sour Stoinach.DlMitMi WbrmsfomiulsioinJ^rist imsmkILossofSleep. ItaSinlt St^unreiir iAffsss^ NEW YORK CASTORIA ^rlnflintsand^Ch^ The Kind You Nave Always Bought Bears the Signature of Kxact Copr of Wrapiac. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORU TMC •tntAwn Amimm*. hkw tms «fvv. Ladies Attention Ladies Shoes in all the new Spring styles. Come in and see our new swell line. We have them in Our lines are noted for FIT, STYLE and SER- .VICE. Call for Utz &' Dunn’s make and you will certainly get the best. Yours for business, WELDON SHOE COMPANY, WELDON, N, C. TEN NEW COMMANDMENTS. I Just Read This List of Promises ] Which He Swore to Keep—Was I He Not a Nervy Man? I A worhan in Cairo, 111,, re cently throat«ned to apply for a divorce. Her husband prom ised to be Kood. He signed the following ten commandments of his wife’s making,and which wore Hied with a notary pub lic ; 1 am thy love, thy wife; thou shalt have no other love but me. Thou shalt not take unto thy heart any stenographer, or any other love pirate. Thou shalt not promise to love in vain. I Remember, thoii shalt come I hon\e on the Sabbath. Six days I may thou wander, but not at ! nights; nor the seventh day, ; which is the day of thy wife. I Honor thy mother-in-law, 1 that thy days may be long in I the land of love. ' 'I’hou shalt not carry a latcli : key. Thou shalt not return to thy I happy home at three o’clock in . the morning. The doors will : be bolted if thou dost. Thou shalt not grumble at ! thy lot. 1 Thou shalt not object to but- i toning my gowns, nay, even if there be live hundred button dresses. Tliou shalt not covet thfl sweet temper of thy neighbor's wife. Mrs. Frederick L, Douglas,of Macon, (4a., recently attracted Attention by the unusual feat ures of a connubial contract ex isting between her and her hus band. She promised to live within her husband’s allowance and not to want an automobile; she agreed to restrict her light reading to two novels a week; she gave her word to pursue se rious study under her hus band’s direction; sheconsented not to gad and shop about ev ery day in the week; not to play bridge more than three times in seven days; not to imitate actresses in attire or manner, and not to threaten to go home to mamma more than once a month.—Atchison Globe. THE POINT OF VIEW. New Spring Goods! FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF OLOtllING, Furnishings, and GENERAL MERCHANDISE fresh from, the Northern markets. Call and see our new goo^s for spring and summer. Respectfully, I. J. KAPLIN 1 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THE BANK OF WELDON WELDON, N, C. OrcanlMd Under the Laws ol the State of North Carolina, AUGUST 20TH, 1892. Slate of North Carolina Depository. HaJifox County Depository. Town of Weldon Depository. Capital anil $43,000. For more thM 17 ve»r» tliU inititution h»» provided bankinif fscili- tlM for thii iectioii. Its »to«kholder« and direotore h»ve been identified with the buiineM intetesU of Halifax and Northampton countiei for manr years. Money i« loaned upon approved «eounty at the legal rate of iDtetesi—«lx per centnm. Accounts of all are wlioitm. I^Marplut and undivided proflt* having reached a sum equal to the Cm>lt»l8took, the Bank has, commencing January 1,1908, established a DeoaHment allowing interest on time deposito as follows: For Saoiialto allowed toremain three months or longer, 2 per cent. Si* tnoclka or longer, 3 per cent Twelve months or longer, 4 per cent. , VorfiiTthcr informaiion apply to the President or Cashier. MMoaliT: W. K. DANIEL, vioa-ruuiDXNT: W. R. SMITH. cASHiaa: R. S. TRAVIS, kfffn cmeuzEi witch hazel piS|^ ■wms.awM.. BN IflBB IT KtNNgJ^ Koyal BtMngPovtdor Improves tha flavoi and adJa to Iho hoalthtulnosa oiihetood SOVM. ¥>&me.n Absolutely Pure MY GRANDMOTHER’S GARDEN. How well I remember the old-fashioned posies That grew in my grandmother’s yard of yore: The sweet honeysuckle, the climbing red roses. That run o’er the lattice encircling the door. Along the broad path leading down to the gateway, A border of boxwood so primly did grow. And quaint-shaped flower beds in bright colors, glowing, Delighted the eye as one passed to and fro. A big weeping willow stood nearby the gateway, Its low drooping branches a cool retreat made From the sun's fervid heat in the long days of Summer, Enticing the weary to rest ’neath its shade. Nearby stood the pump, with it’s long iron handle, A boon to the traveler thirsty and worn. Who, while pausing to drink of the cool, sparkling water. To the lovely old garden their glances would turn. The song birds their nests built secure from all prowlers. In a neat little birdhouse upraised midst the flowers; And they twittered and warbled in happy seclusion. Through the sunshine and shade all the long Summer hours. Along the old wall, like bold sentinels standing. The tall golden sunflower looked out o’er the road; And just underneath, in most charming confusion. Petunias and asters with brilliancy glowed. In a corner secluded, amid fern and mosses. The myrtle and violet bloomed in the shade; And a low rustic seat ’neath a bower of wisteria, A quiet retreat in the cozy nook made, A trumpet vine ran in magnificent riot. O’er the trunk of an elm tree grown leafless and old; Its long drooping blossoms in beautiful clusters. Enshrouding in scarlet and gold. Sweet pea and alyssum and lily-bell fragrant, The flaunting red poppy and sweet mignonette. Seemed bowing and swaying each one to the other, Like beautiful fairies in a staid minuet. How delightful it was in those long ago mornings. To cull the bright blossoms while fresh with the dew; Inhaling their perfume—1 ne’er can forget it. Though ’tis many long years since that pleasure I knew. The lovely old garden has passed from existence. Its blossoms have faded, its beauty is o’er; A mansion most stately with lawn closely shaven, Now stands in the site of that garden of yore. But no landscape patterned by fanciful flourish. Nor orchid nor palm will appeal to me so As the old-fashioned posies in grandmother’s garden, In their beautiful blossoming long, long ago. A FACT PLAINLY STATED. It is Not Difference In Station or Occupation That Makes The flood Mather—It Is The Spirit. If girls were educated to take care of themselves, they would not be so ready to marry, and they would marry better, and there would be less trouble—fewer di- I vorces. If they were brought up to work, they would know how to use the broom, the duster and the rolling pin. There are certain qualities which are just as valuable in the housekeeper and the mother, as they are in the business man—skill, intelligence, and good sense. When those qualities are rated a little higher in women, domestic machinery will run a good deal smoother, and children will be brought up to light their own battles and earn their own bread. We all know what that will tnean—less crime, fewer paupers. The press and the loom instead of the prison, the altar, instead of the scafford. Again and again the question is asked, can a woman follow any special calling, and be a good mother? Love is born, so is good sense. The woman who has those quali ties will be a good mother, wheth er she is a hand-worker or head- worker. It is not difference in station or occupation that makes the good mother—it is the spirit. Furthermore, some of the best mothers, according to the old standard, women who will toil early and late, who never leave their home, who deny themselves every comfort and give up to every right, have the worst children. They do the hardest work, they try to save their children from ev ery hardship, only to learn, when it is too late, that they have made them idle and selfish. William had just returned from college, resplendent in peg-top trousers, silk hosiery, a fa icy waistcoat and a necktie that spoke for itself. He en tered the library where his father was reading. The old gentleman looked up and sur veyed his son. The longer he looked the more disgusted he became. ‘‘Son,” he finally blurted out “you look like a d— fool!” Later, the old major who lived next door came in and greeted the boy heartily. “Wil liam,’’ he said, with undisguis. ed admiration, “you look exact ly like your father did twenty years ago when he came back from school!” “Yes,” replied William with a smile; “so father was just telling tne.”-Everybody’s Mag azine. Saved a Soldier's Life. Facing death from shot and shell in the civil war was more agreeable to J. A. Stone, of Kemp, Texas, than facing it from what doctors said was consump tion. “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 13(1 pounds. Then 1 began to use Dr. King’s New Uiscovery, which completely cured me. 1 now weigh 178 pounds.” For Coughs, Colds, la Grippe, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Hoarseness, Croup, Whoop ing Cough and lung trouble,its supreme. 50o. tl. Trial bottle free. Ouaranteed by all druggists. It might be well to remember that other people have just as much right to their opinions as you have to yours. Ohilctrwn Ory FOI FLETCHER'S QAaTORIA TEASING AN AUSTRALIAN. The Rt. Hon. George H. Reid, the Australian statesman, was de claiming against a proposed meas ure at a public meeting. Mr. Reid is an enormously fat man, weighing in the neighborhood of 300 pounds. “In ten years,” he said, “we shall see the futility of this thing. In ten years we shall know how vicious it is. In ten years all men will understand what I am saying, and I shall be proved right. In ten years—” “How about thirty years?” asked a man in the audience. ‘Oh,” snorted Reid, “never mind about thirty years. We shall all be dead in that time.” ‘!Then the fat will be in the fire; won’t it, Mr. Reid ?” shouted the same man. — Saturday Evening Post. BOY'S ANSWER TO A POET. Bliss Carman, editor end author told in a dinner at New York a story about James Russell Lowell and a bad boy. “A Boston woman,” said Mr. Carman, asked Lowell to write in her autograph album, and the poet complying, wrote the line: “What is so rare as a day in June?” “Calling at this woman’s house a few days later, Lowell idly turn^ ed the pages of the album till he came to his own autograph. Be neath it was written in a childish scrawl; “A Chinaman with whiskers.’ ” —Washington Star. Heiresses don’t usually pay the dividends men marry them For. CHILDREN TEETHING Mhm. Winslow’h SooTHiNd SYurr lias been used for over 50 years by roillionR of motiiers for their children while teeth- insf, with perfect Ruccesa, It Hoothes tlie child, Roftens the (rum, allays all pain; cures wind colic, an«) in the best remedy forf)ittrrhea. Sold by driijfifiHts in every part of the world. He sure and ask for “Mrs. AVinHlow's Soothing Syr up,” and take no otlier kind. Twenty- rive cents a bottle. — Ask Grand Ma’ — —ABOUT— SIIWHONS LIVER REGULATOR For over 80 yean it has been the standard remedy for Biliouaneis, Conitipation, Headache, Dytpepla, Malaria and all diieasea of the Stomach and uver. SHE KNOWS mS SiB Mm IfcCALL PATTERNS pUcity and in nearly States and Id than atalogue MeCALL'S MAGAZINE >Iorf any oil double), iti'cluiiin IVONDEBFt'l. INDUCEMENTS tIE MeCJUI CO.. 739 (o MH W. 37tli St.. NEW YOU WINE 16.50 12.50 10.00 DIDN'T WANT ANY. “Please, ma’am,” said the ser vant, “there’s a poor man at the door with wooden legs.” “Why, Mary,” answered the mistress, in a reproving tone, “what can we do with wooden legs? Tell him we don’t want any.” One-half the world doesn’t lie awake at night worrying about how the other half lives. DOCTOR WAS DELIGHTED. Bill Jones was an eccentric char acter, a local justice of the peace in a South Carolina town. He was exceedingly tall—so attenuated —in fact, that but for his hat he would not have cast his shadow. One night a number of his bonvi- vants joined him in a symposium, and many mint juleps were con sumed. One of the party unstead ily produced a revolver. It was accidentally discharged, and a bul let struck Bill Jones in the leg. * Conscious-stricken and wabbly with excitement and juleps the owner of the weapon hastened to the home of the nearest doctor and pulled the door bell. At length the physician, who had himself been spending a riotous evening, stuck his head from the second story window. “Whazza mazza?” he demanded thickly. “I jush shot Bill Jones in the leg,” replied the man below. Shot Bill Jones in the leg?” repeated the doctor wonderingly. “Ash what I shaid, ” replied the offender. “Shot Bill Jones in the leg.” “Well,” he said, “that wash a h—1 of a good shot.” And he closed the window and went back to bed. The driver of a horseless wagon should not have too many ‘ponies.’ CASTOR IA For In&nt« and OhlUxta. Tin KM Yon Nni Ahnft Bn|ht I Baars tb* Btgnktnr* of Often The Kidnejfs Are Weikened by OTei-Werk. Unbealtby Kidneys Make Impure Blood. Weak and unliealthy kidneys are re sponsible for much sickness and suffering* therefore, if kidney trouble is permitted to continue, serious re sults are most likely to follow. Your other 4'^rgans may need at tention, but your kid neys most, because they do most and should have attention first. Therefore, when your kidneys arc weak or out of order* you can understand how quickly your en tire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to tlo its duty. If you are sick or “ feel bndly,” begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root. A trial will con* vince you of its ^’'cat merit. The mild and immediate effect of Swamp*Root, the great kidney and bladder remedv, is soon realized. It stands the highest bccause its remarkable health restoriii;^ properties have l>een proven in thousands of the most distress ing cases. If you need u medicine you should have the best. Sold by druKgistr. in fifty-cent and one-dol lar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also a pamphlet telling yon Moo>«^ra7r>&i>-^. how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. V. Don’t make any mis take, but remember t!ie name, Swamp- Root, and don’t let a dealer sell yon something in plncc of Swamp-Root-^if you do yon will be disappointed. MENS SUITS: $18.00 Suits now 11.98 10.98 7.98 6.98 Men’s Overcoats $15.00 now 9.98 12.50 now 7.88 10.00 now 6.49 X Clean Sweep Sale of all Hats ] lOYrOVERMATr $5 Overcoats cut to 2.50 $3 “ “ 1^98 All Shoes at Clean Sweep Prices Women’s $1.50 Shoes to go at 98c Men’s $2.50 and* $3 WorklngShoes now 1.98 Bargains for all for few more days. WeAskToa to take Cardui, for four lemak troubles, because tra are mre It WIN help you. Ramember that this great female ram«4]r-* cardu has brou^ reMei ts Uwuanda of other siA vomen, ao why not (o you 7 For headache^ backacba. periodical pains, female weak* ness, many have said it Is **tba but medicine to take." Try It I Sold in This City n i.S. AiKI, Weldon, N. C. ROSESi Electric Bitters 8ucc*ed when everytbkif else ftdlt. !n nervous prostra^n and Cemalt weaknesses they ar« the rapremt remedy, as thousands have FOR KIDNEYJalVBR AND STOMACH TROUBLK it is the best medicine ever Mid over a druggist's counter. PATENTS «p«T I •nu (n Manipf for ourtM’otRTAlubla I NOW TO ©STAIH *tid satt. FAT-1 -ifh on«w»lTpay.llowlo iiei*Biu1p-| Uw niid other vtUuable mfoniuAUw. | D. SWIFT ft CO. PATKHT LAWVIRf, _ _ I 303 Seventh St., Wwlilintoii, D. 0.J Carnations, Violets* tndfoUier llowers always on hand. Shower Wedding Bouquets, Handsome Floral Designs, Talms and Ferns for home euiture. Hyacinths. Tulips, Narcissus and many other varieties of Bulbs for fjUl planting eilhev for out or indoor cul ture. Hose bushes, Magnolias and Et* ergreens. Write, 'phone or telegraph. H. STEINIVIETZ, Plorist. RaletKh, North Carolina. aEORQB C. QREEN. AtTORNEY-AT-LAW, (National Bank Building) Weldon. N. C. jgj T. oL.A.ie, k:, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Pnetiees io the courts of Haliikx and kdj;«ning oountiee ftad ii, the court of the Stkte. Special atteBthm glT«D to eoUectioos and tironv* >et«ta, WE FURNISH ! (, ('! A Royal Feast to every one wko (' buy their groeeries at our store. (iiAll the seasonable delieacies are (jifound in our store the year round. CONFECTIONERIES FRUITS CROCKERY AND TIN WARE Wooden and Willowwarof Etc. Uoods delivered promptly any where in town. Polite clerks. Phone No. 80. B. l.PnBN£LL, wauM>ii, N. c. ' Wood’s £arly Ohio ^ Seed Pot&toeis are being plants in increasing quantities eaoh y^r by the largest and most successful market-grow* ers. This variety makes imiform* ly large sized potatoes, of excellent sliipping, market and table quali* ties, and is proving to be one of the most profitable and reliable of earlycropping potatoes. Wo are headquarters for the best Matae-Urown Second Crop n ^ ^ Northera-^rown rOlSIO^ Wood's 30tli Annual S*ed Book gives full descilptioiui and inroimation, with the higheet tea- timoniale ftom sucoenAu growen as to tlie superiority of Wood’i Seed Potatoes. Writ* for prices and Wood’i Seed Book, which will be mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD I son, r SMdaman, • Rlohmand, Va. Special Salr! We have on hand several eontign - ments of the latest in vool. Wash and Princess ladies Suits. Rather than re turn these suits our headqnaiten deci ded to put them on sale at halt vriee for cash only. $15 Suit* $7.60. Prla- cess, white aud all other colon SB id fr, now $2.50 to $3. Wash Coattaltl 14 to $6, now $1.98 to $8. KtoW llM Waii reduced $1.78 to$afi» Btart and , ored silk Petticoats $4 to 18 t», to $3.75. Voile 8kirtlW to to $4.50. lU,OOOyaid»lace»iid«BlKO)4' eries to close out at half price. 7m $1 Messaline silks, all color*, aoWN ip 75c. 5 and oe. CMieoes U ' 10 and 12)c giai^tanM 7 3:000 yards drest than eoet SPI1B8