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WE L DON, X. C, TIU'HSDAY. Al'dl'ST L". 1010
NO. 17
A RAIN OF FIRE.
WOMAN'S VOICE.
The Kiud You Have Always nought, ami which lias been
in use for over 30 years, lias borue tlio itlgtiuturo ot
lut lins been iiiiidoumler his per
UiaXrTAl'rjt' so'ml s"Pervllon since Its Inlaiioy.
Allowiiooiieto.Wclvoyoiiliithla.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " JiiKt-iiH-i;ood"uro) but
Kiperimeiitii tb'at trlllo with ntl emlan-i r tlio health ot
Iufuuts and ChlUlrcu Experiunoe niruiust Lxpcriiiient.
What is CASTORIA
Custorlu Is a liurm1o.su Btilistltuto for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops mid Soothing Syi!ps. It Is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nurootio
Kiilistanee. IUhkoIs Us) R'uirutitco. It destroys Worms
and allajd 1'eferlNhness. It cures Di.irrluea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tlio
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tlio Children's Panacea Tlio Mother's, Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMt CtMTAUH COUNN, TT MUAfUV TACKT, NtW YOAA CITV.
and Sum
mer styles on sale - Now!
If anything a little lit smart
er and more exclusive than
usual The hind you see
on Paris houlevards - Fifth
Avenue too. Every last anJ
leather that a woman could
frossilly want at any time.
A. L. STAINBACK,
Weldon, N. C.
Hew Summer Goods!
The Cireut Meteoric Shower That j
Scared Folks In 1833. !
In Seharf's "Chronicles of Bui- j
timore" there. is j vivid description j
of the smrry hailstorm, the fiery j
meteoric shower, of 1 833, and old !
; files of newspapers are made lumi
; nous at that dale with the impres-:
j sions of editors and contributors. ;
One writer said it was the grandest ;
and most charming sight ever pre- j
I sentcd to the vision of man. Awak-;
ened from sleep, he sprang to the i
window, thinking the house was j
on fire, but when he looked out '
j he beheld stars, or fiery bodies,
I descending like "torrents." The
shed "in the adjoining yard to my
own," he wrote, "was covered
; with stars, as I supposed, during
the whole time. ' ' Professor Olm-!
; stead of Yale college thought that i
the exhibition was the finest dis- j
' play of celestial fireworks that had
been witnessed since the creation
ol the world, although he, loo,
I while knowing its character, was !
' sufficiently imbued with the iheo-1
logical spirit of the time to believe ;
; that it was a solemn portent that j
- carried a divine wanting. i
; One editor whose comment upon
; this phenomenon was probably
: nore quoted than any other he
1 ever made said : "Vt'c pronounce
I the raining fire which we saw on
' Wednesday morning an awful
j type, a forerunncr.a merciful sign,
of that great and dreadful day
which the inhabitants of the earth
; will witness when the sixth seal I
will be opened. Many things oc-1
i curring in the earth to convince us 1
i that we are now in the latter days. :
; F.XPLAINKD BY DAI).
Mr
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of cotton pickers i
Mi
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ltY .). W UK1L.L.Y,
WAT'S de use of pinin' while you're
Journeyin' through lile?
Better smile, an' laugh, an' sing
An' banish care an' strife
'Stead of kickin' all de time
An' makin' yourself sick,
Jes' thank de Laud for sendin'
De cotton, for to pick;
Thank Him for the precious eyes he gibs you,
For to see ;
Thank Him for the hands dui lets you
Work so wondrously ;
Thank Him for the air you breathe,
And foh de sun and sky;
Thank Him cause He leis you lib
While other people die.
Sing Him praises o'er de eanh
An' you'll forget to kick,
And happy all de liblong day
You'll pick, pick, pick.
Men and Brethren, This Is Pretty
Tough.
THE RECIPROCITY OF SMILES.
BY J . W . F O L E Y
"I'a," a boy said to his father,
"are angels men or women?"
"Always men, my son," replied
his father.
"But pa," replied the boy, "I,
have never seen pictures of angels
, wearing whiskers."
j "Well," replied the father, "it
is only possible for men to become
, angels by a close shave." Atchi
! son Globe.
Sometimes 1 wonder why they smile so pleasantly at me,
And pat my head when they pass by as friendly as can be;
Sometimes I wonder why they stop to tell me How-d'-do,
And ask me then how old 1 am and where I'm going to;
And ask me can 1 spare a curl and say they used m know
A little girl that looked like me, oh, years and years ago;
And I told Mamma how they smiled and asked her why they do,
So she said if you smile at folks they always smile at you.
I never knew I smiled at them when they were going by,
1 guess it smiled all by itself and that's the reason why;
1 just look up from playing if it's any one I know
And they most always smile at me and maybe say Hello;
And I can smile at any one, no matter who or where
Because I'm just a little girl with lots of them to spare;
And Mamma said we ought to smile at folks, and if you do
Most always they feel belter and they smile right back at you.
And when so many smile at me and ask me for a curl
It makes me think most everybody likes a little girl;
And once when I was playing and a man was going by
He smiled at me and then he rubbed some dust out of his eye,
Because it made it water so, and said he used to know
A little girl up in his yard who used lo smile just so;
And then I asked why don't she now and then he said "You see
And then he rubbed his eye again and only smiled at me.
THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN,
Women claim that they ought lo
have a voice in everything. If
there is anything on earth woman's
voice does not penetrate it can
safely be set down that it is imper
vious to sound. Woman's voice
reaches to the sky, descends to the '
deepest cavities of earth, penetrates 1
the kitchen, cellar, garret and sev
en bed rooms, reaches across the
street and disturbs the neighbors.
She already has a voice in politics, j
science, art, religion, business and !
in domestic affairs it is the supreme j
law of the land. Did you ever
hear Mrs. Lease? Could you help
yourself if she was in your town
ship? Is there a civilized commu
nity on the earth that has not heard
Susan B. Anthony? If so name it
and it is yours. What more
do they want ? Give them the
ballot and they'll never be satisfied
without the box and poll books.
God created man and then woman.
The last job was the best. Woman
is the salt of the earth, and sugar
and cream and strawberries. With
out her all is vanity. Man is her
voluntary slave. For her he delves
and toils and fight the battles of the
country and legislates in Congress
and stands up in debt, and
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PUTTING AWAY SMALL SUMS
Here,
s-
you can put away small sums not needed for nresent t.
use. And while wailing your call they will draw interest.
An account in our Savings Department docs not always imply I
5 small transactions, far from it. .Many large depositors are using
our Savings pass-books. They are using them for the interest f
? they eel; thev are also usintf them because of ihp mnvpnipnr? t
4 per cent, interest allowed, compounded quarterly.
s afforded
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BANK OF ENFIELD,
ENFIELD, N.
c 5:
MWW? tt't'S't It W! '."W t tit it'! Vtt'! 'tt'tt- to irblWl WW
BELIEF IN LUCK.
Luck, Like Faith, To Make It
Available Must Be Accompani
ed by Works.
30
dies a miserable death from eaSiut
restaurant hash while she is at the
sewing circle, the club, or out col
lecting money for foreign mission
aries, adding to the want and squal
or at home. It is no use to give
women advice; she won't hear
you. The beginning of the 20th
century finds women combining
in a grand plot to take the earth
and fence it oft' for their own ex
clusive benefit. Woman's king
dom has come and man who has
ever been her humble servant is
spurned with contempt from the
foot of the throne. He may cry
aloud for deliverance, bin the hol
low echo trom the nearest club
room is the only answer. Men
and brethren, this is tough.
BREAKING IT UHNTLY.
We are a firm believer in luck;
that if a young man be diligent and
looks well to all his ways, he will
have what the world terms luck.
If he aspires to eminence in some
calling or profession1, and with fix
ed resolves determinedly pursues
the route thither, luck will land
him there at last. If he courts
favor, position in life or great hon
ors, and strive earnestly, patiently,
persistenly and bravely, luck will
satiate every longing desire. If it
is his purpose to win in any walk
in life that his ambition may sug-
finally ! sesi, if he wisely and judiciously
makes use of the powers in his
possession and the opportunities
of life, luck will grant them. Luck,
like faith, 10 make it available must
be accompanied by works, and the
more earnest the work the better
will be the luck or greater the
faith. Luck follows labor and ef
fort and it will help you over diffi
culties if you strive the same as it
will help you over a ditch if you
jump. Luck will put a bit of ba
con into your pot if you look well
afier your garden and keep a pig.
Luck generally conies to those who
look after it; and our notion is it
taps, once in a life time, at every
man's door, but if industry dots
not open it, away it goes.
A 0001) THAM
a fe
lt Can Neither
Be Told Nor Understood
Average Alan.
By the
IT-AM OF MIS OWN.
FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF
CLOTHING-
Furnishings, and
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
fresh from the Northern markets. Call and see
our new goods for spring and summer.
! "So Bronson doesn't play
your ball team any more?"
"No; he's married, settled down
and is the father of twins."
"I see; he has a bawl team
i his own." Boston Transcript.
THE MIDDLE AOES.
on
of
I. J. KAPLIN,
Kespectfully,
ROANOKE RAPIDS. N. C.
j "Pop!"
"Yes, my son."
I "What are the middle ages?"
; "Why, the middle ages, my
! boy, are the ones which when the
, women reach them they stop count-
i ing."
j A girl is never satisfied until she
has hypnoiied some man into tell
: ing her how handsome she is.
Men are not capable of telling the truth about women or of under
standing what the truth is, because they are handicapped by their sex.
The few men who have managed to forget the sex part have gone to
the other extreme, and have damned women unduly with loud curses,
as for example, Shopenhauer and Weininger. To tell the exact truth
about women is impossible for any man. There is always a chance
that, while you are attempting this impossible trick, you may fall in
love with the woman. No woman is so homely thai this might not
come to pass. UgfV women and old women have been loved by young
and old men since the world began. It is impossible to account for all
of the eccentricities of human passion.
If a man is questioned about women in general, he will tell you in
confidence that he despises them in general. They are characterless,
unmoral if you will, and incapable of that sturdy kind of friendship or
comradship which men feel for each other. To argue with them on
any subject would be ridiculous. They are pretty, mean, below man
in stature, and between you and me, says the man they are ugly,
from an anatomical standpoint. That is what any man will tell you
in strict confidence.
But this man always knows one woman who is different. This par
ticular woman is capable of any sacrifice. Her charily is unlimited.
Her nursing power is marvelous. Her practical judgment is inevita
ble. Her forgiveness is unbounded and her taste is perfect.
This woman is always the man's mother, often his sweetheart, and
sometimes his wife. Life.
Simpkins always was soft heart-
! ed, and when it devolved upon
, him lo break gently the news of
Jones' drowning 'to the bereaved
Mrs. Jones, it cost him much pa
per, ink and perspiration before he
sent the follow ing :
"Dear Mrs. Jones: Your husband
cannot come home today, because
his bathing suit was washed away."
I S. Poor Jones was inside
the suit." Modern Society.
WELL, NO.
"Why do you always say 'As
scarce as hen's teeth?' "
"Because they are about the
scarcest things in the world."
"More scarce than men who en
joy hearing about the cleverness
of other people's babies?" Chi
cago Record.
Doroihy Our college had
male baseball team.
Charles Did you have any good
catchers ?
Dorothy 1 should say so! Six
of them caught husbands the first
season and broke up the team.
Chicago Journal.
A KNOW IMi jRL.
FATHER'S TIP.
I The Best Hour ol Life
I
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THE BANK OF WELDON
WKLDON. X. ('
Organized Under the l-aws ol the State of North Carolina,
At lit .-I'LIII'll, IS'tJ.
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital anUDrp $45,000.
Kur more than I" years thi institution has provided hankiuir facili
ie for thin wet ion. Its hIih-LIk dders and direrUim have heeu identified
Willi the ImsineHS interests of Halifax and Northampton counties for
many years. Money i loaned upon approved security at the leiral rale of
interval six per centum. Accounts of all arc solicited.
Tlif surplus ami undivided prulits Imvinir reached a sum equal to the
Capital Slock, the Itauk lias, coiuineiiciiiK January 1. Iims. esMhlislied a
Savours Department allowing interest on time deposits as follows: tor
Deposits allowed to remain three mouths or lonirer, 'i per cent. Six
months or louer, 3 per cent. Twelve months or loiiifer, 4 percent.
Korfurther information apply to the President or Cashier.
pansiiiRsT:
W. K. ItAMKL.
vu a l'KRsiiiiisT:
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When young Lord Sianlcigh
came to visit an American, the uns
tress told the servants that in ad
dressing him they should always
say His Crace. So when the
young gentleman one morning met
one ot i lie pretty house servants
in the hallway and told her she
was so attractive looking he
thought he would kiss her, she
demurely replied, clasping hands
on her bosom and looking up into
his face wuh a beatific expres
sion, "O Lord, for this blessing w e
are about to receive, we thank
i Thee." Lippincon's.
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Sdccped when everything else Hails,
(n nervous prostration and female
weaknesses they are the supreme
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FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND
STOMACH TROUBLE
it is the best medicine ever sold
over a druceist's counter.
is when you ilt) sunn- irtriU iln'il nr tlin
i-nwr mime wcuhlriinl fact. Thin hour
' I'ltnii' to .1. I' Pitt, of lfiK'ky Mount, V
('., tthi'ii lu Hultt'iuiif iuti'iiM'ly, a
lie say, "from 1 lie wort! col.l 1 rvrry
Im.l, I thru ptoYt'it tomvifirut Milifuf
' ti"i tthat WHinlt'iliil i'M tun! ConiM)
j ouic lr. Kiiiir'n Nrw IWnvrrv Pir.
MtVi iuHiu out:. Imm lie, I Aim i-iiiin-iv
Ournl. You can't &y anything too
tfrnxl of ii tiiciluMne tike that." lis the
I MllfNl Mlltl IH'hl ft' 111 CtlV lH tllM'ttM'tl I U , njrjriji
lluy IVvt't.auy Throat or l.uiiif TrouMo,
MK'., JI. Trial lnttU ftw. (iimiaittceil
hyutl iluuftfiHtM.
The hen lays the egg, but the
rooster struts all over the farm
and brags about it.
Staggers Skeptics.
That a clean, nice, hairiunl coiiipouii.l
tike Itticklrii N Arnica v;iKc will instant
Iv relieve a l'tt'l htini, cut. m'uI.I. wimiiii)
ol pili-N, HtuCifeiR hkeptlt'H. Ittit It ltt
puren prove it a wonderful healer of the
wo rut Nort', u Ire i j, iMiiltt. lelon. rear
ma. tkm eiuptioiiH, an also chappeil
lathis, hpianiH aul coins. Trvit. J c.
Blacksmithing
amm.i:ni:i;aI. i.ki-.mnim.
Horseshoeina A Specially !
All walk fimiaiit.i'l t'tiiiu' to M't mi-,
at I 'uli- K nil -Ian. I, Svi'uiihiic Mn-.-t. j
iicui Sc.'uii,!.
W. M. DAY.
tt Vl.li Hi, N. !'.
Suitor Sir, I wish to marry your
daughter.
Pater Take my advice, boy;
don't.
Suitor B-u-t why?
Pater- I've just found signs of
insanity on her.
Suitor Heavens ! What makes
you suspect it?
Pater She says she wants to
marry you.
ha lmt nut friirlitl'iililmHliack-nialana
that lia liioiitflit ii tli-ri nif anil ili-ath
to tlioustmilM. The Ki'i ins oaiiHt' cliillii,
li'vi-r amt airui'. hilioumiesM, jauti Jice.
luMNituiie, Kfakui'NM ami di'ltihty. Itut
Klit'tnc llilti'is iii'vcr fml to di'slioy
tlii'in ami oure malaria truulilii. "Tliri'i'
liottles eonipli'ti'ly iMiifil me of a vt'ry
wvere attack of malaiia." writes Win.
A. Kri'twell. oI'Lucama, S. I'., "anil I've
I hait ifouil ht-ultli ever sinoe." Cure
i StiimiLtli l.ivi.i unit Ki.lnev troulilell.
j look at yourself from his point of j and prevent Typhoid, otic. Ouaraoteed
I view. by all druggists.
You'll never be able lo realise
that the other fellow amounts to
more than you do until you can
The more a woman knows about
men the less she has to say on the
subject.
Life on Panama Canal
An old bachelor says that the
vocalizing at a wedding is even
more depressing than the singing
at a funeral.
Norma
THI- N. C. ST ATI:
I and Industrial Collene.
Struck a Rich Mine.
S. W. lteiiils, of lual t ily. Ala., says
lie struck a perfect mine of liealtli ill
llr. Kmif's New Life fills for they cured
hint of Liver and Kidney Troulile after
I j years of siillerini;. They are the hest
pills on eailh for I oustipalioii, Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia. I'eliihty. '2'iC. at
all driiKgisls.
A man's consolation for all his
failures is that his ambitions were
honorable.
C h 1 1 1 r i . Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Maintained hy the State for the wo
men of North Carolina. four regular
Courses leading to lieurees. Special
Courses for Teachers. Full Session be
gins September 14, tlllll. Those ilesirinc
to should apply as early as possible. l''or
calah'irue and otherinmrmtition address
JULIUS I. FOUST, President,
(iitr.t-Nsitoito. n. c.
The North Carolina College of
Airiciire and Mechanic Arts.
The Slate's colleite for trainiuir indus
tiial workers. Courses iti Airrieulture,
Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and
liairyinc; in Civil, Kleetncal and Me
chanical Fiiitnieeniiir; in Cotton Milling
and iiyeunr; in Industrial Chemistry; in
Agricultural teaching.
Kntiance examinations at each coun
ty seat on the I -till of July.
D. H. HILL, President,
West Raieiuli N. C.
Special Sals !
We have on hand several eonsiii'115
niciits of the lutest in wool, Wasli ami
Princess ladies Suits. Haliicr than re
turn Ihese suits out headquarters deci
ded to put them on sale at half price
lor cash only, t-l-'i Suits J7.SH. Prin
cess, white and all other Colors i. to $7,
now fr'-' -s to ash Coat Suits Jt to
ii. mm jl.ns to Jt toK Net Waist
reduced f l.7.i to t-J .Ml lilack and col
ored nlk Petticoats H to HI now fci.w
to :t.7 Voile Skirts t(i tofxnow i-"..'iO
lo l si. lii.iNm yards lace and enihroid-
i.rii's to elosi. nul at hsM price. ,.'s to
l Messaline silks, all colors, now "ill to
T.'io. " and tic. eahciM-s 'M to 4c.
in and p.'lc irint'lianis 7 to !lc. Alsiut
!t.iNi vards dress oods lo close out less
than cost. Ijidies hats at half price,
l,'ui;s. druwts, carpetiuKs and mattings
at and beiow cost.
SPIERS BROS.
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TRADE-MARKS, t avwU and t 0).lilitn-(l
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