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JENNY LIND'S SALUTE.
YOUTHFUL VICTIMS OF WAR.
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THE BANK OF VELBON
WELDON, N. V-
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
Stale of North Carolina Depository.' .
Halifax County Deposiiory.
Town of NX'elihm Deposiiory.
Capital and Surplus, $55,000.
For over '.'1 y.-uiK lliin iiiMtitutioii Khm mvi.lil Uaiikniir facilities for
Una motion. Its stockholder ami ollu'eis an- identified Willi tlie husi
ness interests of Halifax and Noi tlium tmi counties.
A Savings liepurtmetit is maintained for tile lieuelit of all who desire
to deposit in a Savings Hank. In tins I . j.ur int-iit interest is allowed as
follows:
For Deposits allowed tuiemani llm-e months 01 lungei. per cent M
months or longer, S percent Twelve mouths or lunger. 1 percent.
uv information will be furnished on application to the President ort'a hiei
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W. K. DANIEL,
DIRECTORS W
R. T. Daniel, .1.1.
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W. It SMITH.
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l:ifty years ago, when Jenny i
Lind was singing in New York,
the American frigate, St. Law
rence, returning from a cruise
abroad came into the harbor. The
young midshipmen, on the firs!
night of their shore leave, went to
hear the famous singer says the
Youth's Companion.
The next day the boys, to ex
press the emotions that her won
derful voice had stirred in litem
called on her in a body.
They hardly expected that she
would receive them, but she did,
and she was so charmed by their
youthfulness and ingenuousness
that when ihey timorously asked
her if she would like to see their
ship, she accepted the invitation.
Then growing bolder, they asked
her to luncheon, and she accepted
that invitation too.
When, on the appointed day,
she came on board with her com
panion, the captain saw her from
his cabin and recognized her.
There is nothing more strict
than the courtesy observed in ship
etiquette among officers of all
ranks. Of these three messes
the captain's table, the ward room
and the steerage mess, where the
midshipmen me no officer, from
the captain down, would make
liiitiscll one ol a company at an
other mess unless especially hid
den. In this case the captain rang th
bell for the orderly.
"Tell the gentlemen of the steer
age mess, lie satu, mat me cap
tain is going ashore, and that his
cabin is at their disposal if they
care to use it.
The luncheon, however, was
eaten in the steerage. But after
the pleasant meal was over the
boys proudly invited their guest
into the captain's cabin, where
ihey look their coffee.
"Ask her id sing something,"
whispered the paymaster's clerk.
"I'll thrash you if you dare!"
returned one of the midshipman
under his breath.
Thtf' ward room oIKcers had
guests, "ioo. They brought up
guitars and sal on the poop-deck
above singing the "Swanee River"
and other popular songs.
"How pretty!" cried Jenny
Lind, with enthusiasm clapping
her hands.
When at last she was leaving
she paused on the step between
the curved sides of the gang way.
l ooking up at the floating Stars
and Stripes she said :
"1 wish to salute your flag."
Uncovered her head and holding
her hat in her hand, she began to
sing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." As she sang the first verse every
officer and man came silently on
deck. When she sung the song
to end deafening cheers rang out
from the St. Lawrence, and taken
up by every ship near by, for all
had been listening.
Steamers blew their whistles,
and everv man within reach of
that thrilling voice knew that he
had heard one of the most inspir
ing songs in the world sung as he
would probably never hear it sung
again.
or on the
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ttead of Sixteen.
One ten cent can enough to saponify eight pounds of grease, ualoiut, DOM soap
than any other 10c can of lye on the market will make.'
The pound can makes fifteen pounds of soap.
Three Forms solid, granulated and ball
Two sixes 1 0c and 5c
Insist upon Mendleson's Best lye
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10th Annual Five County
Emporia Fair,
October 26, 27, 28 & 29, 1915,
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Citizens of Northampton County not only invited
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decided I lift J a
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but 1 recused as 1 ao
not believe in opera
tions. 1 had fainting speiis, oioarea,
and couid hardly 3tand the pain in my
left aide. My husband insisted that 1
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mygoodhealth."-Mrs. J. M. Resch,
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WHAT GRANDMOTHER WORt.
They are saying mean things to our faces
Of the trim little hats that we wear,
The close-fitting toques and the turbans
That keep all the dust from the hair.
But do they remember the bonnets,
The coal scuttle bonnets of yore,
. All loaded wilh feathers and flowers,
The bonnets our grandmothers wore ?
The funny cartoonists are flaying
The sensible skirts of today,
Escaping the germs on the pavement
In wait to be carried away.
Just think of the flounces and scallops,
The gathers behind and before,
The yards that went sweeping the gutters,
In the dresses thai our grandmothers wore.
Their delicate shoulders uncovered,
And boards in the fronts of their stays,
Were some of the tortures that custom
Decreed in our grandmothers' days.
A waist that was squeezed like a lemon,
Pantalets coming down to the floor,
And hoops were a few of the fashions
Our foolish young grandmothers wore.
Do you doubt that the world is progressing,
And scoff at our latter-day clothes?
Then go up to the irunks in the garret
Where garments discarded repose ;
Put on all the finery faded,
The petticoats, too, by the score,
And walk if you can in the bundles
Of drygoods our grandmothers wore.
New York Times.
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! W inlfriU: ' JlSSI
I HALIFAX COUNTY l
Grim Toll is Levied on the Best
ot the Citizens of Countries In
volved in Strive.
War's toll is taken in the tlesh
of youth. It is the future of the
land, not its past, that follows the
flag to death. More tears are shed
for sons than for fathers, husbands
or brothers. It is not only from
among those of greatest youthful
vigor that war does its recruiting;
it sacrifices many who are still
mere children. Midshipmen of
fifteen are going down with their
ships in every naval engagement
of the present war, Others hardly
older are filling the ranks of the
infantry and guides.
Our Civil war was fought by
armies in which the average age
of enlisted men was only nineteen
and of officers hut twenty-three.
In any country which raises its
iroops through voluntary enlist
ment boys are bound to be in the
majority. For it is youth which
rushes to the colors without a
thought of the horror that lies
ahead, without the outstretched
hands of dependents to hold it
back.
One sickens when he contem
plates what this slaughter of Eu
rope's youth means to the future
of science, art and business. We
shall never know what a wealth of
budding genius withered at the
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Hill I'ulliin mill the child dnp I"
sli'rp to uniikcii in tin' nun ninir " ni'll
as rrr. '1'liiH ri'iiic ly tin- ln'i'ii m nsi
fm many yi:u uilh iiiiiI'hiiii mii-ivs-.
1 MituiiKihh' 1-1 i-rvrt ln'ic
t's awfully hard to give away
some of the things you want to get
of.
BENT- NAILS.
"Draw the nails out carefully,
my boy. Be careful not to Denu
it."
"I could straighten it, if I did
bend it, couldn't I?"
The carpenter smiled into the
earnest face of the young man who
was learning the trade under his
teachings.
"You might get it quite straight,
but it never would be as strong as
if it had not been bent. It would
bend easier next lime, and you
could not drive it just as true lo
the spot as you did at first."
It was a lesson the young car
penter never Forgot-the nail
which has been bent once will
bend easier next time. It never is
as strong to resist a blow as it was
in the beginning.
The power in us to resist the in
clination to do wrong is like a
bright nail. Once bent it will bend
easier next time. Yield to tempta
tion today and to-morrow you will
have less strength to hold fast.
Chronic Constipation.
A 1 1 mt two yi'itiH iiu when I binun
tisuiL' Chainlii'iluin l ulilrls I bad lieea
siilfi-iniL' lor sunn-tnur mill xtniiiacli
Itouhlr and cliiuiiic I'mn npatiuii. My
condition inipiow I i ipidly llii'iuuh the
un- ul thi-n- laUi tv Mln'r lal. inn l"in
01 live hotlli-" i'l tin-in mv hiullll Ikim
bivn tini'," writes Mi. .Inhn Newton,
Irving, N. V.
I lliluiimlile everyw here.
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A woman's idea of a hideous
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Facts for Sufferers.
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yields to Sloan's Liniment brings new
fresh blood, dissolves the congestion,
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The nature of its qualities penetrate
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Liniment. Use it. It means instant
relief Price 2;ie. and 50c. $1 bottle
holds six times as much as the 35c.size,
Be satisfied with the best you
can get.
Some men can't even blame ci
garettes for their failure to make
good.
A Clogged System Needs Attent ion
Arc you bilious, dizy and listless'.' Dr.
King's Sew Life Pills taken at once
seizes upon constipation and starts the
bowels to moving naturally and easily.
Moreover it acts without griping. -Neg
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most serious complications. Poisonous
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need immediate attention. If you wish
to wake up tomorrow niorniug happy
in uiind and entirely satislied, start
your treatment tonight, -''n'. a bottle.
After a man is married he sel
dom buys a hammock built for
two.
l:or Indigestion.
Never take pepsin and preparations
containing pepsin or other digestive
ferments for indigestion, as the more
you take the more you willhaveto take.
What is needed is a tonic likeChniilier
Iain's Tablets that w ill enable the stom
ach lo perform its functions naturally.
Obtainable everywhere
Satan smiles when a young min
ister begins to congratulate himself
on the beauty and eloquence of his
prayer.
"Children Cry
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Bui instead of marrying a man
to reform him, the average woman
marries him to inform him.
Recommends Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
"Last w iuler I used a bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for a bad
bronchial cough. I felt its beneficial
effect immediately and before I had fin
ished the bottle 1 was cured. I never
tne of recommending this remedy to
my fiiends," writes Mrs. William ltright,
Port Wayne, Ind.
Obtainable everywhere.
Still, a man never seems anxious
to marry a woman who isn't afraid
a mouse
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Leave it to "Young Hopeful" to know what not only
tickles his palate deliriously but what also satisfies his
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A God-send lo the thirsty old and young. No wonder it has
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juyful taste in every sip.
At the fountains
or carbonated
in bottles, at your
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