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WELDON, N. C, TIIUI.SDAY, MARCH 21), 11)17.
NO. 17
Children Cry for Fletcher's
r i i r.
The Kind You Have Always Bouplit-, and which has been
In use for over over 30 years, h ! me the signature of
and has been made under his per
'-fjitrZ. sonal supervision since Its Infancy.
t-ut&WH Allow no one to deceive vou In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
c What is CASTOR I A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
age is Its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
'Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THI CBN
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THE BANK OF WELDON
WELDON, X. V-
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina.
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital and S nrplns, $55,000.
For over -'I years this institution haN Movidnl hanking facilities fur
thin flection, ltn stockholders and oil ice rx art identitied with the busi
ness interests of Halifax au.l Northampton cuuutiett.
A Savings Department is maintained fnr the benefit ul all who desire
to deposit in a Savings Hank. In tins Department interest is allowed as
follows:
For Deposits allowed to remain three months or lunger, t per ct ut. Six
months or longer, 3 per cent. Twelve months 01 longer, 4 percent.
Any information will he furnished on application to the President or ashier
PBISIDINT:
W. E. DANIKL,
VII -t'RKHIIIKNr:
W. K. SMITH.
L. C. UKAl'EK, Teller.
lAriHUH:
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DIRECTOKa W. K. Smith, W. E. Iauiel. .1. O. Drake, W. M. t nhen,
R. T. Daniel, J. h Shepherd, W. A. Pierce, D. i. Zullicotlei, J . W, fledge
Automobile Owner Attention!
Send Us Your Old Tires! 3,500
to 5,000 Extra Mile Service Rea dily
from
Bell 2 in 1 Tire Co.,
(Incorporated)
202 W. Broad St. RICHMOND, VA.
Phone Randolph 6281
jr y We buy Old Tires.
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NEW SPUING DISPLAY FOR SUITS & OVER'MlS
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Announcement!
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SEEK TO AVOID THE BLUES.
One's Trouble Frequently Will
Be Found to Exist Only In the
Imagination.
Tliert- urc a lot of penple in ihis
world whip sreim tu mke ii fiendish
ddinln in heuiK niiscnil'le an J in
milking nihers led thul wny, lfo,
remarks ilu: Brcukimi (Muss.)
Times
Some men, and some women,
too, surround themselves with an
atmosphere of gloom that eternal
sunshine couldn't dispel and
through ihis distorting medium
molehills grow to mountains and
there are tears and groans where
there .should he smiles,
They wuke up in the morning
with a luce that looks like a sodden
doughnut, and perhaps the sun is
bright and the birds are singing.
Thev will grunihle and say, "O,
well, ihis won't last; we'll have
bad weaiher yet before night."
And should the sky grow clouded
and a refreshing rain moisten the
thirsty earth they shout in glee, "I
told you so."
Vt'hen they sit down to break
fast they almost sour the cream
they put in the coffee, and the most
tempting breakfast does them about
as much good as a carpet tack
sandwich would. They grow dys
peptic, morose, pessimistic, cyni
cal, hypochondriacal and get to be
downright nuisances.
If you ever get to feeling blue
about things stop and think what
it will mean if you keep it up and
then pin your mind so hard on
your daily task that there isn't
room for another thing in your
head. That's the way to keep the
haunting spirit of pessimism and
despondency out of your heart.
And remember the world has
no lime to listen to your troubles,
for every one has troubles of his
own, and the chances are a good
many have a great deal heavier
burden to bear than you have.
MOBILIZATION.
The two colored brothers were
seemingly about to come to blows.
"Niggah, don't mess wid me,"
warned one, " 'cause when yo' do
yo' sure is flirtin' wid a hearse."
"Don't pesticate with me, nig
gah," replied the other, showing a
great bony fist; "don't fo'ce me fo'
to press this upon you,' 'cause if
yo' do, Ah'll hit you so hard Ah'll
separate yo' ideas from yo' habits;
Ah'll just natcherally knock yo'
from amazin' grace into a floatin'
opportunity.
"If yo' mess wid me, niggah,"
replied the other, "Ah'll jest make
one pass, an' dere'll be a man pat-
tin' yo' in de face wid a spade to
morrow mornin'."
STRONQ MATERIAL.
The professor was speaking to
the class regarding iron and steel
for building construction.
'Which is the strongest material
which can be put into a house?"
he asked.
"Limburger cheese," promptly
replied the boy, speaking from ex.
perience.
"Do you believe in dreams?"
Not since I married one.
We have bought out the Dray Business and
Uood Will of Mrs. J. W. Vaughn and this Is to an.
nounce that we will continue the business in
Weldon, guaranteeing prompt service and careful
handling of baeeage and freight by experienced
drivers. For dray service call Ben Rodwell, Phone
No. 323.
SMITH & RODWELL,
WELDON. N.C.
TANNER'S ROOF PAINT
SOLD BY
Pierce-Whitehead
ardware
Company
WELDON, N C,
No Need To Rub!
FOR stiff tore muscles apply
Sloan's Liniment to the pain
or ache, it Qukkh ptnetntts
una soothes without robbing.
Kbe urn turn, tout, lumbago, neuralgia,
ipriina and bruises ire quickly relieved by
in ue. Cleaner tad more promptly cttec-
live than muuy pliiters or otntmenti,
doe not itsla the skin or clol the porct,
The family medicine chett in thousand!
of hornet bss place for Sloan's Lin i meat.
At ell druii(i, 25c. 60c. and $1.00,
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No. Six-Sixty-Six
Tbli to a prescription prtpared especially
lor MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER.
Five or aiz doses will break mny case, and
if taken then aa a ionc the Fever will not
return, ll acta on the Hver betlel than
yMxaei and dost sol gripe w ticket.
No Eggs, Milk or Butter
The following recipe shows how an appetizing,
wholesome cuke can be made without expensive
Ingredients.
In many other recipes the number of eggs may
be reduced one-half or more by using an ad
ditional quantity of ROYAL Baking Powder,
about a teaspoon, in place of each egg omitted.
EGOLESS, MILK LESS, BUTTERIXSS CAKE
1 cup brown aug ar
cupa w titer
1 cup aeedrd ffclifna
1 ouncca citron
! cup aliurttning
The old method (fruit cake) called for 2 es
1 teaipoon nutrntg
I itaapoon cinnamon
yi taaapoon aalt
1 cupa flour
I Uaipoont Royal Baking Powdar
DIRECTIONS Put tht Brat lgit tngradlorita Into aaumpan and boll
itirtt mmutaa. Whan cool, add tha flour and baking powder which hava bn
lifted tOKrllier; mi well. Baka In modaratt oven In loaf pan (round tin with
hola In t finer la beat for 35 or minute, lea with white Icing.
Booklet of reefpee which economlte In agga and other
eipenalve ingredlentf, mailed free. Addreaa Hoyttl
baking Powder Co., US William Street, Mew York,
BAKING POWDER
Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from trapes,
adds none but healthful qualities to the food.
No Alum No Phosphate
"NEARER TO THEE,
n
"Nearer to Thee, my God, nearer 10 Thee."
Thus shrilly sweet the childish treble rang.
As, pausing in her play, a little maid,
In fitful snatches, all unheeding sang,
The tender prayer fell from her careless lips
As thoughtlessly as song of birds in June:
The childish voice rang out, now shrill, now sweet,
Now softly crooning the familiar tune,
"Nearer to Thee!" The maiden older grown,
Half shyly pauses at the untried road,
Which stretches out before her as she stands
Upon the threshold of her womanhood.
"Nearer to Thee!" she sings, but skies are fair.
And love smiles on her pathways so the prayer
Is but the sweet refrain of an old hymn,
Without a thought of need or meaning there.
"Nearer my God to Thee!" Heavy the cross;
The aching shoulders, bend beneath the load,
And, as the hidden thorns press hard and sharp,
The tear-dimmed eyes can scarcely see the road.
"Nearer to Thee ! The quivering voice is weak
That earnestly uplifts a soulful prayer
"t'en though ii be a cross that raiseih me."
Content, if so, the heavy cross to bear.
"Nearer 10 Thee!" The shadows darkly gather
The way is lonely and the path is steep;
Chill are the night winds sweeping through the valley,
While still the gloomy shadows grow more deep.
"Nearer to Thee!" Oh, let each toilsome footstep
Be one step nearer Thee, and, through the gloam,
Father, hold out Thy hand and lead Thy child
Safely through darkness up to Thee and home.
"Nearer to Thee!" Above the coffin lid,
Where drifts of blossoms lie like summer snow
About the quiet form thai so softly sleeps,
No more of pain or sorrow here to know,
With broken voices, faltering here and there,
The hymn arises like a cradle song
That lulls to sleep the tranquil, sculptured form,
Whose spirit mingles with the heavenly throng.
"Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee."
Through all life's journey, every day, to be
Still nearer, though we walk upon the hills
In the glad sunlight, or, still following Thee,
Pass through deep valleys that the darkness shrouds
"Nearer, still nearer," be our prayer and song,
Till joyfully our souls shall wing their way,
Freed from their prison house, to dwell with Thee
And, near to Thee, rejoice in endless day.
PRAYER AND HOW TO PRAY.
Firm In the Belief That Ood Loves
Him Is How the Christian
Should Approach the Throne.
Hut you say: "God is omnis-
cent and needeth not that I should
tell you my need." Why do you
not also say: "God is omnipotent
and needeth not that I should sow
my Held?" He chooses to use
means, and prayer is one of them.
If my little hoy can influence
his father, then I can influence
mine. Do you suppose that the
only being in the universe who
cannot answer prayer is the one
who made the universe the one
who alone has all power at his
command ? No! No! I tell you
that I am not going to live without
a God, and a God who is better to
me than I am to my children. He
has told me to call him my Father,
and so I will, And when I cannot
see him because of the dark, I will
trust him in the dark, and pray
just the same. I do not believe
that it will do anybody any harm
to feel that God loves us, that his
ear is always open to our cry, and
that, while he would have us use
all the agencies within our power,
he is ready to help us in our need.
And though he may not always
grant my prayer he will always an
swer it; though sometimes because
he loves me, he may answer "No. "
"My Will, not thine, be done!"
That is not prayer. That is dicta
tion, not supplication. That is the
demand of the rebel. "Thy will,
not mine, be done!" That is the
breathing of Jesus. And that is
prayer. Kev. George I . Uowl-
ing, U. 1j., in the Churchman.
Vou Need a Spring Laxative.
I)r King'ft New Life fills will remove
the accumulated w&HteH of winter from
your iutCHtiDCR. the hurtleu of the
blooil. I.et that uhiKKifih ftnriiihr fever
freliug nut of your ftyatein. brighter!
your eye, clear your complexion, (iet
that vim and eoao of tfood puritied
healthy blood. 1 r. Kinjr's New Life
Pilla are a Don-gripiuir laxative that aids
ature's process, try them tonight. At
II riruiriristB. tj.jc.
iff The bojs favorite
r Its Easiest!
JLiJltoiA ill
0? BLACK WHITE TAN 0?
SHOE PLISyES
f.PMLLBYCHOF NEW VORK INC. BUPf Ato, N .V.
DISSATISFIEODINERS.
Recently the sergeants of a bat
tery in France sat down to an ex
ceptionally fine dinner, the crown
ing glory of which was a large
plum pudding.
"Seems mighty hard, remark
ed the sergeant-major, as he vain
ly tried to stick his fork into it.
"Have you boiled us a canr n
ball?"
"Or the regimental football?"
asked another.
"Where did you gel the Hour
from?" questioned the sergeant
major, again still struggling vainly.
"Where from?" the cook re
torted. "From Store No. 5, of
course."
"You did?" roared the quarter
master-sergeant. "Then, hang
you, you've made the pudding
with portland cement." Irish
World.
DOUBTFUL RESULT.
"I hope you find your daughter
much improved since she went to
colleee."
"She's educated," replied the
old-fashioned mother, "but 1 can't
say she's improved.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
SHE MARRIED THREE BIRDS
inewireota Methodist minis
ter in West Virginia has been mar
ried three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge, her first hus
band was named Robins, her sec
ond husband Sparrow, the present
Quale.
I nere are now two voune
Robins, one Sparrow and three
Quales in the family. One grand
father was a Swan and another
Jay, but he's dead now and u bird
of Paradise. They live on Hawk
evenue, Eagleville, Canary Is
lands, and the fellow who wrote
this is a Lyre and a relative of the
family. Valley F.nterprise.
SOMETHINO TO LEARN.
The Girl You say that Miss
Padds and Jack Pott are going to
be married. Why, I didn't know
they knew each other.
The Cynic They don'i. That':
why they are going to be married,
How To Prevent Croup.
When the child ii lubject 'to attack)
of croup, aee to it that he eate a light
evening meal, an overloaded atomach
may bring on an attack, also vatch for
the first symptom .hoarnenew, and
giveChauiberlain'sCougV Remedy as
the child becomes hoarse,
Obtainable sverywhere.
MAKE YOUR Oil J PAINT
with L & M SEMI-PASTE PAINT and
your own Linseed Oil.
You obtain greatest durability and cover
ing power. The L Ct M PAINT is so
positively good that it is known as the
"Master Paint."
Whereas the best of other high grade
paints cost you $2.75 a gallon, our L & M
Paint made ready-for-use will cost
you only $2.00 a gallon.
VOU 6AV 75c. A GALLON ON IVIRV OALLON
Kl IN CI.MIK, Wi'ldon.
H.M.'DY HAUIiWAKK CO., Scotland Xwk.
MK1.V1I.I.K HORSEY. Ili'iiili'mon.
Made tu m few mlautva
For Sal by
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
United States
Goodrich
ILIl
Kelly Springfield
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CALOMEL SAUVAT!
AND MAXES YOU IK
Acts like dynamite on a sluggish
liver and you lose a
day'i work.
Tliprc's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating eaU
omel when SU cents buys u large bol-
tle ot Hoilsons Liver lone a per
fect substitute for calomel.
It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just its
eurelv as calomel, but it doesn't
make you sick and can nol salivate.
Children and grown folks can tnke
Rodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
lalomel is a dangerous drug. It
is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take a (lose of misty calomel today
and you will feci weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a
day's work. Take a spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and
you will wake up feeling great. Xo
more biliousness, constipation, slug
gishness, headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. 1 our druggist sjivs if
you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
your money is waiting for you.
l have on sale in our salesroom now the
f largest stock of Automobile Tires ever shown
in Weldon. Three of the best makes on the
American market. Tires that wil. give you more
miles for your money than any other make. Our
tires are guaranteed by the manufacturers on
mileage basis of 3500 to 5000 miles.
K have in stock almost any sie or style
VVf Wain Tread, USCO Tread, Chain, Nobby and
' Silvertown Cord Tread, The market is un
settled now, and Tires may advance at any time,
buy now, save money, get the right tires at the
right prices. Also carry in stock a lull line of all
Automobile supplies and accessories.
Batchelor Bros,
Chalmers and
Chevrolet Automobiles
Oldest Oarage
In Weldon
Republic
Trucks)
inixiiraiaiiMiaraiMKiniisjM
INVITATION.!
9
You are invited to open an account with the S
BK Of Efl FIELD,
Eft flELD, fl. C.
4 Per Cent, allowed in the Savings Depart-!
T ment Compounded Quarterly,
gyy YOU can bank by mail
Notice of Sale
Hv virtue of the nowpr and aiithnrilv
conferred upon T. C. Harrison, Trustee,
by a certain deed of trust executed by
I). A. Smith and M. K. Smith, his wife,
dated February lKth, lull, and recorded
in the Office of the Heir inter of heedx for
Halifax county, in book of deeds I'lH,
at paste :trot default having been made
in the payment of the indebtedtieM
therein get out and thereby secured, and
havitif? been requested by the loyal
hoMer of the said indebtedness, the un
dersigned adminintrator of the estate
ofT.C Harrison, deceased, Trustee,
will, on
March, 31st, 1917.
between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock
A. M,. in front of the Potttolliee in the
town of Weldon, N. C, oiler for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash the following describfd real estate,
towit:
That certain tract of laud situate in
the town of Weldon, N. '., heing the
lot bought of the Met 'lung Kealty Com
panv. their deed recorded in book
at page 514, oilice of the Register of
lieeus tor uaiuaxcouuty, it being lot
No. 7, section B., on map of property
bought by the McClung Kealty Compa
ny from J. T. Gooch, et all, which is
recorded in the aforesaid HegiBter s Of
fico in book 217, at pages 184-136, said
lot fronting 60 feet on Wondtawn Ave
nue, and extending back in a southerly
direction 126 feet to the property of
Emily h. Hawkins.
1'laee of Kale: In front of the Post
office iu Weldon, N. C.
Time of Sale-Saturday, March 31st,
1917, between the uouw of 11 and 12
o'clock A. M
Terms of Hale CASH.
This the mil day of Feb. 1917.
WILLIAM L. KNIGHT, Admr.
Estate of T. G. Harrison, Dec 'd. .Trustee.
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You Will E: Entirely Satisfied
With your SPRINQ Suit if you let us take your
order for it, and dress the "STROUSE WAY." We
know how to incorporate your ideas. Strouse &
Bros., custom tailors, whose line we show are
past masters at the High Art of Styling and Tai.
loring. If you want the best, if Style, Price and
Pit appeal to you, come to us by all means.
FARBER & JOSEPHSON,
MEN'S AND BOYS' OUTFITTERS.
WELDON, N. C.
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