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Kg! ESTABLISHED IN IM. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE, frrm i)f SubscriDtion--$1.5C Her ,.iii.im Vi)i.. I, f. WKLDON, N.C, TIIUHSDAY, .JAM'AliY :5. 1!HS. vn.:H Children Cry The Kind You Have Alway. Bought, and which has been in HUA fur rtTA ift .......... t. u,,c" w !".r ' and has 7Trzj . "n"""i luiuuuuus ana Just-as pond " ., Expctim-.it that trifle with and endanger 'the heVth" labM ' Children Experience against Exn-ri ' r What is CASTOR! F Castor. i.; .1 harmless substitute for Castor Oil p.-.",,:. Dropj Southing Syrups. It is pleasant, 'it amui' ncitlu-.- (.p.a-.i, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. :t.. ngj L its (,u..rantee. For more than thirty yn: - ' i " in c::wtnat use for the relief of Constipation' ) ' r- " Wind Colic und Diarrhoea ; allaying Feverishness ; . i ii ' therefrom. n:id by regulating the Stomach and Buwri. ' the as; imitation of Food; giving healthy and notuwi '. - The CL.iiica'a Panacea The Mother's Friend. " '"" genumz CASTORIA always pBears the In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought ii l United States Goodrich Kelly Springfield WE have on sale in our salesroom now the largest stoc of Automobile Tires ever shown in Weldon. Three of the best makes on the American market. Tires that will give vou more miles for your money thin any other make. Our tires are guaranteed by the' manufacturers on mileage basis of 35uO to pooo miles. K have in stock almost anv size or tvle YVf Plain Tread. USc'o i read. ' Chniu. .b! a 10 Silvertnwn Cord Tread. The nr --ket i- mi settled now, and Tires may advance at any time buy now, save money, get the right tires' at tin right prices, Also carry in stock a f II line . f ;iK Automobile supplies and accessories. Batchelor Bros. Chalmers and Chevrolet Automobiles Oldest Ourage In Weldon THE Dining Room should be a for when you eat your meals surroundings you do much to And good digestion means health. HAVE US FUR MS : YOUR DINING ROOM The variety of designs in Tables, Cii.ii. Siiie boards, China Closets, Servvg Tab'es and the .ike, Is ample to satisfy your desires, whatever they may be, In the matter of style, finish and price. Come in and talk it over with us. We .ire as eager to GIVE satisfaction as you are to receive it. Mk riraiiurs Company, Weldon, N. 0. PRICE LIST BELL 2 IN 1 T Y Tt .4 S 000 W. Broml SI , HKHMOM). VA Your Old Tyres Made Into One fl itlnyKH IIOIU CAMISttM i .i IIU :i it 3 H.-. 4 l 4 Hft 4 HO ,'i M , .r 7r r h 'i r, sr. ii r.in o Ii Ml 7 ;'iU 7 fit) SI'.K -si:i sui;t) SU4 N4H' SUxl .14x4) 3Sl4' 37x4! misr. jri-f) l i 0 S S 9 III 10 11 in II II r.' I.H 14i Uoo't throw away your old tiren, Hemlth.m toum.y .Up o th.tn io 1 for you;let u. be the Hf ? 1 w. will for Fletcher's oil; 1 ne the signature ur been i,u.,m undt-r n..r. u,mcl l;ls P''- , " Signature of llepuhlir I rucks cheerful place, amid pleas;i.n .iiJ d..jsti .i. mi ti rim h fun iHH'l Kll 2 I.N I nllk i t ni:s 111 !: !K) '.Vi Hill S..I 40 (HI, ii on; :o wi im no SOI IHI ! til (HI :i 4 ai 4 4 "i 4 M 4 00 4 7 '. o on ii r. ho 0 IHI n in II 40 o .ill II 7.r !l "ill I J 40 I J tm 11! Hi IS !I0 14 HO 1.1 Oil ID Hllj 15 .'? I A Ho; 10 HO. i ;o, i.s K.'i ih m J-i 711 in " n w iente Wear Carney VJ, '-t; I" ' Y Ii:h1 lin n ili inut i-uiiinn-tic of love mutches ami in nil the laml tti:it last tlay of Hit nld j-ar. ilifi-f was no niiirt' iinlir,)iy Utile wimmn i linn -Mnuiilf .Mut Ki'ii.ii', the briile of ii wicks. And the tfiitfd of cstapt' fnnn 1 tu ii.-art-hri'iik of It all wvw lifin Mint. , i'it us lllMTal a are I" tide Sam's ! ' iturts hi Midi mutters, the causes of ! teT ittijeet misery could hardly he pre- j -ti ted In dioiff pniiveiliiiiis n j 'lirlf-imaN pliiiii-puijilliii;, u cold In the j hi'iid, and a mu.iII sheet of paper cov ered with a perfectly llleylhle. hiiarly .rav. The plum puddim; arrived a week rtte on arrt.unt of had roads and ii iii'li'liiy eoiip'siion of pun-el post tnut-ii-r siood on the living-room tuhle iii'i ii she had taken it out of its box. A heaiitlfully molded plum pudditu of a tiiy fonfeeiioiier's consummate art, uiili an adornhle, splkey sprljf of real holly stuck In the top. A most Oirlst-I'l.-ny home y plum puddimr that set otV id I suit of t'hrlstmasy home-y iiieaiorles and hmuclit such an achluK lump to the little hrlde'N I lima t that she (ilnio.st cried out in pain. Vet Christmas itself had not been a hit of a blue day. It was their first Chili-turns together to hctiln with, and tin J",v. the wonder, the triumph of .lanii'' aetimlty tilled her entire thou.'litv KiL'ht after hn-akfiist they 1 "I'll Ga It Myself," She Saic, Fiercely. Iiinl noiif on h jolly trump. Then tliere h;oi t it HuiitT lo net. the tun of kiiiL' tin turkey ami the hilltMUfi' of Mo-pim; hea.U as ih-v hoth thw to the oM'ii door lo "ha-'te the 'haste.'" .Mid Mt'i I hey had omen, ami done up Hi-- di it I hey sat hetore the chei'i -tol l.hu.e "I the lUiliy r.io;.r hm opell tif iiiU.hii' iii low, intimate voices far mm. i lie- nluht. I'.ilt iiou -he Ufcs coopcil up all tlay l,,ii- lu i!ie imuse with lid- wretched .uhl in ih. head, the ntovi loiloru and lorn-Minn- of lieins. with .littiiU away lor hours at a time, working on the ranch or. when It rained or suowed too lntnv to be outride, tinkering fverlaMitiLly lu tlie bain. And to- I he pro.-t lial last straw lu tiHln'4 mall hud come the little sheet of paper with the Illegible snarly scrawl hud come all the way from Scotland. Kur that was what had made the love mutch so romantic. Jatule Mae Kenzle. wliom MiiKKle hud not seeu since she was a itiri of 14, had come back from the States ou u thre muihs' visit to his mother, fouud the chil.l he had played with flowered Into a wouiiin. promptly ffillen In love and married her the day before his return to t'nele Sam's land. And she had pone willingly with him. hud wllliniily leu them all behind. Dud und mother; Dave and Wallace ami Jean, tmd : yes. even Bobbie. Itobhle, her own bairn, the bonnle 4-yeur-titd Utth' brother whom she al ways buttoned up in tin' mornlnc ami unbutioned at night and counted off "I bin little pin went to market and this little pit: stnyed at home" on ten ii-.... itiitiirmxl tocH. Tii have lven up Hobble for u m.-re husbatwi! A huslmnd who no ioniser loved her, who wua m heartless he could Btiiy out there lu the haru mend lag an old plow wheu bin wife needed him ao desperately! Thn eheerv rttmnd lf It Whlitle Bp- pronched h iinin'n brUk stops on th mirt'h It whii Jiiiiih-. He wan iiuuiiiK Into the house. Why couldu't he let her iiluue, to 'ry In peact'7 "Wtll. Utile glil " said tt pleusuiit voice behind tier, uh hIih steultblly dubbed away her tfuis, "any spcciul Hewn from tin land or heather "It wnsii't u reitiilnr letter," Rhe It piled coolly. "Just one of hobble's love acniwls ld hud only addressed the envelope." "Say, 1 full thai u mean trick," wild Jamie. o get up your expectations for nothing." A little red spot Hit red on each ol tpttJ' Cbeeks and her eyes blazed. flow dared he Insinuate llml one of Efbble'a precious lejten was uolhliiK. . Hut the aiier hr eyes shot fell short of their mark Jamie had spied the plum pudding. "Hello." he laughed, "so that Is what was In the box. I'd Just about given It up. It's some pudding, ail right. Isn't It?" he went ou udmlrluKly. "Since we couldu't have It Chrlstmus, let's celebrate touight speed the part ing guest of the old year and welcome In- I III' lll,'.V. ti ll you I'm tllk.' 11 l.'.'l, ti. ii-il. S.i l or.' I k i. ' "I' Ii i ivrr hi r.kly": I I'tniliT In' u:u,: Ii l;ivi' nil' Hint ).:' .' . I'll s..p ut Hi lil I I' - lit.. I I.-i.m- it . l;..l III.'!.' t. ! Ili s, In' :- I III. little clij.p for S.-iiiin Clan rlhly lonesome -u u iiitii'-.ji I. poi- 1 l!e kill, Utld llt.i he It Will cheer lil lip." The -e Inn of MilleV li twitched. AI ih.- time It I. id .ei-meil .1-1. silnpli' llillig In pi'opii';c, lo pv. It- hies picture (took, hnckcd with omi iiiioks by i,,iii. ke, to tin- m-w u: i-U. u arrived ill the 1;MIII llie h.-.i. iiiii of the week; lln- poor y - 'i chilli w hose Ititilhei- llitd illi-d "tl t l:risl mas djy In a lum-iv ha-l lj lu thi mountains. i ou can laKe the hook am time," she evaded, picking up her liui ilc tt in 1 tatting like mad. "I can bother about It today." Jiiuiie looked at her, surprised, po;-. zled. "Why, 1 can g' It us well us you dent'," lie said flatly. "It's on the i.ilile in our room, isn't It?" She threw tlowu the ttttling ami sprang up. "ill get ft myself," she saiil liercelj, and shot itilo l he adjoining i m. When .she brought him the bunk, her eyes were rimmed in great red circles, but .la ink-, fmpntleui to be oil. "ill not notjiv. or thought fin- '.-iimc en me from her cold. .s th front door hanged niter : -a: .plior bottle lu hand. Alagcie 'an.. !:. Ii in the nearest -..-inchair ui; 1 v.avi hi'l.self Up to being inisi'li'.lile. I'.ill Jamie was gone imf ail lo t l- -titoe for conscience und earn;., -m t ...' !, nod ihoiotiglily ahameii ".i.-i .'-Ii, h'T head much clearer, she -rr.-i-ell 'lis return with rising spuii :'ell pri'dpiiiiusly when he muii l... :.nit v I'Moriueil her he had Invited "vt-r tie. itlylys uml .loi'ii Tiiorntou and u .i d the Hopkins girl to sp -ml ih iw-nliig and eat plum pudding who ilicm. "uh, Juuile, why did you?" - lie :.dd drspalringly. "1 feel like niiythieg !u company tonight." Hut the guests hud been invited and there was nothing to do hut nuiKe iti-' I e- t of It. Vet. as gallantly as she tried, li, poor, little bride could not shake o.i' her homesick lorlonmess. It whs five minutes of V2 by lb llvlng-rooni co-k when the hot choco late and the plum pmMiiig In it- lda.e d' glory were bronchi in, ami as 1 1 1 tii--i stroke of midnigiit fell upon their Mlk and laughier, with lifted cups, all -prang to their feet ami drank to the in u year, deep and long. AM, that i-, except Maggie Mac K'uzle, She took only a hurried sip at her cl nhtf. then put down tier cup and ran and opem-d fie front door. "Muggier cried Jniule. "What lire you opening llie door for?" "To I. ia the New- Year, dear," she explained whh a forced gaiety. "Don't The Child Walked Straight Up to Mag gie MacKeniie. you remember we always did tt ut home';" she added tremulously. T or the land's sake !" -The love of Mike!" Kscite.l ext-lnmutlous went around, din.'ks of half muke-belleve, half real i.tn.r. while the little bride stood t iring, white-faced, Into the night it uongh she had seen u ghost, a ghost r Hobble, her own dear bairn 'or horn her heart had been crying out i' day long. Then out of the darkness into the - light living-room's light slopped n M'l-y liesh-audddood little hoy with filled, Just-oiit-of-bed hair and sin. '11 , ..nnetits put on uwry that badly m-t-d-d buttoning up. "Why, It's the poor farm's new little orphan !" somebody cried In relief. "What in the world nre you doing here, jton?" Iti.oring the others, the child walked -.nukhl up I' Maggie MncKenzle. "I'm looking for toy moih-er," he ill, a catch in his breath. Ami with her sad face now radiant, a shining light lu her eyes, (he home Kick llitle bride gathered him up lu her arms and hugged him close, "If ;t i iin l llml her, won't I do instead, darling?" she whlspeicd be iwveu kisses. Feedlno the Soldlsrt, Although he would a great deal rather he taking part In cavalry raids ('apt. John C. I'egram, for 15 years al tached to the cavalry of the United States army, Is now putting In some very hard strokes In the way of com uilssary preparedness, so that If an army truvels ou Its stomach, as It does according to tradition, the United States forces will be able to go very far Indeed. Cuptalu Pegram has been detailed by the war department to rep resent the commissary department fit the citiups of the eastern and north eastern departments. He has been In New York for some time eo-operatlnn with the hotel aud restaurant men who are enlisting cooks for the new army. Happy New Ycurioour ri'iidrr.- Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA What iMiauileWrite onYourPage? - - ""y-1 - ((ih got m ro fi eor.vu to ' fit i EJSC "TvT W ' I tfe M i 1 I P I ' x U J Cm" iliiSw TET.J y 7.H.ICH I133TAND j f i TBStw'f H lITK''..KClUMI-lHt li-. mm qmyt'i Peace and Good Will,' Good Will 1 'Acro$s the far Jutlt un hilti To listening nht pUenh cchoini? rattp, At midnight, faintly, tongs of prautr, Dim, distant sunyt, in nurdUss luyt, y'hen all the star tvgrthvr tarty. And thty, the ahcphci lx, UatcninQ lung, With btating luarts, la uue-fllkd mood Was fiii the gong onun sung, The mystir, golden tioib xmuixg, In stiaff-grmmtd Hutitudef Or were these A&ihi's anthems grand, Some dusky temple uisUn befuvt'n, When heavy censors slouly si'ung, TV ft ere sandaled imudt ns, bending, sung Out all their souls, un laved, unseen? Stcart forms stood forth, their girdles loosed, 11 iift laets U'U tiiit the midnight sky; And, trembling, hin. , hps apart, Limbs tense, whei e ullest m uncles start. And juirefiiuj arms uptais'd high. Clearer the oumf trneci swept the plain, As alt the wide world's puhf stood still, i Till subtly it ur.led !l the strain. From '.ton's hills t tm-k tiyolu, i "rcutf and gotta hill, yowl mil. Down went the stalwart shepherds tht re. In hutttbh pose, ul'h hearts aflame. . To alt the tarth from litthtehem's height, In solvit tt notches on that night. The dt ar t. new 1 angel tame. All vokea joined the solemn ehant, From David's tity to the sea; From deep Euphrates' silent tides. To Jerit ho's paltr-ahadttt sides; From Uath to Uahlee. In tvidening cirelvs. sweet and clear, j From olive grove or palm-crowned j hill, 1 Rwept buck that anthem, JI raven-born, On harps of gold, by ungi h home, "JYuit? ufid good uill, good will." I A thousand years on Time's strong tide J Have washed the shores of Change; ' Vneounted men hare loved, have died, And Life and Death, all undefled. Hat e swept cai tit's u.dcst range. lif t the harpers touch the strings, in tltoritu grander still, And o.ean's mightu voices sing, While till the earth h r chorals bring. "Peace and good will, good will. ( In humble cot on Scotia's braes, fir iUnjpt's slitmb'-ons vale, , O'er suni wept daeii., mmel trod, tm sttuw-t tou ted Alps upreartd to God. I The iih'it chords prevail 1 In vales of musk; o'er hills of burze; I ftpice-m ( nted valleys blest; I IVftcti odorous lilies swing their bells ' And sensuous, iiew-drunk aaphodels j Their honied Ups have prca't; O'er somber pines that sing of death, Or sun-ktased meadows still; O'tr land of leal, o'er land of iroe. The world-encircling chorals go, "Peace and good wt 11, good will. "When changing numbers swinging swift The t'hrtst-tide seasons bring To lands where tropic aloes grow, To rolling prairies white uHth smio. The bells of gladness ring. And children's faces beam with mirth, Ana children's glad hearts thrill; For them the angel harpers sing. For them joy-bells of Heaven rinff, "Peace and good will, good will." Maude Meredith. Love is .he aroma of life's boiled CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Ai.yb. ? . - , ,ta GLe&j&zZ, Words of Comfort For the New Year rTi' hourytatttt tias turned; the I hM few tstuuh That marked the Old Year now hare slififwit away. And in his outstretched hand the Sew Yvar hoitU The future of a lurlve month's span. Then huil Xew Year! We bid thee welcome. Thy jjifU are many, but not Vet disclnscii. With thee may come jv or sorrow, pain or loss, failure or success, hojie deferred or dreams realized. We hid thee wel come and will try to cherish and im- 1 rove thy gift of time. We greet thee willi n cheer as we undertake uur journey in thy cure. "Life, must march forward in, a column, of days." I Thoughts for I i the New Year SI IK was the tweet Marjoram of the naiad, or. rather, the herb of grace. Shakespeare. To be wetik Ik miserable. Doing, or suffering. Milton. "Paradise Lost." Blessed if he who ha found his work; let hlui ask no other blessedness. Turlyle, "Past and 1' resent." Honest toll la holy service ; faithful work Is praise aud prayer. Henry Van Dyke, "Toll ing of Felix." Hapless woman ne'er can say, "My work Is done" till Judg ment day. St. John Honey wood, Love prays devoutly when it prays for love. Hood, "Hero and Leander." Just to live Is the most lmpor turn thing In life. To Hpri'cl8tt. to mlmlrf, to enjoy, Is to posses. The law of life Id love. Love Is the one essential thing with out which we can only eilat. lieujaiulu Woodcux. Smile, Smile, Smilt. Keep that New Year -smile uu all the year. Do Not Soil the Leaf. Keep clean that new leaf yuu will turu over. Prmlllses makc dcbs and debs make more promises. The penalty of bigamy is an tx- t'' ss of moihers-in hiw. nCTTT, Onildren Ory FLETCHER'S Samuel 'Gtfr'llner Ayree. lVXC I III '' -1 Orl.' TrL'L ATTCR vi-rtrr ilyJ- Sl- of a Why SpeHd 4ll You Em?, You might get sick or hurt- be prepared for it You might want to make an investmentstart now, "Takes money to make money," you know, You might be visited by thieves or fire an account w ith us prevents loss. The saving habit is a mighty good one to jret into. We pav 4 per cent on Sav ings Accounts r$ THE BANK OF HALIFAX HALIFAX IKT.C. N. L. Stednian, P. C. Gregory. F. H. Gregory Hretudent Vnv-Prpsident Cashier. Firs Insurance I hi Bonds ! Life, Accident and Health. Plate Glass and Automobiles. Repre senting leading companies. See me about your insurance wants. L. C. DKA PER, Oflice in Green Building, WELDON, N. C. Lynn haven Bay On theihalf shell They areFinejj Properly Served Soda LunchfCrackers .""""' and Confectioneries. M.O. PAIR'S Weldon, N. C. Sanitary Soda Fountain Tcilct Articles & Medicines. INVIIATION. You are invited to openjan account with the BWK OF EflFIELD, 8 Efl FIELD, fl. C. I t Per Cent, allowed in the Savings Depart- ment Compounded Quarterly. mn-m VM 1 .. n n i - IMIPIWlgiiHiTinrnn-" eia year Ll. K moil IMM.MI...MMM.MMI.MM.MI Mi ffl -i .. W.I
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