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NeKio Preacher I'inds a Crime
Which He Cannot I'orgive.
An old negro preacher of South
ern Georgia had been given a fine
tat possum by some of his admir
ers and was keeping it in a barrel
feeding it heavily to increase its
weight, tie had decided to have
it killed the next day, when, to his
rage, it was stolen in the night
Shortly after a revival inee.ing
was being held and among those ,
who went tip to the mourner's
, bench was a certain very black Jim
i and his grief seemed uneontrolla
, ble.
"Dat's all right, mah brudder!"
the old man shouted. "Don't '
matter whut yo' done, de good
Lawd gwine ter furgibe you!"
"But All's been powerful mean," :
Jim declared, weeping.
"Is yo' stole chickens?" the old 1
man demanded.
"Oh, wuss 'en dat!"
"Good I.awd! He'p dis po'
nigger!" the old preacher entreat
ed. "Is yo used a razor?"
"Wuss dan dat!"
"Is yo'- yo' ain't done killed
anybody?"
"Wuss dan dat!"
"Den hyah's whar we tangle!"
the old man shouted, throwing
aside his coat. "De good I.awd
kin fcrgibe yo' ef he wants ter, but 1
Ah's gwine ter skin you alive!
Vo's de varmint dat stole man pos-sum!"-N.
Y. Herald.
WANTI-I) 100,000 BOYS.
Wanti:d -some bright boys, full
of cheer,
To stand at my counter as drinkers
of beer,
To fill up the ranks, without furth
er delay, ;
Of the arm v of drunkards passing 1
away,
A hundred thousand a year will just
supply
The loss to our trade from the
drunkards who die.
Send those who can toil, or have
wealth to bestow, ,
For profits are small on old drink-1
ers, you know,
Let them come from the shop, the
' school or the home.
We'll welcome them all, whoever
may come,
Let mothers surrender their sons
to our cause,
And fathers keep voting for good
license laws,
For if you vote to keep running
the mill.
You must furnish the grist or the
wheels will stand still.
-Selected.
IN THfi UAME,
Once 'there was a man who
thought Uncle Russell Sage ought
to stop work. He spoke to him
about ii. "Why get together any
more money, Mr. Sage? You
can't eat ii; yoa can't drink it.
What good will it do you?"
"Fver play marbles?" Unce
Russell asked.
"Yes, when 1 was a boy."
"Couldn't eat 'em, could you?
couldn't drink 'em, could you?
No use to you, were they!' What
did you play marbles for?" Har
! per's NX'eekly.
Women Who Wear Well.
It is asUmishinK how grtat a change a
few year of niarriinl lip' often make In
the apMaranri anil divjtnvitiun of many
women. The freshnrss, the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the hloom from a
peach which Is rudely handled, 'l'he
matron is only a dim shadow, a faint echo
of the charniini! maiden. There arc two
reasons! for this clianjre. ipnorance and
neglect. Few yono women appreciate
the shock to the system through tho
change which coiuch with ntarriuffe and
motherhood. Many nettled to doul with
the nnnleanl j vf rlrsilU ar.J w
nesses which tin often come w ith mar
riage and motherhood, not nnderslandiitK
thai this secret drain Is rotihini; thecheek
of lis freshnesa and the form of Its
fairness.
An sorely as the general health suffers
when there Is dcYajyjement of the health
of the delicate womjmorgani. ao surely
whntrHuKe organs srSvistabllshed in
bealVb the He niWFTivj t osce w itness
to the fact In fHieWd come
1 million women, have found health ana
happiness In the use of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription. It makes weak wom
en strong and sick women well. Ingredi
ents on label contains no alcohol or
harmful hahtt-forming drugs. Made
wholly of thosfl native, American, medic
inal roots most hijrhly recommended ty
leading medical authorities of nil the sev
eral h'Ihh Is of practice for the cure of
woman's peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers.or for those broken
down in health by too frequent bearing of
children, also for the expectant mothers,
to prepare the system for the coming of
bahy and making Its advent easy and
almost painlofs. there Is no medicine quite,
so good as "Favorite Prescription." It
can do no harm In any condition of the
system. It is a most intent Invigorating
tonic and strengthening nervine nicely
adapted to woman's dclicata system by
physician of large experience In the treat
ment of woman's peculiar ailments.
Dr. Pierce may he constilti'd by letter
frw of charm. Address Ir. R. V Pierce,
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Royal makes a difference in your home a difference in your health-
a difference in your cooking.
ROYAL is absolutely Pure.
"ONE OF THE BOYS."
He is 'way beyond fifty, his hair's turning gray
But still he can laugh in the iolliest way ;
He hasn't forgotten the fun in a jest ;
He tells the old stories with heartiest zest,
He knows all the new ones; he likes lots of noise
Somehow he has managed to stay with the boys.
Why, he can get up in the gray of the dawn,
And he out on the road ere the others have gone,
With his pole and his line -and he laughs long and deep
At the ones who say morning's the best time to sleep.
He is out with the boys, and not one of them peers
At the wrinkles and crow's feet that tell of his years.
He is ready to romp, or to bant, or to ride
He has never sal silent and moody, and sighed
Over vanishing youth or the days of his past,
For he says that the days of the boytime can last
Just as long as we will, that we never need part
With the wonderful thrill that they give to the heart.
He will lie on his back in the shade of the trees
And declares that he knows what is sung by the bees,
And he mimics the whistles, and calls of the birds,
Which, he says, if he likes, he could put into words,
He would rather spend hours on banks of die brook
Where the berries are red, than be reading a book.
He is 'way beyond fifty, and folks think that he ought
To devote lots of time to more serious thought -But
they wonder at him, and they envy him, too,
For he's living to-day all the days they once knew;
Hehas never lost heart with the chiefest of joys,
He has kept a young heart - he is one of the boys.
AN OLD SWEETHEART.
I only ask you to forgive, if I have wronged you so;
1 only hope you'll ne'er regret the love we used to know;
You say I'm not at fault, my dear, I ask you to explain;
Your only answer is a sigh, which fills my bean w ith pain.
Perhaps tonight we part for life, forever strangers be,
The old love letters that you sent I'll keep for memory,
And if we chance to meet some day in some far distant clime,
I'll love you then, because you were an old sweetheart of nn.ie.
Just because you were an old sweetheart of mine,
1 will always love you, dear, no matter w hen the time;
When you're feeble, old and gray, I will love you as today,
Just because I know you were an old sweetheart of mine.
Do you recall the past, my dear, our lives knew naught but bliss,
The rose inside the note you sent, with kind regards, a kiss;
'Twas then I learned to love you, and I cared for you through life,
And hoped that we would some day be happy man and wife.
Deep sorrow adorns your face where once you wore a smile,
I fear another's won your heart; you're silent all the while;
The merry twinkle in your eyes no more for me will shine,
Yet I will ever claim you as an old sweetheart ot mine.
AN ADAM1.HSS VW.S.
Perhaps the queerest city in the
world is that of Nang Harm, the
home of the royal family of Siam.
This city's peculiarity lies in the
fact that it is composed of women
and children alone
It is in the centre of Bangkok,
has high walls around it and its
population of 9,000 there is not a
single man, though the King oc
casionally pays a visit. The name
Nang Harm means "veiled wo
men." There are shops, markets, tem
; pies, theatres, streets and avenues,
parks, lakes, trees and flower gar
dens; a hall of justice, judges, ex
: ecutioner, police, generals and sol
. diers; all the positions, official and
; otherwise, being filled by women.
I The only man in all Siam who
' can enter this city is the King. It
' is the home of his family and of
i the family of the King before him.
! The ruler of Siam may have as
many wives as he pleases. F.ach
wife has her own children and
! slaves therefore a small city is
; needed to provide accommodations
! for them' all. .
Helpfulness is love in ac:ion.
in the child's health; do not imperil
use of poor baking powder.
lmv7A fl BAKIQ
Hilt Ot I H MM V TI'.AItw
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Mils. Winsi.iiw's Simitii I Nil Svkit bus
been usctl lor over fill years by millions uf
mothers for thcit chililten while tcclhinn, I
with pcrlect MiccMes. Itws.thcs thei lnld. j
sollcus the jihiiis. all:is .ill pun: cures
uind CO ic, and is tie- lc-l lilllcilv tor
liianhoca II will relieve the r little!
sultrier iniint-dia civ So'tl b, diuuits (
ini'Yiu' jMitui llie wontl. 1 w-enty-live i
cents a Imtrle Itcsureand :ik tot ' Mrs. i
Wins!. iw'. Mm IIiiiil' r-ypip. " and take no
other kind 1
tilt:n':m!eeil nndi r the Food ;ilhl Ilrtltis
A t . .1 n ne :uiili, Him; .t,al number
Itip-
lT is easy to talk of love for our
fellows, but the test comes when
in need of our love.
CASTOR I A
For Infanti and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
No man can have a place in the
kingdom of heaven who is com
placent to the ills of earth.
HcWitt's t arlsilizeil Witch lla.el Salve
do,- not merely heal on the surface; it
penet rales the piles and proa ptly relieves
pain, caused hy boils bums, scalds, ents
, 11 1 sk in diseases, tt is especially Rood
l.r p,l a Hewaie of .natations.
bold by W M Cuoea. Weidon. N. C.
You re:.icr.ucr t!ie hunger you had
" Homo cookirt" counts for much
biscuit ready when they
GOOD HUMOR.
(iood Humor Rises tit the Occas
ion and Meets Misfortune With
a Smile.
There is but little doubt that
good humor is a priceless boon.
It is the oil that smooths many a
rough place in lite which otherwise
would be very hard sledding. A
man who can smile at misfortune
: and the mistakes he has made in
j life, and has the courage to correct
! them and work manfully to make
amends, has thai in him which de-
serves success in the end. Ill hu
: mor sulks in its tent. The sun
1 shines bright enough to drive away
j the clouds of gloom which contin
; ually surround it. It has a snap
and a snail for any who may at
; tempi to point out a better way or
j offer a crumb of comfort in case
I of real need, (iood humor rises
: to the occasion and meets misfor
tune with a smile, how ever
much 1
! the heart may be pained, forget
! ting its own heart pain by lending
a helping hand to those less fortu
( tiit to. Hood humor is a fortress,
I a strong tower, w here the posses
j sor may flee to gather strength for
( a renewed battle with difficulty
and danger, (iood humor is sim-
ply invincible. A man who laughs
I at misfortune and sets his face
! bravely to do the right as God has
' given him to see it is worth more
j to the w orld by far than the snarl
, er who sets dow n amid a broken
fortune to bemoan his fate and
! make life a wilderness of woe for
every one within hailing distance.
HKitirR THAN THE LAW
Joaquin Miller, the poet of the i
Sierras, in an address at Oakland,
attacked the trusts.
"What if their sins arc legal?"
he ended. They are sms none
the less, and I wish when trusts
sin legally we could prevent the
law from protecting them. I wish
in short, we could all act as one of
our Oakland farmers did last year.
He, one day last year, found a
score of men putting up telegraph
I poles all over his best held. He
ordered !hc men away, hui ihey
wouldn't go. They showed him
a paper which gave them authori
j ty to put up their poles wherever
! they wished. The old man look
' ed at the paper, saw it was lawful,
j walked away in silence. He went
to the barn and turned a savage
I red bull into the held. The bull
' made for the men, the men fled
at top speed, and the farmer shout
ed after them:
" Show him your paper! Show
him your paper!' "Washington
Star.
ONR THOUGHT TOO M ANY.
Lawyer "Madam, I think that
when your husband takes his sober
second thought he will "
Fair Client-"Mr. Sharpe, he
has never had his second sober
thought yet." Chicago Times
Herald. .
FOLETSKOKEYTAR
Curaa Ooldai PrannU PnaumMta
WHAT WOMEN WANT IN MEN.
W oman, Sin null Jinil llenllhy,
Docs Not Want or Need a Mas
ter Il is so recently that women have
been allowed to think, or expected
to ihink, that il is not strange that
they have not expressed them
selves upon the question of what
they wain in men. They have
been brought up on the philosophy
"Be good and you'll he married,"
and il lias nol been a question of
what they like in men, but what
men like in them that counted or
w as important.
There are many women, oilier
wise fairly sensible, who openly
say they could not love a man who
did not rule them. To say that
every man, by virtue of his sex,
is meant to be the master of some
woman is utter folly. The need
of a master is not a question of
sex, but a question of ;he lack of
moral or menial stamina in the in
dividual. What do women want in men?
There are women who prefer a
man with the ability to earn a for
tune rather than one who has in
herited it. Being a good provider
will sometimes cover a multitude of
petty faults in the eyes of women
obliged to account for every penny
spent. Nor is generosity with !
money the only generosity. Wo-!
men want from men what every
. normal human being craves com
mendation and approval.
Woman, normal and healthy,
does not want or need a master.
Outside of truthfulness, honor and
courage in him, what she prizes
above all things from him are kind-,
ness. generosity and sympathy. ,
Belle Squire in May Delineator.
THEY DIDN'T THINK.
"We'll Treat f-'ather Better From :
Now On." He Shall Have the
Sunnv Room."
A feeble old man with a sad face
tottered up to a deaconess who was
waiting on a corner for a car. "Fx
cuse me," he began, "but I've
wanted to speak to you for several
days. People say that you are
kind, i do not need money, but 1
need kindness. I live with my
daughters. They they would
you be willing to come and talk to
them? They would be different. "
The deaconess took the address
'' l'ie nu,n alK' called a few days
alter. It sso tiresome to have fath
er 'round," the daughters said, 'he
is so old and childish."
With an upward prayer to God for
guidance, the deaconess tried to
give the young women a new vis
ion of duty. Father had cared for
them tenderly, and now that he
w as old and helpless, he w as entitled
to their care. After a moment of
quiet prayer the deaconess rose to
go. The older daughter with
tears in her eyes thanked her
for her words. "We'll treat fath
er better from this time on," she
promised. "He shall have the
sunny room."
A few days later, the old man,
with an almost beaming face, said
to the deaconess: "My daughters
are so kind to me now; everything
is so different. Why, they are
even planning to have a birthday
party for nie -you know I am al
most eighty years old." Then he
added with enthusiasm, "you are to
be invited to the party. "
Not many months later, in a quiet
service, the two daughters gave
their hearts to Christ. Theirs is
now a Christian home, father's
sunny room the happiest of all.
There he waits patiently the com
ing of the King " New Knglar.u
Deaconess.
Let me mail vim ftee, to 1 rove merit.
' sampies ol my IK snoop's I;, slorative and
tn Isiok on clthi'l l,.pi;.. the He:irt.
or the Kidneys. Addrcv. inc. ir. Shoup,
IJacine, Wis Tnnih - of the Stomach,
i Heart or Kidneys, aie merely sviuptoms !
oi a deeHr ullmenl. Ilon'l make the coin i
men error of treating symptous only. '
Symplon treat tm lit is treat ilur t lie t;RSt'f ;
ot your ailment and not THE CAt'SK.
J Weak stomach nerves the inside nerves ,
1 means stomach weakness alwayH. m '
1 the Heart and Kidneys as well, have their
eontiolllii(i or inside nerves. Weaken j
' these nerves, and you inevitably have weak j
j TiUil organs. Here is where t'lr. Sboop's j
Ketoralive has niiide its fame. No other'
1 remedy even claims to treat the inside
nerves Also for bloalinn, biliousness,
1 bad bicalh, or complexion, use Pr. Shoop's :
; Restorative Write for mv free book now. I
Sold by W. M Cohen. Weidon. N. C.
WHAT'S THE ANSWER.
j Some fellows take delight in get
; ting the public crazy over some
i such idiocy as "What is the plural
i of grapefruit?" Atlanta Georgian.
BMntla a Ilia htii ton Ham Hum 1nulil
jUiatalYc
Big Mtua
if
my nairis
Scraggly
uo you like it? Then why
be contented with it? Have
to be? Oh, no ! Just put on
Ayer's Hair Vigor and have
long, thick hair; soft, even
hair. But first of all, stop
your hair from coming out.
Save what you have. Ayer's
Hair Vigor will not disappoint
you. It feeds the hair-bulbs;
makes weak hair strong.
The best kind of a testimonial
11 Sold for over sixty years."
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IfaviuK buu'ht out Steel & Alexander
founders ami in;u:hiui?t.s, with nil pattern
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PEANUT MACHINERY',.,,,
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Second hand machinery lor null- cheap. Cull
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Great Reductions I
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$t To Moipietie line's, $2 75
S (l Smyrna " 8 20
'!." (Hl'Misjuette runs, Slil2 ft. 17 75
1'JJc China Malting, 10c.
i.V. " " 18c.
-ill Japanese " 17c.
J.V. " " 18jc.
li.ic W'oul Carpel inj; 40c.
Boe. Window shades, 20c.
on.- " " 37 Jc
U.V 2 yard w ide UuoUmu, 75c
T.h " 65c
(i.V Flour Oil Cloth, 4Hc
I :i."i AMIIHicrt'aipetiuir, 89c
1 40 I tin 211 Picture Frame, 95c
Wall paper, -t. 5 uod (ic per roll
a I. m. K sroi K UK
Talking Machines,
Graphophones, Kodaks,
Caineras,
ai.d supplic
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mi band at all tiuiee, at
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Pleasant to take
The new laxative. Does
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Cures stomach and liver
troubles and chronic con
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natural action of the stom
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Refuse eubatltutee. Prlo 6O0.
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FANCY GfXDBud NOVELTIES.
Bntterick'a Patterns.
H. & G. CORSETS,
Miawea at 50c., Ladies 75o.ti
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