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Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital anrl Snrplus. $40,000.
TTl O K 15 thu iustituliiiii lirirti.li'il liiikiiiic liii'ililn's I'm llus m f
M tiun. lt uliM-kluilili'is iiu.l ilm -
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years. Money in luannl u,ni aiMM.ncl
nix per ri'iitum. AvouuutH of all aiv
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AIR LINE RAILWAY
Exposition Lin
To Norfolk
THE
Jamestown Exposition
Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Va
April 26 to November 30, 1907.
Special Rates from Weldon: Coach Excursion Tickets sold Tues
days and Fridays, limited seven days, $2.15. Season tickets, $.1.85.
For rates from other points, apply to your nearest SIOAHOAUD aireut, or lepiis
"entativeu named Mow.
Unexcelled Passenger Service Via'
S. A. L. Railway
Watch for announcement of Improved Schedules.
J.K. POTEAT, C. H. QATTIS
Tieket Atrent, Wldon, N. O. Trtr. Vu. Aeot, ltileigh, N I..
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AT WKI.DON: FRIDAY, '
ii. I"-.
.'tors unw uivn i.u-ui :n- I hioi nir
N"itliiuiiplain'"iiiiliis fur many
s.runty ill tin1 Icral rail-1( interest
sulit'ili ,!.
W SMITH.
HI
AN ELOOUEN T DEEENSE
"Dey may rail ug.iinst women
as de like," said a darkey. "Dey
can't set me a gind em. I hah always
in me life found dein de fust in
peace, fust quarrel, fust in de dance,
fust in de ice cream parlor, and
de fust, best and last in de sick
room. What w ould us do widout
dem? l.e us be horn as young,
as ugly, as helpless as yer pleas'
and a woman's arm am ready to
receive us. She it am dat giv us
our fust dose oh caster ile, an' puts
cloths on our helpless, naked
limbs, cul'crs up our foots and
noses in loim petticoats, and it am
she, as we grow up, dat nil our
basket wiJ something to eat as we
start ter school and lick us when
we tear our breeches."
Tbe Farmer's Wife
la very iiireful ulMit her churn. Sha
tk'nMit it ihiiruutfhlY -liti-r uinjj. ami cue
it a sim lutli tit swcfifii it, Mie kmtwa
that ii luTi'luirn H suiir It will t;iint tin
huihT tiiitt i- niHto in it. The iMTii:ti1t is
u cliuni. in tin; stnmai'li niul il liri't i i
uiul mm iiivc tracts an jm-i; rnn i w
i'iSMt wlii. h urit ahiuist cxui tly tin
cliuriiiiis; uf hnit'T, it nut appatvnt
llit'ii that if thi- siuinarli-ohurn is luul it
ni.ikr:; foul all w Inch ts ml iulo il ?
The t il of a ft mi) p-l tn :i i-1 1 nut ulniii
llii- had tash in tin' month ami I In (oul
tin-nth etHi-t'tl liv it. It'll thn (irrnntmn of
the pun I'urrcnt (f )k ul anil tin iil--friii
1 ii 1 1 h mi (if lU-i-a-" ihpiiihniit tlio IhhI'.
Ur. I'ltTi-f's hilil.'ii Mrilical Di-cuvrry
male's tht'Miur ami f"itl slumar' fct.
I' dni-s for l ho stohiaHi w hat tln wa-hnttf
a!,l sun bath ilo f"r tl.rihitrn ah-i.luti-ly
ri tii'ivt'S every taintnii; or furruptinp t'lo-
ment, In this way it, cures hlolehes,
iimpli's, eruiiiline. siTiifiilniis Rwellinns,
Mires, or open eiitiiiiz nleers unit nil
liiimnrs nr di-ensei iirisinK from nail IiIimhI.
If j nu have hitler, nasi)', foul taste In
your liuiiith. eoaieii mniin. tout nn-am,
are weak niul easily tired, finl depn-SMnl
and tlespnnilf nt. Iiavofreituiiit lienduehes,
Hay attai'ks, Riia'.vlne or distress in stnni
aeli, luiiistliiiiteil or Irri'Biilnr tmwels, sour
or littler risings after eitiiini and poor
appetite, thi-ie syinplinni, or any enniilrr
utile nnmtieriif tiiem. imlieate Itnit you are
MitTerinu from liilimisiiess, torpid or liry
liver with llie usual aeentnpiiuylnir iudi
ir.Mtinn or il -.utuiMin and their uttemlalit
derallKemelliji.
The h,.st m-entl ltnnwn,M uHlf1
eiiivtiir ii.,- i'i;r,I W 1 1ir al.oM'syimitonis
o PjiJuIgtl&SL' Lilxili tluT
"nSJS
ruMuainil 1IL
riiisiierv. That tills Is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
If yon v. Ill hut mail a postal card request
to Dr. R. V, I'leree. HulTalo. N. Y., for a
inv ropy of iii iHHikiet of ev'riietj. from
Ihci stiilidiird medieal autlmrliles. itlvmn
the namei of all the llioredleiits enterllilt
Into hia world-famed nndleines and nhow
in what the most eminent medical men
' " 01 vum-
A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
VKUON. N. ( .. TIIl'ISSDAV. (KTOIJI'.li HI, 1!M)7
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CHASING THE RAINBOW.
I often call to mind the years when I, a simple child,
With qu. lint, faillastie sluiies was happily bewailed ;
And ever,, when aero:,', tin- '.ky ,i i.nnbuw I beiiuld,
I reculieel my l oyi.sh seaieli in lind a eiuek nf giild.
1 quite believed the story, and with eagerness profound
I dreamed of w ealth awaiting where the rainbow reached the
And in my youthful innocence I started out to make
My first vain chase for rainbow s we can never overtake.
Dull truths have come with Meeting years, I'm wiser now ihan then
Yet after all a boy's strange thoughts resemble those of men.
We're children of a larger growth and love to chase, in truth.
The same delightful phantoms that beguiled us in our youth.
We miss the honest beauty that may hide in homely facts,
The while a vague, romantic hope our longing gae attracts ;
And none of life's dull certainties can in our heart awake
Such dreams as do the rainbow s w e can never overtake.
Thus we pursue the witching tints of every hue and kind,
Tilled with an eager hope that we shall fame and fortune find;
While kindly opportunities unnoticed pass us by,
Since all our thoughts are centured on the how across the sky.
Just over there we'll grasp the prize ! A little way it seems
To where the bow of hope comes down to gladden all our dreams.
And not n n i il life's sun is set shall one of us Forsake
The rare, illusive rainbows we can never overtake.
I) 11 I i OCCl'H TO YOI I.
I n it late ii. mi's are a frcquen'
Cau.s. ill lA, a, peal aiae ul Meina-
tu:v wrinkles -
That if w c ton'; the trouble i
easi uiaiiy to "count our mercies"
must of us would lind that we have
mnl'i' In hr ill ml'1'!! fur limn in
j "
! gruilll'le ?
The "absence of occupation
not rest r"
! Thai ou cannot expect admira
tion if you never take any trouble
to deserve it?
That if you really care for a per
son vou will not say unkind things
t , or of, them
That your wife's temper, wheth-
I er good or bad, is often only
reflection of your own-
That personal remarks are sel
! dom in good taste?
, That when you meet a friend
i ,,. ,
- and SSV tO 1CT. HOW DOOl" V
. .. ! . ,
i you are looking! it is by no means
paying her a compliment'
1
1
ground,
a noon win:.
We recently received a letter
Iniiii an oid tnuui, in lhc sunset
ol life conveying to us the sad news
of the death of his wife. Among
oilier beautiful things lie sas,
"My domestic enjoyments have
been perhaps as near perfection as
the human condition permits. She
made my home the pleasantest
spot to me on earth. And now
that she is gone, my worldly loss
is perfect. " How many poor fel
lows would be saved from the pen
itentiary and the gallows and from
suicide, every year, had they been
blessed with such a wife. "She
made my home the pleasantest spot
to me on earth." What a grand
tribute to that woman's love, and
piety and common sense. How
different the testimony of an old
man recently hung For murdering
his wife whose last words before
dropping into eternity were : "1
did not intend to kill my wife, but
she was a very aggravating wo
man." Let each wife who reads
this ask herself "Which am P"
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"IS LIFE WORTH LIVING." I
An Editorial Which is a ISettcr
Sermon Thiin Muny Delivered
I runt lite Pulpit.
I'- up -mi.
Ainlvl the m a i o u and I lie audi; ,
the heartaches and disappoint- 1 ,e uian who .-.aul this was an old ;
niems, and the misery and w oe of m.m ,K pL.,1Mps k. w;1s riiinU-.
the world, many people arc prone j ing , ,1k. u.,ys l)f ,js young'
to ask themselves, alter all, is life ! nia,0d ; tK m,,,.. h is Mne
worth living? ' times true that when the white
And that is where a great mis-! C01)lL.s imo our h.ir .ui wc ,,ok
take is made. That question should b.,ck upn thc j.lvs th;lt mx sonc
never be allowed to reach the point ! K h:ls niML.r 1Ul. th.m
of discussion. We should turn; j,, i;ltcr years. Yesterdav
from it as we would shun evil, and; sccl!ls ., hr,Icr d;iv ,),., :0lav.
in a far dilferent spirit earnestly The man of bvgouc vears . ppears
ponder over the worth of living. : U) bc ., sraiucr m;, t!van lhc (,no
Selfishness narrow s ur minds lakc bv lhc 11(nv
and dwarfs our souls. We become I Making all possible allowance
i...,. .,,,.1 ....,, 1 1, , ...
ur""uu" "ml eu uccuise
all that we crave does not come to
us and abide with us. simply be
cause we crave it. That is the
surest road to misery. Living with
such a view forces one down
where it is dark and dreary and
cheerless and cold. It does not
invite sympathy or love. A strug
gle to get away from such a life
brings help to abandon that which
, , ..ii i
i.s pio.se ics.s dnvl cle.KI.
To realize that hie is worth
iiii! is to know and practice ill,,
worth of living. Its true value lies! a serious question and one that1
in helping others, not depending! should be answered fairly bv every
always on others helping you. A man. For j, is ., f.iet lhiU ,'tlL. do.
word ot whispered cheer and hope ,,. , ., ,
for the weak and faltering, charity I;,r we,e n , , , !
for the morally frail and erring tvcr shil11 liavt- It will go lurther ;
ones, sympathy and love for the1 for us; that is, its purchasing pow-
despondent and sorrowful. Life !er is greater, because we shall look
is worth living lo the man of whom llH)rc cosdy t0 ,lc ,,jllc we llUy. !
at the end ot the journey, it may c,., ,u,i., , . . ,
be truthfully said : "He lived to! ,. omdlody1 0,Kt said 'h' , , i
bless mankind. He found and ! llltle dirt SIlcks 10 every dolhlr' I
knew the worth of living. If the I hut Ben Franklin gave the lie to
world is ever dark, it is dark with ' that a century ago. The earned
such a man beneath the sod. ; dollar is a clean dollar, but i
Life is worth living for the on-: ,he dollar obained b Je i
portunity it gives for doing good, , . . . . , ' i
for smoothing the rough pathway J ceit- fraud' low scheming or even
of the weary and heavy laden, fori i" ways that are just inside the
recognizing the brotherhood of 1 law but in violation of spirit, is a
man and practicing it in our daily
intercourse in social and business
life. Turn from gloomy and
moody selfishness, and get out
where there is light and love and
cheer, and blessings will follow
surety as the earth is refreshed
and,' clean and sweet after the storm
ani rain has passed.
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DIRTY DOLLAR AND THE CLEAN.
'The Ouestimi 1't.ed to lie- W ith ;
N oun); Men, W here Can I Enrn
a Dollar ?' I'.ut Now it is:
" lu re Can I lii t a Dollar j
II In. Ill j iUillily II. ' "
tor ,MS eiiiofuig which retrospect
gives to men and things, it is nev-
ertheless profitable for us to stop
long enough to ask ourselves how
it is in our ow n lives. Is it a fact
that the old man stales for us a
truth' Do we really spend more
time in looking for some way to
gel the dollar w iihout earning it
than we do m good, honest wank?
To admit that would be to adinii
livthat men are less honest than they
were in ine past
Is ii true? Itisi
i dirty dollar and will taint any man's
life.
Stick to the honest dollar. We
! can get enough of them to last us
through life and provide for the
! helpless ones, and any more are
' useless. If they are dirty dollars
the more we leave the greater the
curse.
NO. l!"
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