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Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
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Stale of Nonh Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Vi'eldon Depository.
C ap itai an a Sarpl as, $40,000.
l'or more than lifteen years this institution has provi'ltM luuikin facili
ties for this Hection. Un HtoeklmhltTH mid tlireettirs have heen itlentilietl
with the business interests of Halifax ami Nnitliurnpton eoiuitu-M for
many years. Money is loaned upon approved security at the lejral rate of
interest si x per centum. Accounts oi all are suluMtcd.
The surplus ami unduidt'd pmtits liavuiif reaehttl a sum eual to the
Capital Stock, the Hunk has, coiniurticimr January 1, lhiK, estal)lhed a
Savings Department allowim? interest on tunc dcpttsils as follows: For
ItepoHils allowed toreinain lliit'c mi'titli or longer, 2 per etnl. six
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W. K. OAN1KI., I hi. II. U. I. i:VIS, V. K. SMITH,
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SEABOARD
GOODBYE MOTHER.
Was liver Other Love Like This?
It is recorded that when the
; plague broke out in a little village
of Italy, the children of one house
were taken first. The parents
watched them but only caught the
disease they could not cure. The
whole family died. Then across
the street, in the home of a poor
laborer, who was absent all the
week, returning only on Saturday
; to bring his scanty earnings, the
; disease next began. The wife
' felt herself attacked in the night
by the fever. When morning ;
dawned she was worse, and be-1
fore night the plagued spot showed
itself. She remembered the terri-;
ble fate of her neighbors. She '
i knew she must die, but, as she J
. looked at her dear boys, she re-1
solved not to communicate death
to them. She therefore locked j
: the children in the room, and ;
snatched the bedclothes, fearing i
they were already impregnated :
with the dreadful germs, and with
them left the house. She even ;
denied herselt the pleasure ol a
, last embrace. Oh! think of the
heroism which enabled her to con
! quer feelings and leave home with
all she loved to die ! Her oldest
' child saw her from ' the window.
"Goodbye, mother," said he, with
a tender voice, wondering why '
she left so strangely. "Goodbye,
mother," repeated the youngest
child, stretching his little hands out
of the window. The mother
paused. Her heart was drawn to
wards those little ones, and she
was on the point of rushing back,
j She struggled hard, while the tears
; rolled down her cheeks, at the
sight of her helpless babes. At
length she turned from them. The
children continued to cry. "Good
bye, mother," until their voices
died away, and the mother with an
anguished heart, entered the house
of those who were to bury her. In
a short time she died, and with her
dying breath commended herhus-
! band and children to the care of
i heaven. Was ever other love like
, thai ? Only once, when for the
; plague smitten race it hung in
bleeding mercy on the cross. Ex
hibitions of a mother's love, though
not so striking as this, are by no
means rare. Live where she may,
; and how she will, "a mother is a
i mother still, the holiest thing
alive."
NO TEARS NOR HILLS.
In the days when Rowley
Hill was bishop of the Isle of
Man one of his clergymen bear
ing the nnnte of Tears cimio to
say adieu to bishop on getting
preferment. The parson said:
! "(iood-by, my lord. I hope we
' may meet again, but if not here
in some better place."
The bishop replied, "I fear
the latter is unlikely, as there
are no Tears in heaven."
: "No doubt," wittily answer
ed the parson, "you are right
1 that our ehance of meeting is
small, as one reads of the plains
of paradise, but never of any
Hills there." London Chronicle.
AIR LINE RAILWAY
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 12, 1908.
These arrivals and departures are only as infor
mation for the public and are not guaranteed, and
are subject to change without notice.
liven a poet will stumble unless
he is sure-footed.
Trains will leave WELDON as follows:
No. 32 tor Portsmouth and Norfolk at 7.25 a. m.
No. 38 for " " " "t 2.57 p. m
No. 41 for Raleigh and points South at 12.07 p. m.
No. 33 through train South at 11 03 p. m.
For further Information relative to rates, sched
ules, etc., apply to
CLEVELAND CARTER,
Ticket Agent, Weldon, N. C.
Or write to
C. U. (JATTIS,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. C.
"The Blood Is The Life."
Sclcnro baa never gone bryond the
above dimple staU-au nt iif ncrtpturo. tut
It has IllumliiaUii tint fetaUMiienl and
given It a moaniiiK ever bruadrnlnir with
the liicri'aHiiiK bruuillli of knowledge.
When the bloml Is "bad" or Impure It
la not alone the IkmIjt wuk'b suflVra
throuxh ulsvana. The brain la alio
cloudl, She nilnd and Juilgoment are
rt, an Jtiuny an evil deed or Impure
thoyhtniMjHrKtly traced to tha
rmpwyol llie UtiHU fr'uuumpurp bl0"4,
can be made rmr- l.v Hi,. ..f trf
rifu.-' Cuium m.k,.; uVuni. jj
c"r"'rir ltl"1 'he Ii'iH thereby
curing, pimplua, bkitrhra, eruption! and
other cutaneoua affections, aa eciema,
tetter, or salt-rheum, hives and other
manifestations of Impure blood.
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In the cure of scrofulous swellings, en
larged glands, oien eating ulcers, or old
son, the"()o)dun Medical Discovery "has
performed the most marvelous cures. Id
cases of old sores, or open eating ulcers.
It Is nell to apply to the open sores Dr.
Pierre's All-Healing Naive, which pos
sesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the sore In con
Junction with the use of "(iolden Medical
Discovery " as a blood cleansing consU
tutlonal treatment. If your druggist
don't happen to have the "All-Healing
Salve In stock, you can easily procure It
by Inclosing fifty-four cents In postage
stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, 063 Main St,
Buffalo, N. Y., and tt will come to you by
return post. Most druggists keep It as
well as the 'Golden Medical Discovery.'
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You can't afford to accept any medicine
of unfmou'tt comporfMon as a substitute
for "Golden Medical Discovery," which If
a medicine or enowr coupokitior,
having a complete list of Ingredients In
plain English on It bottle-wrapper, the
name holng attested as correct under oath.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pelleta regulate
wd tsvljrxaU itoraaca, liver and boweia,
LITTLE FEET.
A NOBLE ORDER.
UONSCIENCE DEBT.
RY LUZAH!
AKHUS ALLLN.
Two little feet, so small that both may nestle
In one caressing hand
Two tender feet upon the untried border
Of life's mysterious land;
Dimpled, and soft, and pink as peach-tree blossoms
In April's fragrant days
How can they walk among the briary tangles ?
Edging the world's rough ways?
These rose-white feet, along the doubtful future,
Must bear a mother's load;
Alas! since woman has the heavier burden
And walks the hardest road.
Love for a while will make the path before them
All dainty, smooth and fair;
We cull away the branches, letting only
The roses blossom there.
But when mother's watchful eyes are shrouded
Away from sight of men,
And these dear feet are left without her guiding,
Who shall direct them then ?
How will they be allured, betrayed, deluded
Poor litile, untaught feet !
Into what dreary mazes will they wander?
What dangers will they meet?
Will they go stumbling blindly in the darkness
Of sorrow's tearful shades ?
Or find the upland slopes of peace and beauty,
Whose sunlight never fades?
Will they go toiling up ambition's summit,
The common world above ?
Or, in some nameless vale, securely sheltered,
Walk side by side with Love ?
Some feet there be which walk life's track unwounded,
Which find but pleasant ways;
Some hearts there be to which this life is only
A round of happy days.
But these are few. Far more they be who wander
Without a hope or friend;
Who find their journey full of pains and losses,
And long to reach the end.
How shall it be with her the tender stranger,
Fair-faced and gentle-eyed,
Before whose unstained feet the world's rude highway
Stretches so far and wide?
Ah, who may read the future? For our darling
We crave all blessings sweet
And pray that He who feeds the crying ravens
Will guide the baby's feet.
ONCE IN A WHILE.
BY tXLA WHEELER TILCOX.
It is easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while is the one who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong,
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years;
And the smile that is worth the praises of earth
Is the smile that shines through tears.
It is easy enough to be prudent
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of sin
Is luring your soul away.
But it's only a negative virtue
Until it is tried by tire,
And the life that is worth the honor of earth
Is the one that resists desire.
By the cynic, the sad, the fallen,
Who had no strength for the sirife,
The world's highway is cumbered to-day
They make up the sum of life.
But the virtue that contucis passion,
And (he sorrow that hides in a smile,
It is these that are worth the homage of earth,
For we find them but once in a while.
TWO VARIETIES ON THE SAME
TREE.
Jacob Lewis, of Cove Creek,
has a freak in the form of a cherry
tree. The tree in question is of
the red heart variety and is some
30 years old. Each year one of the
limbs, four inches in diameter, is
loaded with black hearts while the
rest of the tree sticks to the red
variety. One would naturally
suppose that the tree was grafted,
but Mr. Lewis has known the tree
since it was set out and says no
such thing has been done. Will
some scientist please explain?
Watauga Democrat.
As to the trouble in your chest,
the doctor should have the key.
PHILOSOPHY.
Charge of a Master Mason to
Son.
Mis The Sum
Tohil Is
550.000.
More Than
"My sun, ilii ymi realize what
has been iIuih- fur you. In your
after life, as vnu inure and tin in
master the priifoiiml teaeliines
and e.xperieiiee the softening
iulliieliees of the urdtT.ynu will
undergo mental growth you
never thought possible.
"Tonight you hrc nine a mem
ber of an order of friends a ml
brothers that has formed t lie
; basis for the greatest adviinee
', ii it'll t accomplished by the liu
! man family.
"Yon are now a member of
the most noble oiiler that has
existed among men. From its
inception thel wisest, noblest,
i bravest and best of the race,
, have been its members, and
I their wisdom, and the heroism
and purity of their lives lias not
only served to retain the order
in all its ancient purity. hut has
, shed about it a Mood of light
and glory that has illuminated
I the world.
Just a few days ago the Secre
tary of the treasury leceived
$S, ODD in currency 'mm a man in
Jersey (,iiy who said he was con-seiencc-Mrickcii
al li cm;: taken
s,t)()i) tioni die :.ivi.ni:iim sev
eral year-. a;M. I alike a ureal
many oilier repeiit.iiu hljicrs iliis
man says he has sent in from time
to time an aggregate of ;f 4(1,000
more than four-fold of llie original
amount taken. 1 he lellcr was. un
signed and there was no clue to she
identity 'if the writer.
The lirst contribution to the con
science fund so-called, for there is
no separate fund, was made in
1810 when a man from a small
town in New York State sent in
one dollar. No more was return
ed until 50 years later when
$(i,000 was sent to the treasury
anonymously a case that was
widely published and set
an example which brought in con
tributions rapidly. The largest
sum to be returned as a result of
1 1'iiv" f'iun'1 a trli'l nca v- rure fnr Ilhoi.
ITiiitl-m! N .1 ji r.-iii.-'l v tluil. wjil k.i ni ;i:l;"'i I lit)
di'.lnrl.'i! !ti:ilis of rli runic ropi'li', nur turn liif
K.vmtlis l.urk l-i II. Mil HiMiu. 'I liul U liiiliiiil.ln.
H'l' I rim ninv ur.'ly kill tliu lnuns uml li.nu'.i ol
tliloli'l.inniMi' iln-iwi,
111 -Tiimiiy Willi a Clii-tni-it ill thp City of
Piinn.liiai-I l.iuna til.- l;i-t l!iKr."!i.'iit ivilti
wim I I J r -I ni.. - llli. -111111111. li"ni.'l iml
a Kif. .l.-'l. ii' i i.e.;.. i.iviM-ii.l Without
tlmt l.i-t ii.iiri-'ii-nt. 1 iiii i-.r-i.-fnl ly trrat'-il iiuinv.
niimv i;i-' - oi 1:1 "ni i-in ; l.iilliou' lit ln-t. It nm.
lorn, v ri;o . a l rural. i.i ni-. s o( II, i. li.-p-tof. .p,
lion Ii I r- a. I. ! .I.-;...- 'I In- oiirM 1 k" n, nil lr
V 11 -I. . loOln 1 .1. 1'. 1.." limit ir 1 'O. I. wrlll IioLlOiViI
ai a i n-- iiwiiv n: .-r il. io I. on of tin rn ly ns
Ir.'.'.v h. il ..'. .iujr.ir i!-'i toM-a to mni wilt-r.
Arl I In n. n l. 'i a -...lV"'l. tlr i iiiiolioun IvimloH
Ir . 'l .a. In. In ti -i M-t"ln. an t lit- nuiio r,l
Kt ri.ilori I- j.".!,.. f "r. i-r 'I InT" I now no
fill n I -no a- r i ... 1 ri n. lo .ulT.-r looir. r Willi.
OUtarll' It. fa. mi'! Ill loll! l.-lirn rrroiiilUHii
Dr. Shoop's
Rheumatic Remedy
All Dealers.
'Swear, my son, to be true stricken conscience was $12,000,
I and faithful to the teachings
j of this order, and let no hasty
word or thoughtless act bring
I a blot upon this institution, or
cast a cloud over the memory
' of the great men who have in
sent over from England. The sum
total so far is more than $550,000.
Not as much money is being stolen
as formerly or consciences do not
prick men as they used to, for
there has in the past few years
our
Stomach
Mo apretite, loss ol strength, nervous-n-.ss,
h'laache. ccnr.tipation, bad breath,
giral debiliiy, sour nsh.pt, and catarrh
of i:i :jtoi-.ia:,h are all due lo Indigestion.
Krdal rei-cvr.s i; d ?r.tbn. Tina ne discov
er ri-f.r- SGias the natural juices cf d ifes
tici:. a:, they ex;-.! in a healthy stomach,
corr.binc'J 'With the greatert known tonio
ai.i lecai-stru-l'.vs properties. Kcdol lor
d .pensia Goes not or.Iy rei.eve Indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
he.ps all stomach, troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr. li S Pali, of Ravflnir oil. W, Va,, saTII
'' 1 wastr'jurled with Bear Ihmach for twenly years.
fC '.in rure4 ms er.d we are now using It In milk
or bany."
Kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bolt'iis only. Relieves tndiEcstlon, sour stomach.
boichrt; : I en. et;.
Prepared by E. O. D.WITT & CO.. CHICAGO.
all theglorioiispast stood where been a decided decline in the rt- ,,
we now stand.
"Let your c induct in your af
ter life correspond with the
principles of Jiasonry, a id my
remaining year.i will pass away
with pleasure and satisfaction.
"Ever reiiiembe.' that Mason
ry is a shield and int a sword.
That within its sleeping tents,
if your life is pure and just, you
miitances sent to the treasury for ,
the purpose of easing the consci-,
ence. "The decline of the fund," i
says an official of the treasury, "is
not due to the fact that the world
is growing belter, but that people
have not the consciences they once I
had. There is just as much pil- (
fering in the government as there i
ever was. In other words, con-:
il l.v W. M. 1 -..Ik-is, UVI.lon, N. ('.
OROROE C. OREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
iNuti.iiuil I'.unk IlinMini;)
Weldon, N. C.
may ever lind protection from science is not doing its work; it is
held in check." The Pathfinder. ,
the evil intentions of ynii.- ene
mies; but that Masonry does
not foster or protect the wrong
doer, that it cannot be made a
bwnnl by which unjust warfare
can be made against voiir fellow
man or your country.
'All its principles, all its
i teachings, all its mysteries tend
to the elevation and puiilica
i tion of man. I need but to re
mind you of the awful moment
when you realized you were be
ing made a Master Mason, bow
you shuddered at the possibili
ty of crime, and with what love
and admiration your heart
turned toward every virtue.
"You are not an orphan in
Masonry. You are a legit imate
heir to all its rights, benefits
and privileges; you are the son
of a Mason who reveres its
teachings and stands uncover
ed in the presence of its sublime
mystery.
"You are no longer my son
only, but you are my brother
also, and when my life shall
draw to its close I hope to walk
(Uiwn into the dark waters of
death steadied by the arm of
toy son and brother, and with
a til m hope in that immortality
of the soul, and a confidence in
the all saving power of the Lion
of the tribe of dudah; so beau
jtifully taught in the instruc-
tions you have received to
night, may I fearlessly push oil'
I my little bark and reach that
j beautiful and blissful shore,
j where the wicked cease from
I troubling and the weary are at
! rest, cheered by the happy re-
flection that my son has proven
himself worthy of the great
honor that to-night has been
conferred on him." Masonic
Observer.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
The Government is .he targes, ft0numentS
individual purchaser of electric
lamps in the country. It buys;
S50,000 annually.
Marriage at an early age is fre
quent in Mexico. Recently a boy
of Hi and a girl of 14 were mar
ried in the capital.
Laplanders are the shortest peo
ple in Europe, the men averaging
I feet 1 1 inches, the women 3 feet
9 inches.
The "rolling stones" of Austra-'
lia placed on a fairly smooth sur
face will soon roll together in a ;
group. They contain a magnetic
ore.
i
JimSi,
AND
Gravestones.
We PAY tiik FREICHT
" GUARANTEE SAFE
DELIVERY . . .
Altf.lCMT STUCK III the South
.ustiati'J ( iitalngnc Free.
THE COUPER MARBLE WORKS.
(Dstal.lishi.l IMS.)
i lUink t., Sdifolk, Va.
l '.ll lo 1
1HIV - lV
There were Xsm
the German miner
the winter semesters,
S.3 per cent, of the
ance.
foreigners at
i.ies during
constituting
total attend-
New York city has the third
largest German population of any
city in the world, only Berlin and
Hamberg being a head of it.
There are more firemen killed
and injured in the performance of
their duties in New York city than
in any oilier city in the world.
. If all the Bell telephones made
each year were blended into a sin
gle instrument it would be nearly
300 miles high and w eigh 4,000
tons.
SIMILAR KIM).
Very Serious
It is a very serious matter to aslt
for one medicine and have the
wrong one given you. For this
reason we urge you in buying
to be careful to get the genuine
BLAcWraugHT
Liver Medicine
The reputation of this old, relia
ble medicine, for constipation, in
digestion and liver trouble, is firm
ly established. Xt does not imitate
other madicines. It is better than
others, or it would not be tho fa
vorite liver powder, with a larger
sale than all others combined.
SOLD IN TOWN Ft
HAD ECONOMY.
Don't blame the world for the
trouble that is in it, just try to
steer clear of it.
Count yourself happy in this
world if you just get light enough
to see ten steps ahead of you.
Satan may sometimes masque
rade as a gentleman, but he can't
find anybody who is willing to give
him a certificate of good character.
DIFFERENT WAY.
1 A southern gentleman recently
I at a banquet in Washington related
j the Following story about a certain
i philanthropist he knows at home.
He said :
"My friend heard of a negro
family that was reported in desti
tute circumstances, and, calling at
their home, he found the report clothes on that line, Johnny?"
true. The family consisted of "Yes, sir," was the reply,
a son about 1 5 years old and three "Indeed," said the examiner, a
young children. After hearing little disconcerted, "and what sort
the mother's story, he gave the of clothes?"
"Now, boys," said the school-;
master, during an examination in
geography, "what is the axis of
the earth ?"
Johnny luistd Ins lui.iu pi uiiipt-
ly.
. "The axis of the earth," said
'Johnny, proudly, "is an imaginary
line which passes from one pole to
the other, and on which the earth
, revolves."
"Very good," exclaimed the
teacher. "Now, could you hang
WALTER E. DANIEL,
ATTORN HY-rtT-LA'Or,
U i;i.H)N, N. V.
rrui'tuvN in ih.' I'.iuitN i.f llulil'iix aiut
Niiilliiiiiipluii mi. I in tin' Smiiii'IIH' mid
IV. IituI I'oinlH. i i.lli'i'liiiiiM iiiii-lr in nil
pull nf Nurlli I 'milium, llniiii'li ullii't
ill Halifax tipi n eii'iy M.ni.liiy.
KILL the COUGH
AND CURE the LUNGS
WITH
Dr. King's
Hew Discovery
PR TOR
HIK bT uwt.na kv, sion.
s vi, VQLDS Trial Bottle Frie
Ar ' I THROAT AND IUNG TROUBLES.
GU. T at NTEED SATIBFACXO&V
OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Solomon was a wise old man,
As wisdom used to go;
Hut in his day there wasn't
So awfully much to know.
The man who really appreciates
single blessedness is doubly blessed.
oldest son a bright silver dollar,
saying :
"Here, my lad, take this dollar
and get a turkey for the Christmas
dinner."
"No sooner was he gone when
the mother said in a stern voice to
her son:
" 'Heah, Jackson, you done gib
me dat dollar, and go git dat turkey
in de nachral way.' "
"Imaginary clothes, sir."
To fall into the river of love,
the masses needn't go to Fall
River, Mass.
Love laughs at locksmiths. In
fact, locksmiths won't even keep
the wolf from the door.
OASTOniA.
,1 IIH MI1S IMI nra Ulnars nemm
Bigaatan
f
.romi-lly ottlnm.il, or F RETURNED.
IO VIARS'EXPgRIINCE. Uur CHAROI1 ARI
THK LOWEST. H. inl itimlel, pIioU) ut kttlrli tor
iiwrl wnn li uinl lm ivpnrt ou imU'iitliltlllljr.
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