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Siate of Nonh Carolina Depository.
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with the business interests of Halifax and Northampton counties for
many years. Money id loaned tion a. proved security at the Iciral rate of
interest six per centum. Accounts of all are solicited.
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NEW GUINEA COURTSHIP.
All the Proposals of Marriage are I
Made by Women. j
Away off in the strange island of
New Guinea it is leap year all the j
limi in one important sense, for
out there all the proposals of mar
riage are made by women. It is
considered beneath the dignity of
the male inhabitants of New Gui
nea to even notice a woman, and
consequently, the women perforce
must notice the men and must start
any idea of weddings, etc.
So when the island belle of New
Guinea becomes in love she
promptly sends a piece. of string to
the sister of the lucky man. If he
has no sister she sends it to his
mother or to some female relative
this because the man and his
male relatives are assumed to be
above taking any steps toward ac
quiring a wife.
Then the sister says to the man
involved: "Brother, I have news.
So-and-so is in love with you." If
inclined to matrimony the man
makes an engagement to meet the
enamored lady. When they meet
it is alone, and they either decide
to wed or drop the entire proposi
tion at once. There is no court
ing, for the man is not allowed,
theoretically at least, to waste any
time on a woman not even en
ough time to make love to the lady
or to allow her to make love to
him.
The betrothal is announced, and
the engaged man in New Guinea
is branded on the back with char
coal, but the woman's mark of en
gagement to wed is actually" cut
into her skin and is never allowed
to completely vanish. If either
one decides to break the engage
ment nothing can be done by the
offended party.
- If the girl decides that, after all,
site sent the little piece of string by
mistake the man is apt, however,
to catch her some time alone and
beat her. If the man jilts the wo
man her relatives often hunt him
up and administer a sound drub
bing. Blood, however, is seldom
shed, as the breaking of these wo
men made engagements is not
deemed a very serious matter.
Though the women propose the
weddings in New Guinea, the con
dition of the wife is miserable and
unjust in the extreme. The girl is
merely the property and slave of
the husband. He can beat her
unrebuked and even kill her with
impunity if she incurs his enmity.
HEATHFL'L TOMBSTONE.
Nobody ever dies in Tombstone
unless they brought it "with'm,"
or fall into a (50 foot -vertical shaft,
or buy an automobile, or "sass"
their niotiier-in-law, or try to thaw
out powder, or mistake cyanide of
potassium fot sugar, or start off a
county seat removal racket. Some
die of old age, some old partners
of Daniel Boons, but none has
ever been known to die from phys
ical irregularities contracted in
Tombstone aside from the above
mentioned causes and occasionally
an abnormal tightness about the
throat, superinduced by a coil of
manila rope, or from a cold caught
through a hole made by a 45.
Tombstone Epitaph.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIAs
Some matrimonial alliances are
defensive and all are expensive.
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The Best
Spring Medicine
TAKE IT NOW
To wake up your liver which
has become torpid during the
Winter.
SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR
will ckar the eye, steady the
hand, stimulate digestion.
PURIFY THE BLOOD
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roa can av all iwucoisTt
Tbe finest, moat tasteful and
wholesome biscuit, cake and pas
try s.re made, v.ilh Royal Bak
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Royal is the only Baking Powder
made (rein
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BEYOND.
It seemeth such a little walk to me
Across to that strange country, the Beyond;
And yet not strange, for it has grown to be
The home of those of whom I am so fond;
They make it seem familiar and most dear,
As journeying friends bring distant regions near.
So close it lies that when my sight is clear
I think that I can see the gleaming strand;
I know, I feel, that those who have gone from here
Come near enough to touch sometimes my hand.
I often think, but for our veiled eyes,
We should find that heaven round about us lies.
I cannot make it seem a day to dread
When from this dear earth I shall journey out
To that still dearer country of the dead,
And join the last ones so long dreamed about;
1 love this world, but I shall love to go
And meet the friends who wait for me, 1 know.
I never stand about a bier and see
The seal of death on some well loved face
But that I think, "One more to welcome me
When I shall cross the intervening space
Between this land and that one over there;
One more to make the strange Beyond seem fair."
And so for me.'there is no sting to death,
. And so the grave has lost its victory;
It is but crossing with a bated breath
And white, set face a little strip of sea
To find the loved ones waiting on the shore,
More beautiful, more precious than before.
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
MY JEWELS.
I have treasures laid up in the City of God
Bright jewels that never can rust;
For a while they were dwellers in caskets of clay,
But those caskets are now in the dust.
And as here in the light of this beautiful eve
I number them all o'er and o'er,
1 say to myself in that city above,
I will find my lost jewels once more.
The feet that went down in the river of death
As 1 stood on life's desolate sand,
Are walking in gladness the streets of pure gold,
That run through that beautiful land.
The lips that tenderly whispered my name
Ere they closed in the silence of death,
Will speak to me yet in the Eden of love,
Where life is no longer a breath.
The dear hands that lovingly clung to my own
As they grew in death pulseless and cold,
Are learning fresh lessons in the City of God.
Or sweeping harpstrings of gold.
The eyes that turned on me with love to the last
Now beam in eternity's light.
They see in His beauty the King on the throne,
And gaze on His face with delight.
The dear Lord who gave them and took them away
Will not leave me forever alone;
He will give them all back to my bosom again,
When I go where my loved ones are gone.
Scujincjs of
Being the Confessions of the Seven Hundredth
Wife and Translated by Helen Roland for
the Washington Herald.
Hearken unto my counsel, my daughter, and thou shall fear not any
man. For a woman is as the X in algebra, an unknown quantity; but
a man is an almanac riddle, to which the answer is always easy.
Tremble not when he blustereth, for he is like unto the March
Wind, which roareth and roareth but accomplished! nothing. Hearken
unto him silently, and when he hath done speaking go thine own way
untroubled, for, behold! he hath taken it all out in words.
Yea, all the days of thy married life thou shalt rule the roost; for in
matrimony he that getteth his say seldom getteth his way.
When a man declaimeth loudly against marriage, agree with him,"
saying, "Verily, it is as thou hast described, an unattractive thing, and
I am a confirmed old maid," but proceed to collect thy trousseau and
have thy calling cards printed in his name, for thou shalt need them.
Yet be not deceived by a mild man, nor by him who seemeth easy;
for when such an one striketh a decision he sticketh thereto even as
chewing gum to the fingers of a babe. He answereth not back norar
gueth the point with thee because he hath no intention of doing that
which pleaseth him not. Many shall waste the years of their youth upon
him because he looketh like a good thing; but the maid that seeketh to
draw him into matrimony against his will is as one that seeketh to sof
ten a cheap shoe or coax a cat into the water.
Verily, my daughter, a bear that growleth can be tame and led around
upon a chain; but a fox that goeth softly wandereth where he listeth,
nor falleth into a trap, nor calleth any woman "master I" Selah I
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4trs. Solomon
HE FED THE STAFF.
Fine Dinner For a Hungry Crowd
on a Small Capital.
Years ago the late Senator E.
W. Carniac-k was editor of the
Xashvillo Democrat, a paper
that had a precarious lifo and
flickered out on Thanksgiving
day.
When the stall' came around
on Thanksinvino; afternoon
Cannark met the announce- j
taunt that the paper was dead !
and they were all without jobs. !
This was sadder than it seems
now, for the paper had not
been pay ing salaries for some
time.
"Boys," said Carmaek, "it's
all over. The sheet is dead.
But we shall not want for a
Thanksgiving day dinner. How
much money have we?" A
search of all pockets showed
$1.7(1.
"Plenty," said Mr. Carmaek,
"Come with me."
They went to the best restau
rant and sat down, and Car
mack ordered a sumptuous din
ner,with turkey and everything
complete. After the dinner
was over and the diners were
smoking the hest cigars the
house had, Carmaek called the
waiter in his grandest manner
and said: "Boy, you have
served us admirably. We are
more than pleased. Here is a
small sum to compensate you
for your trouble and as a slight
token of our gratification.''
"Thank yo', boss," grinned
the waiter; "thank yo'. But
how about this yere check of
19.70 for that dinner you all
just had?"
"Boy!" exclaimed Carmaek,
"what is your status here? Are
you the waiter or are you the
financial manager of this con
cern?" " 'Deed, I's only a waiter."
"Well, then, said Carmaek,
"don't trouble yourself about
the financial affairs of the
place. Leave that'to the man
ager." . And he stalked out, fol
lowed by the feasted stall".
But he paid when fortune
smiled again. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
EVERYBODY SWEARS BY HIM.
"Who's the best known man
in this township?" queried the
advance agent for the medicine
show.
"Well, young feller," an
swered Uncle Silas Seaver slow
ly, as he carefully packed the
tobacco in his black pipe." Jack
Seymour holds that record
about now, by eatin' the fust
new potatoes from his own
garden, tho' Hank Calkins is a
close second with his new peas
Aunt Sarah Stanton is attract
in' considerable attention with
her flock of eighteen light hrah
nias with an egg record of 12
dozen in eight days, tho same
bein' writ up In the Smithville
Banner, An' Wallis Weaver is
huildin' a new hip-roof barn.
But I guess everything consid
erin', Squire Hamilton's about
the most popular man about
these parts now. Everybody
seems to swear by the squire,
seein's he's jest been elected
assessor." Judge's Library.
Won't Slight a Good Friend.
"If I ever neeil a couifli tneilicine
again I know what to if el," declares
.Mrs. A. L. Alley, of Heals, Me., "for, af
ter Usui)! ten bottles of lr. king's New
Ihseovery, ami seeing its excellent re
sults in my own family ami others, I am
convinced that it is the hest medicine
made for ( oughsf Cold ami Lung I rou
ble." Every one who tries it feels that
way. Relief is felt at onccand its quick
cure surprises you. For IltonchitiB,
Asthma, Hemorrhage, Croup, I.al irippe,
Sire Throat, pain in chest or lungs its
supreme, ftlc. anil $1. Trial bottle free,
(iuaranteed by all druggists.
A girl can't see why it's so very
wrong for her to deceive other
people when she does it herself.
If you expect to get the original Car
bolixcd Witch llaiel Salve, you must he
sure it is HeWitt's Carbolizeil Witch
Hazel Salve. It is good for eta, burns,
and bruises, and iB especially good for
piles. Hefuse substitutes.
sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
And the proof of the political
pudding lies in the plum distribu
tion. What a lot or near-truth comes
out in a political campaign!
Child rort Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
BRIGHT NORTH CAROLINA PENS.
Witty Dashes Made by Writers in
Our (iood Old State.
Finally, brethren, pray more
and prey less. Greensboro Rec
ord. The man who orders spring
chicken for Sunday dinner at this
season, gets only the bill. New
Bern Sun.
Some men are so particular they
demand a receipt even when they
Pay their respects. New Bern
Sun.
One thing about politicians, if
they bury the hatchet, they will
certainly mark the spot. New
Bern Sun.
The fisherman is the most anx
ious man in these parts. The
weather will not give him a show
ing. Greensboro Record.
A few hens at large can "bring
up" vegetables in the garden about
as readily as they do their broods.
Greenville Reflector.
Carry Nation cannot get away
from the hatchet. She now pro
poses to raise chickens in Arkan
sas. Raleigh News and Observer.
The eyes are the windows to the
soul, and the glasses are the panes
which speak to all not to throw
stones. New Bern Sun.
Never mind, President Taft will
hand out pie to all the Republicans,
but with many it wilt be lemon pie.
Wilmington Star.
After all the "interests" get the
protection desired what's going to
become of the fellows who have no
"interests?" Wilmington Star.
We would like to see one ques
tion raised in Congress on which
all the Democratic members agree.
It would be such a novelty. Wil
mington Star.
The Young Turks were asked
by Abdul Hamid to be liberal with
him as to his household. They
were. We note that they allowed
him four wives. Greensboro Tel
egram. If some North Carolina towns
have anything like the population
tney claim now their growth since
the last government census has
smashed all records. Winston
Sentinel.
One of the most exasperating
things to a man about trying to
marry a girl is how he nearly
always succeeds.
The only way to end a family
argument is never to begin it.
In case of
Accident
to use the
Telephone
just one time
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( All the seasonable delecacies are
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FRUITS
CROCKERY AND TIN
, WARE
Wrwln,, and W'iHmi-nni-o Vt
(ijtioods delivered promptly any
where in town, l'olite clerks.
I'hone .No. SO.
R. M. PURNELL,
THE CHILDREN I.IKK IT
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUCH SYRUP
A WELDON, N. 0. J
II It)
Rheumatic
Pains
"My mother is a great suf
ferer fruiu rheumatism, rind Dr.
Miles' Anti-rain Pills is the only
remedy that relieves her."
MRS. ;. DAYKXTORT,
Ro eefield, N. J.
The pains of rheumatism are
almo.-t invariably relieved with
Dr. Miles' Ami-Pain Pills. They
also overcome that nervous irri
tation which prevents sleep be
cause they soothe the nerves. To
chronic suffers they are invalu
able. W hen ta!;en as directed,
they relieve the distress and
save the weakening inllueucc of
pain, which so frequently pros
trates. Many sufferers use them
whenever occasion requires with
the greatest satisfaction, why
not you ? They do not derange
the stomach nor create a habit.
Why not try them? (let a pack
age from your druggist. Take it
according to directions, and if
it docs not benefit he wrll return
your money.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WELDON, N. t'.
Practices in the courts of Halifax and
adjoiuing counties and iu the Supreme
court of the State. Special attention
given to collections and prompt return
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic.
Ciood for everybody. Sold every where.
The (Jenuine
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is ia
a Yellow package. Kcluse substitutes.
Prepared only by
Foley & Company, Chicago
E. CLARK.
Spring Opening I
I hatru 'urge assortment of Men's up-to-date
Suim and an especially attractive
line of Meietiaiit tailored Trousers, in
all sizes and at astonishingly LOW
I'KK'Ls, also a lartre line of Hoy's Knee
Pants, Hoy's Suits and late variety of
Patterns. Ladies' I Wan 1 1 fill Voile Skirts
in the very latest and best watlerns.
Ladies' & Gent's Furnishings,
Including a beautiful line of Oxfords
and Shoes. I 'ome and get my low prices
and compare with others. Seeing iR he
lievintr. 1. J. KAPL1N,
Koanoke Hapids, X. C.
We Ask You
to taka Cardul, for your female
troubles, because ve are sure It
will help you, Ramember that
this great female remedy
has brought relief to thousands of
other sick women, so why not to
you ? For headache, backache,
periodical pains, female weak
ness, many have said tt Is "the
best medicine to take." Try It I
Sold in This City
HELLO!
That Parker's Store?
Yes.
This is Mrs. Wilkins' Boarding
House. Please send round one
barrel of
J. E. M. Flour
and one 50-lb stand Shaffer's lard.
Want flour to make bread for sup
per. W. T. PARKER,
Weldon, N. C,
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pri-tiilty nitimu If all coiiiiIitm 0 no F.
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Met IMPORT on lHUf-nt-ahilitr, lalnt pract
itt! fii'lumi'ly. BANK RKrCMENCKf.
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book! tm HOW TO OUTAIN nd SILL FAT.
KNTt, Whl- li on1! will pay, IImw to ucta unit
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