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VOL. XLIV.
WKLDON, X. ('., Till T.SDAY, .Jl'LY 8, H)0!.
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The Klud You Have Always Bought, nd which lias been
iu um for over UO years, Ima borno tlto hlgmiture of
-jf aud lias been iwule under his jier.
LZ JtX'Fttf'A ttonol supervision slnoe it Infancy.
LtzrV, ACSUl. Allow no one toileot Ivo you In this.
All ('uiinlerl'clt,. Imitation nnd " JiiHt-UH.KMMl" are but
KiiiitIiuciiIji tlutt trllle with ami eiil:ui(,'ir tho health of
lul'uuU and ( liUdreu Experience ngaiut Eipcilinut.
What is CASTORIA
Castorla It a harmlnsH Huhstltuto for Castor Oil, Pare
Kitric. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It U I'letuuiiit. It
contain neither Opium, Morphine nor other Karcotlo
MibHtiuicc. It ace In iU guarantee. Jt destroys Worms)
uud allii.vs KcKTishness. It cures DUrrlma and Wlud
(.'olio. It relieves Teetlihijr Troubles, cures Constipation
uud Khitnlcney. It assimilates tlio Food, regulates the
htomtu b mid ltovrels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's l'auacca Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
J
Bears tho
The Kind You Hare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Day I'im.nk 2'.
RN. STAIN BACK,
" 1 ' x i ) i : kt
Weldon,
Full Line ol CASKETS, COFFINS nnd ROBES.
Day, Night and Out-of-Town Calls Promptly Attended to.
H. G. ROWE,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Seventeen years' Experience.
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THE BANK OF WELDON
WKLDOX, X. C
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
Al'HI ST 20TII, 1H!L'.
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capita aajJ Surplus. $il-2, 0 00
!For more tliau fifteen years this institution 1ms provided hanking facili-
lies tor tins section, lis siocKiioitiers mm uireciois nave oeeu mciiiiiieu
with the business interests of Halifax and Northampton eounties for
many years. Money is loaned upou approu'd security at the h-irnl rate of
interest six per centum. Accounts of all are solicited.
The surplus and undivided prollts havinir reached a sum equal to the
Capital Stock, the Bank has, commencing January t, Pkis. established a
Saviu(3 Department allowing interest on time deposits as follows: t or
Deposits allowed tore main three months or lunger, 'i per cent. Six
months or longer, 8 per cent. Twelve montbs or louder, -I per cent.
Korfurther information apply to the I'resideut or Cashier.
PHKS1DKNT: V1I K rHKslllKNT: I AHHIKH:
W. K. DAM EL, Dii. It. W. I.KWIS, W. K. SMITH.
(Jackson, Noithaiuploii county)
SEABOARD
AIR
Quickest and most direct lino to Atlanta, Bir
mingham, Memphis and all Points South
and Southwest.
TWO TRAINS EVERY DAY
With Vestibule Coaches, Dining Cars and Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars.
Connections made at Weldon with A. C. L at Raleigh with the
Norfolk and Southern from Eastern Carolina points, trains leaving
as follows;
No. 41. No. 33
Leave Weldon, 12:07 p. m. 11:38 p. ni
" Kalejgh, 4:10 p.m. 4:10 a.m.
Arrive Charlotte, 11:30 p. m. 10:05 a. nt.
" Atlanta, . 8:45 a. m. 5:00 p. m.
" Birmingham, 12:10 p. m. :50 p. m.
" Memphis. 8:05 p. m. 7:30 a. m.
No. 41 Through Coaches and Pullman Sleepers to Atlanta,
direct connection for Memphis and New Orleans.
For further information relative to rates, sched
ules, etc., apply to
CLEVELAND E, CARTER,
Ticket Agent, Weldon, N. C.
Or write to
C. II. GATTIS,
District Passenger Agent,
I Raleigh, N.C.
Signature of
oaooczno
N'KiiiT I'iiosks 1M aiil M.
a k i : i i ,
North Carolina.
AND EMBALMER.
Hearse Service Anywhere.
n
101
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O;
LIISTiq
THAT "PRINTED" LETTER.
Was Sent All the Way From
Cincinnati to (let the Order.
According to the Daily Journal,
at Cincinnati, the American Car
riage Co., had informed a custom
er that his order taken by a travel
ing salesman could not be Tilled
unless payment was made in ad
van:e, and ihey received the fol
lowing letter from the buyer :
"Jentclemen -1 want you to
understand sur that I ain't no dam
fool. When i hort that Hill from
that read Headed Agent of yores
he lole me that you cent him all
the way from cyncyniia to git that
order for bugeys. 1 thot he wus
lying and i (old him i bort all my
goods from the jobler and he tole
me he sold the jobler and would
sell me just like he sole ihe jobler,
now you wriies me a printed letier
and sez if I send you the munney
you will send me the. Bugys: I
recon you will, most enny durn
fool ud do that, i would not mind
a Bit send in the munney and risk
gittin ihe Bugys but when i recol
lect how you and yore ageni done
me i refuse 10 do it. if you would
of treted me right and ril me letters
in ritin and not sent me lhat
newspaper like i was a dam fool
and could not read ritin i would a
tuck the Buggy and pade ihe
cash, now i don't want no more of
yore printed letters, i wont stan
sich from no house, i am fifty six
years ole the last of next comin
jinuwary and the fust man has got
to put my back on the ground yit.
I may not have as mutch laming
in gramma as you goi but i can
whup you or enny uther dam
yanky thai wants to try riting me a
printed letter."
(He received a type-written let
ter.) Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Do you
Want
A
Bridal
Suit
AND
It will pay you
to come and see
us.
SYDNOR & HUNDLEY,
(Incorporated)
LKADHKS,
709-11-13 E. Broad Street,
RICHMOND. VA. -
EVERYTHING IN
FURNITURE
Bitters
fjjccetj when everything els faHa.
In nervous prostration and femal
weaknesses they are the lupremt
remedy, sa thousands have testified.
FOH KIDNEY, LIVER AND
STOMACH TROUBLE
It is the best medicine ever sold
over a druggist's counter.
McCALL PATTERNS
Celetir.lrd ttr Myle, prrlt 111, llmplkity nrt
reliability rlT J"":, Sc.lil in maily
e.r cilr.nJ town In I' Umml Mntri ni d
Ciniul.. or by mail direct. lore ,olil linn
toy other make. Send lor lire claroyic
MeCALL'S MAGAZINE
More nibst-nlier. than any other fa'M' i
maeaiine-inillion nienth. lnvaln;iMr. I t.
eat .tyiea, pattern., iir-.in:tl.mir, ti.iUlli'iy,
plain .eir(, lunv iictillr-wo'li. IimIhIh ui;i,
etiquette, r"J """ "c- '" '" '
year (worth double), inclmUnn a Ine I""' "'.
Sub.rrite May, or kiI Ik. "T7-
woNuraFui inducements
to Afenta. Polal bilnK premium e..l .ioijue
and new ca.h prise orlei .. Ad.lre.a
MI aMAU CO. M M M 1. W -
Choice
Druggett ?
BEAUTIFUL
A house with a garden where hollyhocks grow,
And all the sweet simples bloom, row after row;
Phlox and geranium and lavender sweet.
And buitercups bright in the grass at your feet;
A boxwooded border that leads to the gaie
Where roses of June with the lilacs still Vail;
And there in the door, with u linle side curl,
That vision a beautiful, old-fashioned girl !
Ah, the silk of her shoon and the pink of her cheek,
And ihe red of her lips where ihe honey-bees seek
The neciar love left when on bloom-laden wing
I le passed and just touched iliem with honey of spring !
Oh, ihe blue of her eyes, and ihe mold of her face,
And the poise of her head, and the charm of her grace,
As we dream of the days of the linle side-curl
In thai beautiful dream of an old-fashioned girl !
O sweethearts of song, have ye all passed away
With those gardens that bloomed in a lost yesterday ?
Oh, sweet country daughters, with red lips of June,
And simple, sweet lives, and the soft silken shoon,
Do ye sing, do ye dance, do ye dream once again
Of the horn on the hills and the days of brave men,
When down the box border, with hearts in a whirl,
They flew to you beauiiful, old-fashioned girl ?
THE REALM
There is a realm that I know
Where naught but homely blossoms blow ;
No lofty palace walls that gleam
Except in palaces of dream
Yet beautiful it is to me
Amid its lonely leagues to be,
On with the genile princess there
Who rules it with her loving care.
"Here you shall come at even, dear,
When only thou and i art near,
To hold my hand and touch my lips
With ihine in love's beloved eclipse;
Here shall thy weary footsteps fare
To breathe the balsam of this air !"
And so she waits with her caress
To comfort and to cheer and bless.
What more could one's ambiiion ask
Than thus beneath her smile to bask,
To point with fancy's tender glow
Until this Paradise below;
To love its simple gardens decked
In blooms that simple shades reflect;
In whitewashed walls that well may seem
The elements of airy dream.
What more to ask, what sweeter bliss
Than her two arms and her sweet kiss ?
What higher happiness than thus
In the twin confidence of us
To live contented with our lot,
Our vernal acres and our cot,
Our garden pathways lined with (lowers,
Our hearts, our hopes, our country hours.
I know a realm, indeed, more fair,
Than rich estates, where high in air
The carven column and crystal beams
Of royal splendor flash. Our dreams
Of faith and friendship suit us well
In this sweet kingdom where we dwell;
Glad heritage beneath the dome
Of God's blue sky the realm of home !
WITH A BIO, BIO D.
A couple of city men were j
playing golf when they saw an j
oM gentleman looking ut them j
wistfully. They asked him to
join the game, which he did
witli alacrity. He was mild in
speech and manner and played
well. But when lie made u
foozle he ejaculated vehement
ly the word "Assouan!"
A few minutes later, when he
made another bad play he re
peated. "Assouan!"
The fourth time he said this
one of his new-made friends
said:
"I do not want to he inquisi
tive, hut will you tell ine why
you Hity 'Assouan' so often?"
"Well, said the old gentle
man; isn't that the biggest dam
in the world?"
He was a Presbyterian cler
gyman. I'ick-Me Up.
(let l)rVitt'tit'urliiilif.l WiU'll lluri
Salve wlit'S ynii Hk fur It. 'i'lirir urt ft
Ureal many imitntitmn, lint tlific in junt
out' uiik'inul. Tlim nahe in iroml fur any
thing when- a huIib i niTileil to lit nwl
but it in especially gwn for pilen.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, X. C.
When a boy sees a stern light iu
his mother's eye he can face it
bravely unless he fears it means
the bathtub.
Too late to lock the stable door wheu
the home is gone. Zoo Colic Uelief is
the only one that requires no drenching
and guaranteed to cure Culio in horses
ami rattle instantly. I'.oltle contains
enough for ten cases, price f 1,
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
One of the luckiest things lhat
can happen to a man is not to
count on his luck.
The best pills made are DeWitt'i Little
Karly ltisers, the famous little liver
pills. They arc small, gentle, pleasant,
easy to take and act promptly.
Bold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. 0.
OLD-FASHIONED GIRL.
OF HOME,
NO USE TRYINQ.
An old darky wanted to join a
fashionable city church, and the
minister, knowing it was hardly
the thing to do and not wanting to
hurt his feelings, told him to go
home and pray over it-
In a few days the darky came
back. "Well, what do you think
of it by this time?" asked the
preacher.
"Well, sah," replied the colored
man, "Ah prayed an' prayed, an'
de good Lord he says 10 me,
'Rastus, Ah wouldn't bodder mah
haid about dat no mo'. Ah've
been tryin' to git into dai chu'eh
f niahse'f for de las' twenty yeahs,
an' Ah ain't done had no luck.' "
Women may not he ieimilted to vote
but w lii-ia they. ate healthy ill iniinl uud
body they usually make Ihe man vote
their way. iluloSiiporiitoiifi uxed iu
foujiiui'lioii vutli Vino l!eieim. the l a
voute Tunic for Women, in an ideal
health producer. Price fl.
Sold by W. M, Cohen, Weldon, N
C.
Friendship is the wine of life.
t'ouihih-nei-s are all very well, but
tlo not repair the damages caused by in
fo ior medicines, lira, lloag ATiirbiu's
Headache Tablets for all kiuds of head
aches of headaches, price ""ic. and we
can show you.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
And most of us are born foolish
a,nd never outgrow it.
If you Kish to see yourself as others
do, look at the man who does not U ke
cure of his health. To take care of yo ir
health, useDrs. lloag & Turlun's Dys
pepsia Tablets, price ."rtle.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. 0.
A face that cannot smile is sel
dom worth while.
GHIIdron Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA.
The great tribute to women is
how good ihey are in spite of men.
MARRIAGE.
Think What a Oirl Gives I'p
When She Links Hands With
a Man In Forming These Bonds.
Yes, she is your wife that wo
man who presides over your do
mestic affairs legally so, at least;
for you were married in strict ac
cordance wiih what the civil law re
quires in such cases; but morally
you can be a real husband to her
only in case you love her. In
other words, while an outward
compliance with the statue makes
marriage legal, nothing can make
it holy in the Lord's sight save the
mutual and reciprocal affection ex
isting between the parties. That
is ihe first reason why it is so
necessary for husbands to love
their wives; and this, of course,
makes it equally necessary for i
wives to love their husbands.
In enforcing the duty of hus
bandly love, we remark, first, that
this love is due to the wife because
of the trust she reposes in him,
and in view of what she gives up
in order to the consummation of
their wedded existence. Did you
ever think what it means when an
innocent, affectionate girl gives
herself to a man, to be his, only
his, for better or worse, till death
shall separaie them? Talk of a
leap in the dark ! Talk of run
ning a risk! Talk of sacrifices!
Here you have an instance of these
things which has hardly a parallel
in all the realm of human devotion.
The girl has a home. It has been
hers from childhood. She has
known scarcely anything but hap
piness there. A dear, precious
home it is, sanctified by a father's
authority, hallowed by a mother's
love. That is one thing she gives
up. The home, perchance, will
still exist; but it will not be hers
any longer in the sense it used to
be. Her home hereafter can only
be such as that man can provide.
Father and mother must likewise
be given up. In fact, the girl's
life, from that moment, will pre
sent an entirely different design.
Formerly the parents were in the
foregrounds of the picture; now
these are rejected to the back
ground, and her husband lakes
the first place. For the marriage
relation, we must remember, is
superior even to the filial relation
the Scriptural view of the case. In
fact, wedding bonds are the most
binding in which human beings
can be held.
Think, then, what a girl gives
up when she links hands with a
man in forming these bonds ! What
a leap she takes, and what a risk
she runs life, honor, happiness,
everything is laid at his feet ! All,
too, in most cases, for love's sweet
sake; for it behooves us to remem
ber that for a pure, young girl to
marry for any other motive than
because her heart has already gor.e
where her choice is going, is a
rare occurance in countries like
our own. Such cases undoubted
ly occur sometimes, but they are
exceptions, ihe rule being that the
girl weds the man because she
loves him. and the further rule
holding almost as generally, that
through the trials and vicissitudes
of future life she continues to love
him. This is ihe rule.
CRACKED A RIB COUGHINQ.
A lady well known in Concord,
who is a wife and mother, con
tracted the whooping cough from
her little child. She was in a right
serious way, and in one of the
whooping spells thai is peculiar to
thai disease, she coughed so hard
that one rib was fractured. Some
of ihe medical fraternity of the
Suite sy thai this is the only case
on record of the kind. The lady
referred to in this item is Mrs. J.
W.Shuford, nee Miss Addie Striek
er, formerly of this city, but now
of Hickory. Concord Tribune.
DEFICIENCY OF CUSS WORDS.
Some Boston word sharp calls
attention to the fact that 85 per
cent, of the English cuss words are
words of one syllable. We have
often observed this awful deficien
cy and frequently yearned for' a
nice collection of Russian and Jap
anese words to express some
grand, stormy emotion called forth
by the telephone service. Hous
ton Post.
A good pocket rule Keep your
hands out of other people's.
Even an artist may not be able
to draw a matrimonial prize.
CRIMINAL.
She I can't bind myself until
I'm sure. Give me time to de
cide, and if six months hence I
feel as I do now I will be yours.
Ardent Adorer-I could never
wait that long, darling. Besides,
the courts have decided that deal
ing in futures without the actual
delivery of the goods is gambling
pure and simple.
AND III- PROBABLY DID.
"What can I do," roared the
fiery orator, "when I see my
country going to ruin, when I see
our oppressors' hands at our
throats, strangling us, and the
black clouds of hopelessness ob
literate the golden sun of prosperi
ty? What, I ask what can I do?"
"Sit down !" shouted the audi
ence. WAIT EOR THE BIO NOISE.
A Texas prophet says the world
is coming to an end this summer.
Mean while the wise farmer will
keep on killing grass until he really
hears the noise.
NOTE FOR WIVES.
It is said that no man can tell
a fib and keep his big toe still.
If the women will induce their
husands to take off their shoes
before they begin to question
them they can catrh them In a
falsehood every time.
PUTTINQ IT GENTLY.
The sages of the general store
were discussing the veracity of old
Si Perkins when Uncle Bill Abbott
ambled in.
"What do you think about it,
Uncle Bill?" ihey asked him.
"Would you call him a liar?"
"Wall," answered Uncle Bill
slowly, as he thoughtfully studied
the ceiling, "I don't know as I'd
go so far as to call him a liar ex
actly, but I do know this much;
when feedin' time come in
order to get any response from his
hogs he has to get somebody else
to call 'em for him."
Lven opportunity has to await
its chance to get even.
Biliousness
Const! Datlon
Headache
Indigestion
Dyspepsia
Flatulency
Malaria
Chills & Fever
Jaundice
Sleeplessness
Nervousness
Loss of Appetite
and all disorders aris
ing from Torpid Liver.
TAKE IT NOW.
TIIK OKNIT1 N K Inu the RED t on
tho front of each parkaaro and the
aigiiamr ana .eat 01 ... 11. 44.11.1111
m t;i. oa ma awe, in naiaa.
WE FURNISH
A Hoyal l east to every one a. ho
buy their irrocerics at our store.
All the seasonable delecacies are
found ill our slore the year
round.
1 CONFECTIONERIES
I FRUITS
! CROCKERY AND TIN
j v'y A " L
.Wooden and Willowvvare, Ktc.
illoods delivered promptly auy
where in town. Polite clerks.
I ('hone So. SO.
(1
B. M. PORNELL,
V.KI.IMIN, N. V.
(;
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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 10 make bread for sup-
per.
W. T.
PARKER.
Weldon, N, C.
FOR
opraiii
HEADACHE
Take
ONE
NEURALGIA
"Dr Mitn' Aart-
of the Little
Tableti
and the
Pain i
Gone
Paii Piitt hivt tots
uud by m for rtev-
sulk peiai, kesdsclw
nd PJ" tfl bull Md
.(do, lad la rwy
cm ifecy giv ptrftctl
tltllKIIOd.
Hcarv Otirnr,
Boon too. N. Y.
AM THT rJUNSOT
RHEUMATISM
and SCIATICA
25 Doses 25 Cents
Your Dncfi sell Dr Milct Aafl-Pwa.Pill.
nd b tt lutboriitd 19 ifiure dw prKc of ifct fcni
ptuUtft (only) If m (sill to benefit pou.
We Ask You
to take Cardut, for your female
troubles, because ve are sure tt
will help you. Remember lhat
this great female remedy;
OF
has brought relief to thousands of 1
other sick women, so why not to
you ? For headache, backache,
periodical pains, female veak
ness, many have said It Is "the
best medicine to take." Try tt I
Sold In This City in
E
p T. CL-IEZt
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WELDON, N.C.
l'ractices in the courts of Halifax and
adjninmir counties ami iL tho Supreme
court of the Slate. Special attention
given to collections and prompt return
HOflEYTAR
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and lunjf
troublea. No opiates. Non-alcoholic
Good for everybody. Sold ererywhere.
The genuine
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is la
a Yellow package. Kef use substitute,
Prepared only by
Foley 4 Company, Chlcafo.
E. CLARK.
BEFORE-
The Cold Weather
Sets in
Get a
Residence Telephone.
It saves exposure
It saves doctor's bills
It means convenience ant
economy
RATES AKE LO w
For Rates
APPLY TO
LOCAL MANAGER
on
Home Telephone and
Telegraph Company,
HENDERSON, . tt, 0.
uromiAly ulnmiiod In atll niitni O HO fs.
TNADI-iuMftt. CtmUai-1 CopjhghU nwit
i.iunu H-i.H Hkspii. Mortal or li.olo. for
Ion MclllWl7. sU MMMNOK. ...
NHia. wni" in w ..t ir ui
tHH.Wl on HOW tO OBTW and MU. PT-MTa.Wlii.-h
onct will Py. Hw loan a varfr
nrr, witent Uw and ot It" "aluabta wfunnaituft,
D. SWIFT ft CO.
PATIKT lAWYane,
303 8ventfc St, Washtsftoa, 0. C.
atOfX Ua WW. ad t Swathe
FOLEY'S"