A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE,
VOL. XLlV.
WKLDON, N. (., THURSDAY, AHU'NT !), HUM).
NO. Hi
tun uiBm wife. (yy qLjj KENTUCKY HOME.
l1 KO 1 S A
And Flirtation Contributes to
Highest Human Happiness.
Ill HAD 1111 Ull W .,;,, 11
A AiuX lu
Ch-yfT swr ,.m. :w; jnrv rl
Tlio Kind You Have Always Bought, and w hich lin been
In tine for over UO year, lint borne tho M'n;iluro or
.Hid Ims nopniiuiilotimlor Ills ir
I BiipervlHlmi slnco its Inl'iuuy.
Allow uo ouo toilccclvo you In this.
Alt Counterfeits Imitation) And Juxt-tw-ifootl" ure lint
KiperliiN-nts that trifle with nd euilni;rr tlio health of
IutUuta and Children Experience against KxperiiiiouU
What is CASTORIA
C'ustorla In a linmilcHS gubstltute for Cantor OH, Pare
goric, Drops nnd Soothing; Syrifb It U 1'leasant. It
contiilim neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo
substance. Its nge In its if-iaruntco. It destroys Worm
nnd allays Fevcrlsliness. It cures Dlarrho:a and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teotlilnjr Troubles, eures Constipation
mid Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Htonuu'H mid liowels, giving' healthy and nuturul sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
J
; The flirt by which is generally
: meant the feminine inconsistatit
! is by no means the cold and heart
less being nf the novelist's misrep
: rcseniution. Sir Walter Scott knew
i better when he wrote that woman
"in our hours of case, uncertain,
; coy, and hard to please," is to
j mankind's pain and sorrow it vet i
I table "ministering angel."
It is remarkable how often a girl
I who has had a score of hearts a-
flutter, a dozen pale flaxen scalps
, dangling at her girdle, and who is,
! therefore, set down by her elders
i as more effervescent and volatile
i than perfume makes one of the
! most domesticable of wives and
mothers when her time comes to
! marry. The face once wreathed
I with light, mocking laughter be
' comes beautifully serious over a
j cradle; the favor that was once
! dispensed among any number of
; candidates for her girlish heart and voun8 sineer-
' hand becomes a woman's love to
This song was written by Stephen Collins Foster, a resident of Penn
sylvania, while he and his sister were on a visit to Judge John Rowan,
a short distance east of Bardstown. One beautiful morning, while the
darkies were at work in the cornfields and the sun was shining with a
mighty splendor on the waving grass.sfirst giving it the color of light
red, then changing it to a golden hue, there were sealed upon a bench
in front of the Rowan homestead two young people, a brother and a
sister. High up in the top of a tree was a mocking bird warbling its
sweet notes. Over in the hidden recesses of a small bush the thrush's
mellow song could be heard. A number of small negro children were
playing not faraway. When Foster had finished the first verse of the
song, his sister took it from his hand and sang in a sweet, mellow
JULIET GOT THE LIGHT.
A Signal Rocket Was (Jiven
By Mistake.
Him
FOR LATHER AND MOTHER.
The Little
hearts
Outlet.
Want An
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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P.N.STALNBACK,
Weldon,
North Carolina.
Full Line ol CASKETS. COITINS and ROBES.
Day, Night nnd Out-of-Town Colls Promptly Attended to.
fl
H. G. ROWE,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMHALMER.
Seventeen years' Experience. Hearse Service Anywhere.
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be bestowed, for always, upon one
' man out of the whole wide uni
' verse.
i Flirtation, wisely understood, is I
' perhaps the means by which na
' ture has insured the widest possi
! ble range of selection, and hence
i in the long run the highest attaina
j ble degree of human happiness.
Philadelphia Ledger.
! Too lull) to lock Hie stable door when
the borne ix gone. Zoo Colic Ueht'f is
tin- only one that requires no (lrencliinjr
unit guaranteed to core Colic in homes
I ami cattle instantly, bottle contains
I cniniiili for ten cases, price ft.
I Sol, I bv W. M. Cohen. Weldon. N. ('.
Nothing can make a girl morej
I indignant than to treat her as a flirt
! except to treat her as if she didn't
' know how.
THE BANK OF WELDON
WKLDON, N.
Organized Under the Laws of the State ol North Carolina,
Artil'STSUTII, nee.
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
P.a? L1!!.:? Sa rpl - $42,000.
l-'or more than fifteen years this institution lias provided bunking facili
ties Tor this section. Its slock Homers aim inreeiom iimr- m-m mruum .
Willi the business interests of Halifax and Soitliainpton counties lor
many years. Money is limned upon approved security at the legal rate of
interest six per centum. Accounts of all are solicited.
The surplus and undivided profits having reached a sum equal to the
Capital Stock, the Hank has. conimencitii.' .bwniiiry 1, UJ'X, established a
Havings Department allowing interest on time deposits as follows: For
Deposits allowed to remain three mont lis or longer, t per cent. Six
months or longer, 8 per cent. Twelvo months or longer, 4 percent.
For further information apply to the President or ( ashler.
I Washington's Plague Spots
' lie i i the low, marshy bottoms of t lie
Potomac, tlie breeding ground of mala
I ria germs. These germs cause chills,
I fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice,
i lassitude, weakness and general debility
and luing sull'ering or death to tliou
i sands yearly. Hut Klcetrie Hitters iiev-
er fail to destroy tl i and cure malaria
! troubles. "They are the best all round
tonic ami cure for malaria I eer used,"
! w rites It. M. James, of houellen, 8 (.'.
' 't hey we Stomach, Liver, Kidney and
' lllood Troubles and w ill prevent Typhoid
, Fever. Try thein, 'me. (luaranteed by
all druggists.
1 Some engagements end happily
i and some end in marriage.
At some stage of the game every
man poses as his own hero.
voice :
The sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home;
'Tis summer, the darkies are gay;
The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day.
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy and bright;
By-'n'-by hard times comes a-knockin' at the door
Then my old Kentucky home, good-night.
On her finishing the first verse the mocking bird descended to a
lower bough. The feathery songster drew his head to one side, and
appeared to be completely enraptured at the wonderful voice of the
When the last sweet note died away upon tne air, ner
fond brother sang in a deep, bass voice :
Weep no more my lady; oh, weep no more today;
We'll sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For pur old Kentucky home far away.
The darkies had laid down their hoes and rakes; the little tots had
placed themselves behind tlie large, sheltering trees, while the old black
women were peeping around the corner of the house. The faithful
old house dog never took his eyes off the young singers. Everything
was still; not even the stirring of the leaves seemed to break the won
derful silence. Again the brother and sister took hold of the remaining
notes, and sang in sweet accents :
They hunt no more for the 'possum and the 'coon
On the meadow, the hill and the shore ;
They sing no more by the glinmer of the moon
On the bench by the old cabin door.
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart,
With sorrow where all was delight;
The time has come when the darkies have to part
Then my old Kentucky home, good-night.
The head must bow and the back will have to bend
Wherever the darkies may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will end
In the fields where the sugar cane grow.
A few more days for to "tote" the weary load
No matter 'twill never be light;
A few more days till we totter on the road
Then my old Kentucky home, good-night.
As the song was finished tears flowed down the old darkies' cheeks;
the children crept from their hiding places behind the trees, their faces
wreathed in smiles; the mocking bird and thrush sought their homes
in the thicket, while the old dog still lay basking in the sun.
At a small seaport town a star
actress of the third magnitude ap
peared as Juliet.
"I cannot do justice to myself, '
she said to the manager, "if I dp
not have a limelight thrown on me
when I appear at the balcony."
"We ain't got no limelight, miss,
but I think we could get you a
ship's blue light," replied the
obliging manager, and to this the
lady agreed.
The lad who went to the shop
to buy the blue light brought back
a signal rocket, which was given
to him by mistake. The prompter
took the rocket in good faith.
Romeo He jests at scars who
never felt a wound.
(Juliet appears. Prompter lights
a match.)
"But, soft! What light through
yonder window breaks?"
(This was the match lighting the
fuse.)
"Arise, fair sun!"
The sun, or rather the rocket,
did rise with a terrific hiss. Juliet
was knocked off the balcony, the
fly borders were set on fire, and
the theater was filled with a sul
phurous smoke, while the audi
ence, which was fortunately a
small one, made a stampede to the
doors.
Since then "Romeo and Juliet"
has always been looked upon in
that town as a dramatic work that
could not be witnessed without
personal danger. London Ex
press. DOES THIS MEAN YOU ?
Do not mother at your house
work, father in your study do
not be always "too busy." The j
heart wants an outlet, the up- j
raised bud wants a kis, the lit- j
tie hearts have something to j
tell you, a little grief to bring ;
a small iov. a iratne of play ex- !
I tiected now urul then. Ah, he- j
ware! Those requirements will j
slacken and will cease, if it ho '
too often. "Now run away, j
dear, father is busy." "Don't I
he troublesome, dear, mother j
must do her work." j
Of course there must be
cheeks sometimes; of course,
overindulgence is the worst
kindness. But he not, as a
rule, repellant, unsympathetic;
they will go elsewhere, after a
while, with their little confi
dences, their little wants, their
little losses, their little griefs
and joys, their little winning
ways, with the refreshment of
their pure, delightful beings.
Perhaps you will be sorry then
then, when the mischief is
done sorry when the dew toy
is no longer, as a matter, of
course, brought first to "fath
er" to see; when the toddling
feet seek elsewhere hut to moth
er for drying of tears, when the
patter of the unsteady feet al
ways passes your door. Ah,
you will be sorry then, that
you were so foolish, sorry that
you scared the birds away.
prksidbnt: vieB-l'amiiiK.vr:
W. K DANIEL, I. H. W. I.F.WIS,
(Jackson, Northampton county)
i asiiikii:
W. U. SMITH.
SEABOi1
lRI)
AIB LINE
Quickest and most direct line to Atlanta, Bir
mingham, Memphis and all Points South
and Southwest. i
TWO TRAINS EVERY DAY
With Vestibule Coaches, Dining Cars and Pullman Drawing Room j
Sleeping Cars. j
Connections made at Weldon with A. C. L., at Raleigh with the I
Norfolk and Southern from Eastern Carolina points, trains leaving
as follows:
No. 41. No. 33
Leave Weldon. p. m. 11:38 p. m.
" Raleigh. 4:10 p.m. 4:10 a.m.
Arriv. Charlotte. 11:30 p. m. 10:05 a. m.
" Atlanta, 8:45 m- 5:00 P- m
Birmingham, 12:10 p. m. 9:50 p. m.
" Memphis, ' 8:05 p. m. 7:30 a. m.
No. 41 Through Coaches and Pullman Sleeper 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, it. GATTIB,
District Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N.C.
Do you
Want
Bridal
Suit
AND
Choice
Druggctt ?
It will pay you
to come and see
us.
SYDNOR & HUNDLEY.
(Incorporated)
LEADERS,
709-11-13 E. Broad Street,
RICHMOND, VA.
EVERYTHING IN
FURNITURE
WE ALL KNOW 'EM
There is a man in our town, his like is hardly known,
He never drinks nor smokes nor swears, and always stays at home,
He never chews nor lies nor fibs nor does a thing that's wrong,
That's why I write this little verse, to remember him in song,
He's paralyzed.
There is another man in town who also is all right,
His wife can tell you where you'll find him tmy night,
He never flirted, praised nor fawned upon a maiden fair,
Won't even look at beauty, nor at wealth of golden hair.
He's blind.
There's a man who lives on Gay-Hill Street, won't listen to a thing,
The gossips may keep gossiping until they make things ring,
Won't go to hear good preaching, nor music, nor the band,
Won't cross the street if Sembrich were singing at the "Grand."
He's deaf.
There also was a man in town who combines them all above,
And went a step beyond them wouldn't even fall in love.
He was a model man for sure, as you may well suspect,
Belonged to a peculiar class just one of the Elect.
He's dead.
The wilful, determined purpose
of a certain class of persons is to
cheat honest people and with
hold from them money that is
earned and justly due them, for
the sole purpose, as observation
will show, that they may live well
on money "saved" by not, paying
as many of their customers as pos
sible. Shame on this sort of per
sons. The pity is that these dead
beats and frauds are not systemati
cally listed by all classes of honest
business men for their mutual pro
tection. Such persons ought to
be set down on and set down on
hard by every honest business
man. Durham Sun.
WONDERFUL WOMAN.
Woman is the masterpiece.
onfucius.
Women teach us repose, civility,
nd dignity. Voltaire.
There is a woman at the begin-
ing of all great things. Lamar-
nne.
Woman is the last at the cross
and earliest at the grave.
Woman is the most perfect when
the most womanly. Gladstone.
Woman is born for love, and it
is impossible to turn her from ask
ing it. Ossoli.
HE MISUNDERSTOOD.
Reflections of a SBacielor Sirl.
BY HELEN ROWLAND.
Percy Pickle Aw 1 thought I
heard you tell Miss Wose that you
ere never kissed by a man?
Miss Tabasco So I did.
Percy Pickle But aw paw-
don me; 1 kissed you lawst night.
Miss Tabasco 1 said a man.
Elec
Succeed when (vcrything elM fails.
In nervous prostration and female
wetknenea they are the iuprttn
remedy, at thoueandi have unified.
FOR KIDNEY.LIVERAND
STOMACH TROUBLE
it fat the best medicine ever eold
over a drug gift's counter.
Matrimony is not pay-as-you-enter-car, but a taxicab in which you
pay-as-you-go-and the longer you keep il going, the heavier you pay!
Love is a game in which the girl is the prize for which a man plays
a wire the surprise he sometimes gets.
What are the very sweetest things in life ? The first love affair, the
fiisi kiss, the first ci:r, the first baby -and the first day after your divorce.
The air of lofty virtue with which a man comments on a woman's
"H..Mhtfi,t nai" i almost humorous, considerine that there is never
any doubt at all about his own past.
The swiftest thing about a taxicab is usually the kind of people who
ride in it.
Nowadays a man feels hurt if a girl seems insulted when he tries to
kiss her, because he only does it just as a special tavor.
A good wife can sometimes lead a husband in the way he should go
but not after he has started going some other woman s way.
a man's iHp ofdisnlavins firmness of character is to find out first
what his wife wants him to do and then proceed firmly not to do it.
If the suffragists do succeed in establishing juries composed of wo
menHeaven help the other women!
It always gives a man a cold shock if a girl's hand-made complexion
comes off on his tailor-made shoulders.
Don't trv to flatter a man by telling him that you "understand" him
because down in his heart every man secretly cherishes the illusion
that he is a deep, dark, fascinating mystery,
After the first vear. married women put on plain black cotton stock-
ings and stop wearing silk hose because it seems such a waste of
money to pay a high price lor sometnmg mat noDouy cvci iuuns hi.
Spring is the time of the year when hearts, like vegetables, are at
their tenderest.
Nervous
Prostration
"I suffered so with Nervous
Prostration that I thought there
was no use trying' to get well. A
friend recommended Dr. Miles'
Nervine, and although skeptical
at first, I soon found myself re
covering, and am to-day well."
MRS. 1). I. JONES,
5800 Ilroadway, Cleveland, O.
Much sickness is of nervous
origin. It's the nerves that
make the heart force the blood
through the veins, the lungs
take in oxygen, the stomach di
gest food, the liver secrete bile
and the kidneys filter the blood.
If any of these organs arc weak,
it is the fault of the nerves
through which they get their
strength. Dr. Miles' Nervine is
a specific for the nerves. It
soothes the irritation and assists
in the generation of nerve force.
Therefore you can hardly miss
it if you take Dr. Miles' Nervine
when sick. Get a bottle from,
your druggist. Take it all ac
cording to directions, and if it
does not benefit he will return
your money.
GLOOMY
THINKING Of THl
SUICIDE STUNT
?
AND
FORGET IT
We Ask You
to take Cardul. for four female
troubles, because vs are sure It
will help you. Remember that
this great female remedy:
YVlNEf
OF 6
Bhas brought relief to thousands of
4l. n. atU mm an an aihi. nAf ff1
you For headache, backache,
periodical pains, female weak
ness, many have said it Is "the
best medicine to take." Try It I
m . a a . m.i. Ml a
soia in hub vny , n
li.T
CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WKLDON, N. C.
Practices in Hip courts of Halifax and
ailjoiuiii(r counties ami it, the Huprame
court of tlie Mate. Special attention
given to collections anil prompt return
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
ftUr Hi Uvar lo HMllhy Aotfon
MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVIKC.
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H0NEYTAR
MeCAI.L PATTERNS
l"ilt'lr.i!ci tor Btvlf, pfnt'ci m, wmjiiut, ".
rrliiilnhty ne.rlv 4U jcais. Sold in ufarly
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liiiM.Ui, or bv liwil direrl. Mote told than
y other make. Send lor Irrc caUloec.
MeCALL'S MAGAZINE
Morf .ubscnheii Ihan any
mai.atio-million a month. Invaluable Lat
est itvles, pattern!.. ,lrrsn,aln. imlhnrry,
olain i-wim.lancy needlework, lialtilr.iiil.
etiquette, Rood tnrie, etr. Only 1 crnls a
year (wnrtli double), InchiiliiiR a tree pattern.
SuKcribc today, or .end (or .unipli- copy.
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1 Altents. Toxlal nrini;. prromini . w ....
ml new cash prUe oilers. Aildre.s
Oil MeCMl CO., Ul l l W. l SI-
If you wmli to see yourself as others
ilo, look at tlio man who tines not take
care of liis health. To take care of your
health, use Ins. Unas A Turhin'a l'ys-
epsia Talilets, price ;HK
Hold by V. M. I'olicn, Weldon, N. L.
The strange thing about money
is what it looks as if it could do for
you limit you have it.
I'otiiltilenees are all very well, but
lo not repair the damages caused by in
ferior medicines. Drs. Hoa A lurbiu a
Headache Talilets for all Kinds of head
aches of headaches, price c. and we
can show you.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, eldon, N. C,
The only thing in the world
woman can be entirely frank about
is being seasick.
Women may not be permitted to vote
but when they are healthy in mind and
body they usually make the man vote
their way. Ovalo Suppositories used in
eoniunction with Vino ltepeue, the Fa
vorite Tonic, for women, ib an uieai
health producer. Price $1.
Sold by W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C
Where most people have great
self-control is about their generos
ity-
Children Cry
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CASTORIA
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic.
Good for everybody. Sold every where.
The genulna
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR Ula
a Yellow package. Kef use substitutes,
Prepared only by
Foley Company, Otiloeg.
E. CLARK.
in case
of
Accident
WE FURNISH
( ! A Koyal Keast to every one who
( buy their groceries at our store.
( All tlie seasonable delecacies are
1 found in our store tlie ycatl
) 1 round.
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Wooden and Willowware, Etc.;
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YEARS RENTAL
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places one in. your residence.
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on
Home Telephone and
Telegraph Company,
-" N. O.
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.
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Weldon, N. C.
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