JOHN W, SLEDGE, Proprietor.
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VOL. XLVIII.
WELDON, N. C, TIIUHSDAV, DIX KM HVM IS, lUV.i.
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WRITING HOME.
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THE BANK OF VELDON
WELDON, X. C
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital jbI Surplus, $55,000.
For over L't years this institution has provided hanking facilities for
this section. Its stockholders unci ollicers are identified with the busi
ness interests of Halifax and Northampton counties.
A Havings Department is maintained for the benefit ol all who desire
to deposit in a Savings Bunk. In this lleparlmcnt interest is allowed as
follows:
Eor Deposits allowed toremain throe months or longer, 2 per cent. Six
mouths or longer, 8 per cent. Twelve months or longer, 4 percent.
Any information will he furnished on application to the I'resideutorCasliiei
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VH B-l'llKSll)tNT:
W. K. SMITH.
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DIRECTORS W. li. Smith, W. K.
A. C. House, J.L. Shepherd, W. A.
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TMB IINTWI OHFANV. MCW VO ITT.
Why He Stopped Writing Home.
The following is a true inci
dent that canto under our ob
servation and may be sugges
tive to some:
A young man employed in u
city hud not written home in
four months not even to his
mother. His mother reproach
ed him bitterly for his neglect;
so did his sister. They lived
in the country on a farm, and
his letters were an event of
their lives. "Yon ought to bo
ashamed of yourself to treat
your relatives like thut," said
a lady to him, "Well, 1 know
I ought, at least I suppose 1
ought; but you see it's like this,
I've been here in town three
years. I work as hard as
I can and watch every op
portunity to better myself hon
estly, and I really think I am
getting on, 1 need something
cheerful and lightening to my
life out of work hours. But, if
you will believe me, in all the
three years I've been here I've
never once had a letter from
home which did not contain
bad news or doleful and de
pressing thoughts that made
me blue for days. It's got so
I dread to open a letter with
the home postmark upon it.
Kvery item of disease that af
fects any of the family, even
to a toothache, is poured into
me. Every hitter is full of
crops, the quarrelsomeness of
this or that neighbor, the dread
of a mortgage on the farm, the
creeping of age and helpless
ness of my mother and father
and threatened blindness of
Great uncle Jehosiphat,the fear
that brother Ned is taking to
drink or that sister Mary is go
ing to marry that no account
Tom Bradley. If there is noth
ing else there's a gathering up
of all the scandal garbage in
the country, and it's unloaded
on me. I can't stand it any
longer. Mother's letters are so
doleful and miserable and full
of anxious graveyard forebod
ings that they almost make me
laugh sometimes in spite of
myself. That's the kind of
stuff one's family inflicts on its
members away from home.
Never anything hopeful or
cheerful or encouraging from
any of them. That's why I
stopped writing home."
BY THE WAYSIDE.
You don't have to be an
tronomer to see stars.
Loud pooplo and onions
be-
long to the same genus.
Knowledge is a good servant
and the long green a good pal.
Lovers' quarrels are merely
skirmishes; the real battles
come later.
When a head decides to be
come bald it seldom changes its
mind.
Many a person who claims
he is self-made relieves nature
of an awful responsibility,
Man has to work hard to ob
tain wisdom, but it comes to
woman as an inheritance.
A FEW DEFINITIONS.
Plagiarist One who writes
with a steel pen.
Proposal -A short sentence
that generally leads to a long
one.
Civil Service What you do
not get in many hotels if you
fail to tip.
ripeol l'eace INol the kind
husbands generally smoke in
the house.
Croup and Cough Remedy.
Croup is a terrible disease, it attacks
childreu so suddenly they are vey apt to
choke unless given the propel remedy
at untie. TUit L, n(.tliinjr better in the
woild than Dr. King's New Discovery.
Lewis Chamberlain, of Manchester, Ohio,
writes about Ins children: ''Sometimes
m severe attacks we were afraid they
would die, but since we proved what
certain remedy Dr. King's New Discovery
is, we have no fear. We relv on it for
croup, coughs and colds." So can you
"Oe. and (I, A bottle should lie is every
home. At all druggists.
II. K. lil'CK I.F.N & IV.,
Philadelphia, l'a. St. Louis, Mo,
No man succeeds unless he lakes
chances; neither does he fail.
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By the use of Royal Baking Powder a
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TOO
What silences we keep, year after year,
With those who are most near us and dear !
We live beside each other day by day,
And speak of myriad things, but seldom say
The full, sweet word that lies just in our reach,
Beneath the commonplace of common speech.
Then out of sight and out of reach they go,
Those close familiar friends who loved us so;
And sitting in the shadow they have left,
Alone with loneliness, and sore bereft,
We think with vain regret of some fond word
That once we might have said, and they have heard
For weak and poor the love that we expressed
Now seems beside the vast, sweet unexpressed,
And slight the deeds we did to those undone,
And small the service spent, to treasure won,
And undeserved the praise for word and deed,
That should have overflowed the simple need.
This is the cruel cross of life to be
Full visioned only when the ministry,
Of death has been fulfilled, and in the place
Of some dear presence is but empty space,
What recollected services can then,
Give consolation for the "might have been."
MY PRAYER.
What will it bring thee, that low prayer I plead
Sometimes when thou and I are far apart,
And with no knowledge of thy special need
I only say, "God bless thee !" in my heart?
What will it bring thee? Hope in some dark hour
When ihy o'erburdened heart is like to fall;
Strength when thine arm has well nigh lost its power;
Might for the conflict, courage to prevail?
Rest when thy heart is wearied with the strife;
Peace when some troubled thought has vexed thy soul;
An inward calm amid some storm of life;
Sweet patience while misfortune takes control ?
Some crowning of the work thy hand has done;
Success to make thy faithful work complete;
Meekness to bear some honor thou hast won,
Or noble fortitude to bear defeat?
Some happv dream to cheat thy heart of care;
Some cheerful thought thy languor 10 beguile;
Some passing joy to make thy day more fair,
And win unto thy lip a brighter smile?
Some gift to thrill thee with a glad surprise,
Or some long-sought and well-desired boon:
Or safety where the deadly arrow flies,
And fell destruction wasteth at the noon?
I cannot tell; yet, be it joy or woe
For which thy feet stand wailing on the brink,
Thy need may be far greater than I know,
God's blessing may be sweeter than I think.
So in the halls where smiling faces meet,
Or in the stillness where I sit apart,
By lonely ways or in the crowded street
I breathe a low "God bless thee !" from my heart.
Dr. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itchy
Eczema.
The constantly itching, burning sen
sation and other disagreeable forms of
ecema, tetter, salt rheum and skill
eruptions prsmplly cured by Dr. Hob
son's Eeiema Ointment, lieo. W.I itch,
of Mcudota, III., says. "I puii-hascd a
box of Dr. Hudson's Ec.cnia ointment.
Have had Eczema ever since the cuil
war, have been treated by many doctors
none have giveu the brnelil that i.iie
box of Dr. llohsou's ointment lias."
Kvery sufferer should try it. We're so
positive it will help you we guarantee
it or money refunded. At all Druggists
or hv mail, Mie.
I'FElFFElt CHEMICAL COMPANY,
St. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa.
TWAS FATAL.
His form is still, his eyes dim,
He's past reproving;
A motor car bore down on him,
He postponed moving.
Constlpatlon.Poisons You.
If you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste matter
kept in the body-serious results often
follow. I'se Dr. King's New Lifo Pills
and you will soon get rid of constipa
tion, headache and other troubles. 25c
at druggists or by mail.
H. E. Bl'CKLEN & CO.,
Philadelphia, Pa. St. Louis, Mo.
LATE.
HARD TO EXPLAIN.
"Miss Perkins says you are a
splendid conversationalist."
'i wonder how she got thut
idea."
"Oh, you're too modest,"
"Not at all. I was wonder
ing how she reached the con
elusion that I could talk when
nlie nover lets me put in
a word sideways."
TOO POINTED.
"Omistressof my heart," he
cried, '
"One word, one tender look
from thee,
And I will never quit thy side
In life or eternity."
She gazed upon him kneeling
there,
And was about to speak,
when he,
With one mad yell, leaped thru
the air
He'd run a tack into his knee.
Mver
Tablet
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A Speech Delivered by
Col. Ingersoll at the
Napoleon.
the Late
Tomb of j
"A liitle while ago I stood by
the grave of Napoleon, a magnifi
cent tomb of gilt and gold fit al
most for a dead deity, and gaed
upon the sarcophagus of black
Egyptian marble where rests at last
the ashes of the restless man. I
leaned over the balustrade and
thought about the career of the
greatest soldier of the modern
world. I saw him walking upon
the batiks of the Seine contempla
ting suicide; I saw him at Toulon;
I saw him putting down the mob
in tlie streets of Paris: 1 saw him
at the head of the army of Italy; 1
saw him crossing the bridge of
l.odi with the tricolor in his hand;
I saw him in I:gypt in the shadows
of the Pyramids; I saw him con
quer the Alps and mingle the ea
gles of France with the eagles of
the crags. I saw him at Marengo,
at Ulm and Austerliiz. I saw him
in Russia, where the infantry of
the snow and cavalry of the wild
blast scattered his legions like
Winter's withered leaves.
"I saw him at Leipsic in defeat
and disaster, driven by a million
bayonets back upon Paris, clutched
like a wild beast, banished to Llba,
I saw him escape and retake an
empire by force of his genius, i
saw him upon the frightful field of
Waterloo, where chance and fate
combined to wreck the fortunes of
their former king. And I saw him
at St. Helena, with his hands
crossed behind him gazing upon
the sad and solemn sea,
"I thought of the orphans and
widows he had made; of the tears
that had been shed for his glory and
of the only woman who ever loved
him pushed from his heart by the
cold hand of ambition. And I J
said I would rather have been a j
French peasant and worn wooden
shoes. 1 would rather have lived '
in a hut with a vine growing over ;
the door and the grapes' growing j
purple in the kisses of the Autumn
sun. 1 would rather have been ,
thnr nnnr npn;nnt U'illi mv lovino i
wife by my side, knitting as the j
day died out of the sky, with my
children upon my knee and their .
arms about me. 1 would rather j
have been that man and gone down j
to the tongueless silence of the
dreamless dust than to have been j
that imperial impersonation of
force and murder known as
Napoleon the Great." ',
THE MOTHER'S HAND. j
Weary Hand. Worn Out Hand.
But Ood Will Reconstruct It.
Your mother, who rocked
and lullabiod the family brood
until they took wing for other
nests and never appreciated
what you had done and suffer
ed for tfiem, will yet bo reward
ed. Your hand was well favor
ed, and it was a beautiful hund
so well rounded, so graceful
that many admired and eulo
gized it, and self-sacriticing
toil for others paled it and the
ring that wont on with a push
at the marriage altar now is
too large and falls off and again
and again you have lost it.
Poor hand. Weary hand. Worn
out hand. But Ood will recon
struct it, reanimate it, readorn
it and all heaven will know the
story of that hand. Wha fall
en ones it lifted up! What tears
it has wiped away. What
wounds it bandaged! What
light-houses it kindled! What
storm-tossed ships it brought
in to the pier! beached harbor!
roll on, everlasting rest, for all
the toiling and misunderstood
and suffering mid weary chil
dren of Ood, and know right
well that to join yulii hulid, at
last emancipated for the strug
gle, will be the soft hand, the
gentlo hand, the triumphant
hand of Him who wiped away
all tears from all faces.
MERE MUSINQS,
Easy street is a closed street
to most of us.
The world is like a piano, full
of sharps and flats,
The harder a man works the
less timo he has to whine.
It's the man with the nar
rowest mind who is apt to make
the broadest assertions.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTO R I A
You Will Be (ilud You Brought
Smiles to Men and Not Sorrow.
When tlie years have slipped
by memory runs back over the
path you have trod, you will
be glad that you .stopped to
speak to every friend you met,
and left them all with a wann
er feeling in their hearts be
cause you did so.
You will be glad that you
were happy w h e n doing
the small every day things of
life; that yoll served tlie best
you could in life's lowly round.
You will be glad that men
have said all along your way.
"I know that I can trust him.
lie is as true ns steel."
You will be glad that then1
have been some rainy days in
life. If there were no storms
the fountains wool
the sky would be I
poisonous vapors,
dry up,
led with
md life
would cease.
You will be glad that you
stopped long enough every day
to read carefully and with a
prayer in your heart some part
of Clod's message to those He
loves.
You will be glad that you
shut your eyes against the evil
things men said about one an
other, and tried the best you
could to stay the words winged
with poison.
You will bo glad that you
brought smiles to men, and not
sorrow.
You will be glad that you
have met with a hearty hand
shake all the hard things which
have come to you, never dodg
ing out of tin-in, but turning
them all to the best possible ac
count. REAL EXCITEMENT.
"Yes," said the meek-looking
man, "I've no doubt you've had
some great hunting experiences in
your travels aboard."
"I have indeed."
"Buffalo hunting"
"Yes."
"And bear hunting"
"Of course."
"Well, you just come around
and let my wife take you house
hunting and bargain hunting with
her. Then you'll begin to know
what real excitement is."
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTO R I A
A Delightful
Profession for
Young Women
HERE is no occupation
T for a young women that
ft is more pleasant or con
genial, more suited to
her ability and nature,
none that can give her more
personal satisfaction, and if
she be a thoroughly trained
professional none that offers
bigger rewards than that of
music teaching. The supply
of competent teachers of piano
music is far short of the de
mand. Has your daughter ever
given this matter a thought;
have you ever spoken to
her about (some day becom
ing a teacher of music?) if
so buy her a
STIEFF PIANO
at once, gel her started on the
road to success and fame, the
sooner she starts the belter.
(f has. Sticff,
LEON C. STEELE, Mgr.
No. L'.'ll Ciauby St., Norlolk, Va.
ROSES,
Carnations, Violets
and other Mowers always on hand,
shower Wedding Bouquets, Handsome
Floral Designs, Palms and Ferns for
home culture.
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus
and many other varieties ol Bulbs for
fall planting either for out or indoor cut
tore. Hose bushes, Magnolias and Er.
ergrcens. Write, 'plioue or telegraph.
H. STEINMETZ,
Florist.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
5-93-ly
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It's so good so
refreshing
you'll take care
not to spill a
drop.
PEPSI-Cola
has the taste that
makes it your
preference.
to Bottles At Founts
i. M. DICKENS,
Local Agent,
Weldon, N. C.
GREAT BARGAINS
IN TYPEWRITERS.
We carry a laige stock of standard
Typewriters. Can furnish at once Mon
arch, I' ox. Oliver, Keuiington, Koyal,
Smith Premier, L. C. Smith & Uro.'s
and I'nderuood. Any other make from
to 15 days' notice. We have both the
visible and the invisible. We bought a
large stock of these Typewriters from
one-fourth to one-hulf the regular whole
sale price, and on sale now at one-fourth
to one-halt the regular retail prices. A
good Typewriter from 1(7.50 to $15. A
better one n frfi to $2S.!i0. The best
from $:m up to any price. Will be glad
to answer any inquiry iu connection
with these machines, and send samples
of the work done by any of the Type
writers we have, kvery boy and gir
should have one of our cheap TypewrU
ters to learn how to use. Any person
who can write well on a typewriter can
demand a large salary. Anyone who
buys a chtap typewriter from us and
wants a better one later, we will take
hack theone bought and allow the same
paid for it in exchange for a better one,
if returned iu good condition and within
bi mouths, li not in good condition we
allow tlie market value. We carry Type
writer ribbons and other supplies.
SPIERS BROS.
WELDON, N. C
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Young Girl
"My unightr. when thirt.n yara
nld. was stri'-ken with hurt troufcl.
She was o hail n hud to place ti.r
near a window
so ihs could ttt
h.r breath. Ono
doctor said. 'Poor
csjld. sha ! luulf
te fall i:. i any
tlrns.' A (rl.nd
t.ld m Dr. MUm'
Heart Heinody ad
curd h.r s&th.r,
m 1 trlrd It, nd
ih. befaii to Im
prove. 8h. touk
a irsat many bot
tles, Mit ska !
Hiaratl to m. to
day, a (at. nay
ehe.-krd alii- No one oa liaAfio. tbo
con!itliu' I hava in Or. UHt Hoart
Remedy " A. K. OAMON, Worth, MO.
The mitMunJt.'d confidence Mr.
Canun h.i iu Dr. Miles' Heart Ram
ejy i -h., -cl by thousands of
cthei s In, kuo, its value from
expci iencc. Mjny heart disorders
yield to treatment, if the treatment
is right. If you are bothered with
short hieath, fainting spells, swill
ing of ieet or ankle., pains abaat
the hcail and shoulder bladtl, pah
piutiou, weak and hungry tpeHs,
you should briu using Or. Mil
Heart Remedy at once. Profit bp
the experience of others while yen
may. t
Dr. Milts' Hurt stimtdV h W Ifld
guarantMd by all drutaldts.
Mltta MEDICAL CO.,
sept 4 I y
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