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The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which bas been
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and lias
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All Counterfeit, Imitations nud " JiiHt-ns-(rootl " tiro but
Experiment lliut trllle with awl cmliuigt'r the lirnltli of
Infants and Children Exptiricmto acalnst Kxperlmout.
What is CASTORIA
Castoriu Is a Juirmiesa substitute for Castor OH, Pare-
gorlc. Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It is l'iensant. It
contains noil Ik r Opium, Illoriililno nor oi lier Narcotia
NiibHtauen. Its wre is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
und allays Kevertsliness. It euros Dinrrliatn and Wind
Colic. It relieves Tcethtntr Troubles, cures Constipation
and Fliituleiioy. It tisslmlliites tlie Food, regulates the
Ktoin.uii nnd Uoivels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's I'anueea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Sears the
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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"THE BANK OF VELDON
WELDOX, 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 and Surplus, $55,000.
For over -1 yearn this iuKtitution has provided hanking facilities for
this section. Its stockholders ami nlUct-m aie iilcnlilieil willi the busi
ness interests of Halifax anil Nortliainptou counties.
A Havings Department in maintained for thebeniiil of all lio desire
to deposit in a Savings liank. In this lepaitmeut interest is allotted as
follows:
For Deposits allowed torcmain three mouths or longer. - per cent. Six
months or longer, 3 percent, 'twelve months or longer, 4 percent.
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Christmas Gift
For Your Sweetheart-The Roanoke
News for 1014.
bcennmde under Ills per
Signature of
I AHIUKH:
.1. I. I'KAKE,
Daniel, J. (). Drake. . M I oh.-ii,
Pierce, I). II. olheoll'ei. .1 . . lf.lirc
mum
FROM THE
Every housewife will ap
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"My boy," mid llulllngton Hllger,
the eminent speculator lu stock. "I
Intend to do something this year that
1 uavt) never done Win I tisvi
never taken much slock In this Christ
tnus foolUhiitiBt. It seems to me that
people carry It to an absurd extreme;
but, as 1 have said, I ai'.i going to
break away from my custom this
year. You are helplcg to support your
wUlowed mother,
are you not?"
The boy who
marked the quo
tations up on the
b 1 g blackboard
made a strong
effort to conceal
his emotion as he
answered:
"Yea, sir. I al
ways carry my
earnings home to
her."
"That Is noble
of you. You de
serve the highest
praise for your
though tf u 1 nes a.
A mother who
has such a son
should be very proud of him, and I
have no doubt that your mother fully
appreciates your worth. What I start
ed to say a moment ago was that 1 In
tend to do something to encourage
you In your work something to prove
to you that 1 wish you well and that,
however cold I may have at times
appeared, I am klud at heart."
"Oh, thank you, sir," said the boy.
"Mother will be proud when she
learns that I have been able to win
your respect."
"I like to hear a boy talk as you
talk." the eminent gentleman contin
ued. "A boy who Is glad for his
mother's sake to win the approval of
others may always be depended upon
to give a good account of himself.
You may not have suspected It. but I
have for a long time been watching
you. 1 have noticed that you do not
smoke cigarettes;
that you use lit
tle slang: that
you pay strict at
tention to your
duties and al
ways show a
proper deference
to those above
you."
"My mother
told me when I
started out In the
world," the boy
replied, "to al
ways keep away
from bad habits
and be respect
ful to those who
had the right to
be treated re
spectfully."
"Good. It la evident that you have
an estimable mother. With such a
mother and such a character aa you
seem to possess 1 have no doubt that
you will succeed In ltfe. It would
be a pity to disturb your self-reliance
by giving you money. I shall not do
that I do not believe In giving money
to people anyhow. It ts a bad prac
tice. There are other ways of ex
tending help that are much more ef
fective much better for those who
receive It. Now It Is my purpose to
do something for you."
"I I hardly kuow how to thank
you, sir."
"Oh, never mind that, my boy. The
most eloquent thanks are not always
expressed In
words. There are
other ways of
showing apprecia
tion. So don't
bother yourself
If words happeu
to fall you. There
are Indications
that this Is go
ing to be an old
fashioned winter,
and 1 kuow what
It Is to be tor
tured by the cold.
You have seen
that 1 have a
new overcoat
with a Persian
lamb collar and
real mluk llulng,
av"V "-2k"-
have you not?"
"Yes, sir."
"You would be surprised If I were
to tell you bow much It cost. But 1
need not dwell upon that. I have
found It extremely comfortable. It
has caused me to feel sorry for others
who cannot afford such coats I
think It must be the Christmas spirit
that has come to me. With the col
lar of my warm coat turned up so
(hat II covora'my ears 1 em
keep comfortable In the coldest
weather. '
Thv boy felt a lump rising In his
throat and he was compelled to wink
rapidly to keep back his tears ol
gratitude.
"This morning." Mr. Illlger con
tinued, - found a pair of plush ear.
in ii its that 1 used laat winter, and I
have decided to present thein to yoe,"
Constipation Poisons You.
If you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste matter
kept in the body - serious results often
follow. I'sc Dr. King's New Life l'illa
and you will soon get rid of constipa
tion, headache anil other troubles. 2'e
at druggists or by mail.
H. E. BUCKLES' i CO.,
Philadelphia, Pa. Et. loan, Mo
8
mm
EMBO POVJDEI
Absolutely Pure
Absolutely has no substitute
Many mixtures are offered as
substitutes for Royal. No other
baking powder is the same in
composition or effectiveness, or
so wholesome and economical,
nor will make such fine food.
Royal is the only Baking Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
win
h mm
mi.
3lu trtt1
jif GIljriHtmais
SflllttlJ S.EBKISER
Many a woman Is kuowu by the
Christmas presents she takes back to
be exchanged.
If there Is a Christmas season la
heaven the department store clerk
will hardly want to go there.
The woman who looks for the price
mark on her present generally gets
mad If she finds 1L
A good thing about some Christmas
presents Is that they don't last more
than a day or two.
People who put off buying things
they really need until after Christmas
hardly ever find them In their stock
ings. Some people don't penult their chil
dren to believe In Santa Claus be
cause thfy siehl want all the cred
it themselves.
If Banta Claus were a woman
Christmas would always have to be
postponed for a few days while she
administered the finishing touches
Lucky Qlvsra.
With happy hearts some people flvw
And never mini the pries:
They know the gUts thty will rtcetv
Are aura te be aa nice.
&" "73
A Warning te Liars.
"What was the happiest moment of
your life, dear?" she asked.
"It was whea you said yea, darling."
he replied.
She sighed and permitted her cheek
to rest against his breast for long
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"SEtMSER:
When Christmas time comes round It
As though the Ion;;, long years
Roll back and take away our cares
And dry up all our tears;
1 don't know why It Is. but whea
The great day comes along
I get to feelln' young again,
And kind ol turn to sonif,
And whistle and go on ust like
A boy would. I'll be bound,
The olo world seems to brighten up
When Christmas time comes round.
I'm tickled at the Jumoln' Jack
And all them kind ol things;
I like to watch the toys that play
By wlnain' up the sprlnps.
And somehow don't know why It ls
Love seeu.s to fill the all,
And 1 forget I've enemies
Or troub.es anywhere;
And every little while I sort
Of listen lor the sound
Of voices that have loi-g been still,
When Christmas time comes round.
I wish that I was Santa Claus
And had a magic sleigh,
To visit all the children who
Look forward to the day
The orphans and the cripples and
The poor folKs everywheres
All children that are good and kind
And don't forget their prayers;
I'll bet you that they'd all be glad
When they got up and found
Their stockln's lalrly bustin'out,
When Christmas time come round.
Oh, happy time ol Jlngiin" bells
And hills all white with snow;
Oh, Joyful day that takes us back
To caie liee long ao'
1 wonder I! up there above
Where happy angels roam
They do not get to thinkln' of
The happy times at home.
And turn. In fancy, back once mora
Tc. listen to the sound
Of voices that have long been still,
When Christmas time comes round?
"Harry, do you remember that dia
mond ring we looked at In Blaxem's?
I uus there yesterday and they hud 11
still What a splendid Christmas pres
ent It would make."
Alter he had reached the next room
he whispered to himself:
"That's always the way. Never
told a lie lu my life without having
Immediate cause to be sorry' fr it"
Why the Colonel Gave It Up.
"Colouel." said the beautiful grass
widow, "why Is It you so strongly ob
ject to the exchanging of Christmas
presents?"
"I'll tell you," he replied. "I used
to be as crazy as other people over
the sending of gifts. There was a
girl that I thought a good deal of In
those days, and a sister of mine who
had been married only a couple of
yeara was made glud by the arrival of
a little one only about a month before
Christmas. I thought a nice present
for ber would be a book on the care
and nursing of Infants. So I bought
It. At the same time I bought a very
handsome volume of poems for the
girls."
"Yes?"
"They get mixed. I believe this
Christmas present business Is all fool
ishness.'
Candor.
I "If X wr to ratch you undtr tha mia-
uvuiB) winim you iry to get lain
"Of count t ahould but I t almoat
aur that 1 should not auccted."
-8. E. Ktaar.
An Exchange.
"What did your mistress (It yon
for Christmas?"
i "A box of cheap handkerchiefs.''
i "What did you give her?"
"A week's notice."
fF
A Lucky Man,
He sees the sun through spreading lifta,
He hears tha wind sing tongs of cheer:
Hie wifs will buy no Christmas flft
' And have tham charged to him this
year.
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PRWEM
Mr Glenfaddlo started out about
to weeks before Christmas to solve
the servant problem.
"The trouble with women," he Bald
to hie wife, "is that they don't go at
thu thing right. This trouble will
never he nettled until II Is settled by
diplomacy, utxl diplomacy Is a thing
that, I am sorry to tmy, doesn't come
natural to women. Hervant ulrls are
only human-that's a thing which Is
too otteii furgottou. Treat your girls
kindly and they will utmid by you.
That's the rulu I go by In my busi
ness affairs. Whut kind of a time do
you suppose I would have with the
men lu my olllcu If I tried to manage
them ns a woman manages the help In
her kitchen? Why. I'd always have
to keep breaking lu new people.
"Now let me give you a few point
ers. Gel something nice for the girl
on Christmas something that you
would be glad to have yourself. Most
women give their servants a few
cheap trinkets that serve no other
purpose than to show the girls that
they are put away down In the social
scale.
"Instead of getting her a ten-cent
comb or a new contrivance to ecrape
the crumbs off the dining-room table,
buy her a nice present thla year. Give
her something she will be proud to
show to her friends. Then, you see,
they will get to envying her and com
paring their own cheap presents with
what she got from us, and whatil b
the result? She'll conclude that this
is a pretty good place to work; she'll
see that we give her credit for pos
sessing good taste, and we will have
no more trouble over the servant
problem for awhile anyway."
Mrs. Glenfaddlo decided to take her
husband's advice for once. If the sol
emn truth must tie told, she has uever
become addicted to the habit of doing
this. Hut there seemed to bo a few
gleams of reason In his argument,
and accordingly she decided to make
her Emma thrice glad on Christmas
morning. The gltl had been very pa
tient and faithful for quite a while
anyway, and It was no more than
right that merit should be rewarded.
Among the things m the boi which
Emma found on the kitchen table
when sho went down to get breakfast
ou the morning of the great day were
cloth for a flue new dress, a toilet set
for nor bureau, a glove box with a
pair of gloves lu It, and a purse made
of seal leather.
The next day when Mr Oleufaddl
got home his wife said:
"Oh, by tho way, Arthur, I wish
you'd put an ad. In the paper tomor
row. Emma has glteii me notice that
she will leave us a woek from Thurs
day. She has found a place where
she can get ii cents a week more thai)
we are paying her.''
Last Thay Forget
Hunt out tha tlttltj 1um fir I,
Tho poor boy wliu U blind.
Hunt out thti weary wldiw
Who ihlnka the worl.t unkttuli
tip arch .itfs.n itmuiirj- t'lt ho vats
Wliei Kb tint's utthli.m suave.
And teach the dmibting popl
'l'l:orj mm uia rhriatmm davya.
You have ben buy pUiinliui
To spread your girts afar.
To add your talr lovo-tukens
Where Joys and comforts ara.
But have yon in your gladness
Bestowed one kindly thought
On those who tlt darkness,
Whoa crusts ara dearly boufhtt
Tour hart ,s full of kindness.
You hear the anth&m sung
And gam up n( Ui windows
Wher ribboned wreaths ara hunfl
You've hoard tho sweat old story
With rpverenre retold
But there are hungry rhlldron
Where all Is dark and cold.
Hunt out the little lama girl,
Tho poor bov who Is blind;
Hunt out the wenrv widow
Who thinks the world unkind!
Qo down among th victims
Of chance ami greed and crlina
And causa them i if member
That this is Christmas tlms.
Getting the Particular!.
"Oh, have you seen your Chrlstmss
present to me. dear?'
"No." he answered, 'what did I give
rou?"
"This beautiful cublnet for the din-inn-room."
'':' b"iut!ful. Isn't It? How mock
i '. ! v for It?"
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Tha Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho T
Signattue of (.'
A poor movement set on foot
may result in a lame excuse.
1 i "Emma Has Qlven Mo Notice."
i i
CHRISTMAS DONT'S
Jjuii't tell iicii)lt! that yrjit du ii:
I'XpiH-t to rt'Celw uny presents. Yon
know you do.
Don't forget thai the clerk v. ho ban
I'fou working long hours for u;a.ny
lMM'k.s U human.
Don't, If the prosent you are send
fug awny was expensive1, fail to re
move the price ta.
Don't hunt for price marks ou the
pie.seritb you reoPtVH.
Don't wait till Chrlstmiis for the
purpose of being kind.
Don't h t your lei t porkut know
whut your right pocket given for
friendship for loe or for charily
Don't he grouchy wwvly bi'cauut)
huim deliverv buy hupii'-nw to prod
you with the corner of a box that lu
twice an huge ad he.
Don't let on ran If upone when yull
rowd Into Hi" place where I'hriat mat)
uhoppliik; Id being dt.no (hat you are
the onh otic who Is lu a hunt'
i
Don't present your Christmas gift
ns If you were conferring a favor.
Don't give merely lor the purpose
of creating the Impression that you
are generous.
and
l'H.r P.snta Claim; My mm her sho
Snn what slw wlili'. you'd briny mo
On Chrljttniii In a If-trt that's kind
Ami nnd oh, ye, tlu- viih to mind,
And li.ippy Kinlles fw every day
And kjuutlnefts timt M.m't Wear isway.
Dear Suuta Clum. iu-;isf won't you brlns
These all on Chiisun.m -tjvtrj thing
My tiiiiltii-r w isht-a thai j ou Would?
And-and ;t nl.-d that' fctrong und good.
And I wiiM like to huvo a gun
The kind (hut - ts an Iron one
i i:ti in U 1 d writo
. you lor It thnt you might
if Ou wish to study wdl
it'i l.airi to rrad and w rlt. and spell,
And U Hi.kiuiiiesi lor limbs that's straight
And juiilli and health tKU'fl dimply grat
l'rit-i.d S.tnta. bring tnm all and I'll
1'.- t,. d and . iir-.M fill nil the nl.llo.
Hm If I can't hiue everything
My pan-tits suy thty ili yi.u'd brlnf,
And If I i.ut't l;tte only oiiu,
Vhy. iilfuae. I d ruth'-r have the gun.
OEOKGIB.
A Preference.
' i'uhliie. would you rather find your
Christmas present In your stocking or
on a tree?"
I d rather have it on a tree, 'cause
there's more room there "
Wise King Solomon.
"King Solomon had a great head,
all right."
"Certainly. He was the wisest man
who ever lived."
"1 guess he was He bad all those
wives of bis before there was any
such thing as Christmas."
Independence,
"V'cSI." la!3 the t"d "w patting
little Willie on the head, "have you
written to Ssnta Claus?"
"No," replied the child. "I beard
papa and mamma talktn' about what
they wcro goln' to give m, one night
when they thought I was asleep, and
it eld Santa doesn't want to stop
without gettln' Invited he oaa
drive on"
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASJTp Rl A
Some people act as if they had
a corner on the earthly saint busi
ness. CHIIdresn Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
mom
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My f
Ali,l
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I mtooL
m3U
Those fatigued
can find cheer
in a glass of
PEPSI-Cola
You enjoy every
sip.
In Bottles At
Founts
5c
'm J !ti
S. M. DICKENS,
Loral Afrcnt,
Weldon, N. C.
GREAT BARGAINS
IN TYPEWRITERS.
We cany a large stock of standard
Typewriter. I an furnish St once Mon
arch. I ox, Oliver, liemiiijrton, Koyal,
Smith lietnicr, 1,. C. Smith & bro.'B
and I 'inlerwnoil. Any other make from
oto l.Mlay" notice. We have both the
vmilde ami the invisible. We bought a
luiirc stock of these Typewriters from
one-foui tli to one-hall the regular w hole
sale puce, aim ou saleuowatoue-lourth'
to one-hall the regular retail priceB. A
good! ypcwi iter from $7.jU to tl'i. A
better one IV..'m to 50. The best
from s in up to any price. Will be glad
to answer any inquiry in connection
witii these machines, und send samples
of tlie work done liv any of the Type
writers we have, r.veiy ooy ana gir
should have one of our cheap Typewri
ters to learn how to use. Any person
who can write well ou a typewriter can
demand a lame salaiy. Anyone who
buys a cheap typewriter from us and
wants a belter one later, we will take
hack the one 1 ought and allow thesame
paid lor it in exchange for a better one,
if lelunii d in good coudition ami within
six mouths, li not in good condition we
allow the maikct value. V e carry Type
writer nl .lions and other supplies.
SPIERS BROS.
WELDOVN.C
Woman Finally Recover!
From Ntrvoui Breakdown
linpovcri.-licd nerves destroy many
people bci'ire their time. Often be
fore a mm -rer reaiire what the
trouble is, he is on the verge of s
con.pl- te nervous breakdown. It
is ot the utmost importance to keep
your nervous system in good con
dition, as the nerves are the source
of .ill bodily power. Mm. Rosa
I'onncr. 8.'5 N. lth St., Birming
ham, Ala., says:
"I have been suffering with nerv
ous rotration for nine or ten
years. Have tried ninny of the best
J .. !.: m llirmingl.am, but they all
tailed to reach my case. I would
t'ni it I was smothering; finally
I wint iiito convulsions. My little
(in! s.iw
Dr. Milet' Nervine
a.lvrnicd in the papers ami I at
once began to take It. I continued
to t.ii e i for some time and now I
am e.ell."
li you arc troubled with loss of
appt'ite, poor digestion, weakness,
ini :.ity to slcf;i; i. y-ui are in a
general run down oiulition and
nmiilr to bear you part of tlie
dailv grind of life, u need stime
tlung to strcngtlieii your peces.
You may nt realise wh.-t is ti c mat
ter with you, but t?i it is no rc tson
why you should dehy tT.itmrnt.
Dr. Mile' Nt-rvine
has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for tluMy jf;ii.;, ar.'l mrr-ts
a trial, no maiirr ionv many m'cr
remedies have failed to hip v-.i.
Sold by all druggists. If first '6 , tie
falts to baneftt your money le roturntd.
MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind.
sept 4 ly
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