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HARD TO PLEASE.
"M.yb. the Old Fool Would Suck
a Raw Hgt."
"On one occasion a dyspeptic
preacher went home with a mem
ber of his church fur dinner. The
good wife had prepared a feasi fit
for the gods. There was fried
chicken, round, rohusl biscuits,
red ham swimming in red gravy
and (he finest coffee flowed from a
spout. The good lady was justly
proud of what she had spread be
fore the pjisiin.
"Hud, the nine-year-old son,
wuh fork in hand, was just ready
to do hmile with the good things
belore him, when his mother said,
'Parson, won't you have some of
the chicken?' To their surprise
and the utier bewilderment of Bud,
the parson replied, 'No; 1 never
eat chicken.'
"The good lady then asked,
'Parson, have a piece of ham.' But
the parson answered, 'No, I dare
not eat ham.' Bud dropped his
fork.
"The good lady then said,
'Won't you have a biscuit?' and
the parson replied, "Did you use
soda in the composition of those
biscuits? Well, then I cannot eat
biscuits made with soda.'
"Bud, in wild-eyed astonishment
looked at his mother and exclaim
ed, with anger and earnestness,
"Ma, maybe the old fool would
suck a raw egg !"
OKRMS THAT ARE UNKNOWN.
Measles and chickenpox are the
commonplaces of every household;
but their germs have eluded the
most elaborate attempt at detection.
Back in the eighteenth century,
Jenner conquered smallpox with
vaccination; but the most industri
ous search for .(0 years has dis
closed no trace of the small pox
microbe. Medical men deal with
an unknown agent today just as
Jenner did a hundred years ago.
Reed and Carroll showed us how
to conquer yellow fever; no one,
however, has succeeded in impris
oning any micro-organism of the
disease. Scarlet fever, one of the
most contagious diseases known,
has also successfully hidden its se
cret. Pasteur, who discovered a
way to contrul hydrophobia, search
ed patiently for its organism, but
did not find it. Typhus fever, the
scourge of American cities 50
years ago, still prevails in attenua
ted form; but no one has isolated
its agent. Trachoma, a disease
introduced chielly by immigration,
has also so far concealed iis deti
nue cause. From World's Work.
THOUGHT SHE
COULD NOT LIVE
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
TIninnville, Mo. "I suffered from a
female trouble and I Rot no weak that I
could hardly walk
across the floor with
out holding on to
something. I had
nervous spells and
my lingers would
cramp and my face
would draw, and I
could not speak, nor
sleep to do any Rood,
had no appetite, and
everyone thought I
would not live.
Some one advised me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I had
taken ao much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so I told my
husband he might get me a bottle and I
would try it. lty the time I had taken
it I felt better. I continued its use, and
now I am well and strong.
"I have always recommended your
mndioine ever since 1 was so wonder
fully benefitted by It and I hoie this
letter will be the means of saving soma
other poor woman from suffering. "
Mrs. Martha Skavey, II ox 1144,
L'nlonvllle, Missouri.
The. makers of Lydia E. Tinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands of
such letters as that above they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger it haa stood the
test for yeare.
It tliero sro mt eonndlcatlons T"U
dn not nudprstand write to Lydia E.
I'liikliim Medicine Co. (ronttuentfal)
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be upeued,
read anil answered by a woman aud
held iu strict cunlldeuce.
THE NOR T H CAROL I N A
STATE NORMAL AND
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
Maintained by the State for the women
of North Carolina. Five regular courses
leading to degrees. Specal Courses for
teachers. Free tuition to those who
agree to become teachers in the State
Kail Session begins September tilth,
11114. For catalogue and other informa
tion, address
JCLIIIH I. KOUST, President,
Oreensboro, N. C.
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in your Ik me. But be careful in selecting your flavors. A poor
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Bee Brand Flavoring Extracts are made 60 better than
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Here Are A Pw
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Eagle Cafe,
D. Keeier,
Roanoke Supply Co.
Since Mammy Took
BY ANNA
Mammy, since you left me, the sun has ceased to glow
With the luster that it used to in the happy long ago;
And the birds, their songs sound lonesome as they hover 'neath the eaves
Of the old, deserted cabin where the honeysuckle wreathes.
The path I used to travel from the "big house" to the door
Of the col beneath the shadows of the silver sycamore
Is covered o'er with grasses that whisper in the breeze,
"Mammy, lit Mistis wants you," and an answer from the trees
Seems to murmur 'round about me, "Honey, mammy heers her chile
Callin' to her thu de darkness, an' she'll meet yur after while !"
The weary years roll backward and a child again am I
The south wind lifts my yellow curls as down the path 1 fly
The heavy scent of clover rushes by me as I race
T'ward mammy, who is waiting with her smiling, loving face.
With outstretched arms she greets me and enfolds me to her breast;
With a sigh of deep contentment there I nestle down to rest;
Flaming cheek against her black one and childish arm entwined
'Round the broad and trusty shoulders, her honest heart on mine.
Could I, mammy, on your bosom lean my tired head to-night,
Look into those gentle eyes, where a soul shone pure and white,
Your lender voice would soothe and your smile would ease the load,
For I'm tired, mammy, mammy, since you took the lonely road !
EVE WITHOUT
BY DOROTHY D1X.
As a general thing the sophisti
cated woman appeals to a man as
more enjoyable as a companion
than desirable as a wife. The av
erage man's ideal of a woman is
still Eve before she ate the apple,
not the Eves who refrain from eat
ing apples because the fruit is bad
for their digestions.
Thereupon the average man
marries a young girl during her
first season in society, firmly con
vinced that because he is the first
and only man who has ever made
love to her he will be the last and
only. This depends on circum
stances. The girl may be suffi
ciently in love with him to never
crave the admiration of any other
man, or she may be so situated as
to be cut off from it, and so safe,
but the path to the divorce court is
kept hot by wives who were mar
ried when they were mere chil
dren, and before they found out
how intoxicating is the draught of
flattery and admiration and love
making that man offers to woman's
lips.
If a woman acquires a taste for
this after marriage, God help her
husband, for there is no cure for
the married flirt. She may not be
a bad woman, or an actual immoral
one, but tier craving tor aumira-
tion is like the hunger lor opium
It grows by what it feeds on, and
DIDN'T HARMONIZE.
"Now let us put our heads to
gether and see if we can'i arrange
matters. "
"Put our heads together? That
would hardly do, Maude. Your
green wig and my purple hair
won't harmonize.
You're Hilious and Costive!
Sick Headache. Had Itieath, Nour
Stomach, Furred Tongue and Indiges
tion, Mean Liver and llowels clogged.
Clean up tonight, (let a li'ic. bottle of
Dr. King's New Life Tills today and
empty the bowels of fermenting gassy
foods and waste. A full bowel move
met gives a satisfied, thankful feeling
makes you feel lino Effective yet mild.
Hon't gripe. S.'iC. at your druggist.
ltucklen's Arnica Salve for Cuts.
Chlldrr Cry
FOR FLE1 CHER'S
C ASTORIA
S. M. Dickens,
C. G. Evans,
W. T. Parker,
Wyche, Bounds & Co
the Lonely Road.
BLAND.
THE APPLE.
there is no limit to the depth of
imbecility into which it leads its
victims.
If you will trace back the stories
of the infidelity of wives half of the
time you will find that the woman
was married when she was very
young, before she had experienced
the thrilling of listening to a man's
vows of deathless devotion, or had
known the subtle sense of power
with which a woman finds out that
she can sway men by her beauty
or her charm.
Few husbands ever make love
to their wives, and so it is the wo
man's natural desire for this court
ship and this adulation that she has
missed that leads her into seeking
it away from home and in forbid
den paths.
Far otherwise is it with the wo
man who has been a belle before
her marriage. She has had her
fill of admiration and adulation
from men, and it possesses none
of bcr charms of novelty to her.
Sh : has heard the verb of love
con.ugaied in all its moods and
tenses until it is as wearisome as a
school exercise. She has played
at the game of flirtation until it has
palled upon her, ai.d as a married
woman she would no more think
of finding amusement in carrying
on a surreptitious love aff air than a
Paderewski would think of grind
ingout ragtime from a barrel or
gan. Stops Neuralgia Kills Pain
sloau's Liniment gives instant relief
from Neuralgia or Sciatica. It goes
straight to the painful part soothes the
nerves and slops the pain. It is also
good for Itheumatism, Sore Throat,
Chest Tains and Sprains. You don't
need to rub it penetrates Mr. .1 U.
Swinger, Louisville, Ky., writes: "1
sull, 'led with a severe Neuralgic Head
ache for four months without any re
lief. I used Sloan's Liniment for two
or three nights and I haven't sull'ered
with my head since. " lleta bottle to
day. Keep it in the house all the time
for pains and all hurts. 2.ic., iOc. and
J 1. at your druggist,
ltucklen's Arnica Salve for all hurts.
If men received all they pray for
they would soon be too lazy to gel
out of each other's way.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
A TOAST.
JAMKS LINDSAY
"Here's to our first love's eyes !" The feast
Grows strangely calm and still;
The jest on laughing lips has ceased,
The riot hushed until
Over the wild, wind-sated liming
A deathlike silence lies;
What was hushed (he ribald song?
Here's to our first love's eyes I"
Out of the midst of many years
Around this board they gleam
Lightened with laughter, dim with lears,
Seen through a waking dream,
Black as the raven's glancing wing.
Blue as the April skies
Through silken lashes glistening
Here's to our first love's eyes.
Ah, though they closed upon our view
To nevermore unclose,
What after-seasons ever knew
Eyes that were sweet as those ?
And though they cause worn hearts to throb
And make vain memories rise,
Choke back the bitter pain and sob:
Here's to our first love's eyes.
Around this board the beards are gray
The hearts and passions cold;
And eyes have shown and passed away
And love's been bought and sold
Along the ways our feet have trod,
Yet boyhood's faith still cries
To those on earth, to those with God,
"Here's to our first love's eyes !"
THE FAME OF THE MULE. ;
j
Humble Animal Has Permanent!
Place In History.
The mule family escutcheon has
the bar sinister across it, but he
has nevertheless occupied a secure
position in society since Biblical
times, and nobody knows how )
much longer. In the biographical '
dictionaries his personal achieve-
ments may not be mentioned but i
he is entrenched in the lincyclope-
dia Britiannica between Gerardus j
Mulder, a great Dutch chemist, !
and LTisha Mulford, an eminent
Lpiscopal minister and philoso
pher, j
That is saying a good deal fir,
an animal of modest ptetentions!
who is popularly believed to cher- j
ish a heartier regard for the Afro
American than for others in this
part of the world, and is said nev
er to give his entire confidence to
the white man as an associate.
In wa'r the mule plays with high
credit for the role of Kipling's
Gunga Din. He is bullyragged.
He is blasphemed. He is belabor
ed. But he is always on hand
when needed, and he is always
needed. In peace he is sportive.
His humor is sometimes mis
taken for spitef'ulness when he
kicks a well meaning farmer into
a protracted sojourn at a hospital
or sends his soul sky-winding into
the hereafter with his body not far
behind. But when it comes to
pulling a load, uphill or on the
level, subsisting upon a limited
menu, and starving the veternari-
I an, he puis it all over his hand-
I somer and more aristocratic cous
i in, the horse.
Wherever the footing meets the
requirements of an able bodied goat
the mule can go and is willing to
"tote his load." His hide is tough
and w eather proof, and his expec
tancy of life is higher than that of
a thoroughbred.
Electricity relieved the mule
of
the task of pulling street cars,
ventive genius has provided
electric substitute for him on
In
an
the
towpath along the Panama canal
The treadmill is now used chiefly
as a figure of speech. Where the
lay of the land is right more or
less plowing is done by tractors
Bui there is still plenty of w ork
for the mule to do. It is his proud
distinction to cost nearly as much
as a small motor car. 1 le was
perhaps seven thousand years old
when the tnotar car was invented,
He is built on the original model,
He has the same tendency to back
fire that made it a risky business
to start him when Alexander set
out to cross the Indus, when Tarn
erlane crossed the Ganges, when
Hannibal crossed the Alps, when
Charles Martel double crossed the
Moors, when Washington crossed
the Delaware and when the farmer
boy tried to cross a swollen creek
in the last freshet.
Although he is sometimes infer
nal, the mule is eternal. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
GORDON,
lew Furniture
Store
TTTp "p.. j Qll
W tJ Xuy dULl Oeil
On every Saturday we will sell
ai Al'CTlON articles in our store
to the highest bidders. Call and
examine our stock before purchas
ing elsewhere.
M.A.COHEN
VCliLDUN, N. C.
P. N. Siuinbuck's Old Stand.
Sale of Land for Taxes.
I in the first Mnmiav in Auiut, l''M,
bi'intf tlic -In I ol'ttuhl month, I will an
tux I'ulleiiur in Littleton townlii, j
Halifax count v. Y ( ' , sHI at tin1 court
oiiNr dour in Huh tux town ut I.' M..tlu
foiliAMiitf ti aft s of lutit Mitnali'il in Lit-
tli'tmi township, nunI salt' i ituitlc to
tmlir-fv taxt'M tl ue thereon tor the vear
!ht ami for ot. A ileHcriiitiuii of haul
luinl is heiein st't foith, toy' t her with
uinoiiut of tuch ami cot
Mi l K LIST.
Ih. II. H. I UIKelSuh, -i at'ies, Mitt A H
uiiniH, H,,j;.
W. 1. Hartliins, Hi aeies, Itiuiie, 4 A-i.
T W. .ieiikiti". In acres, home, ti :w
Miss Helen Newborn, Noti-Kesnleut,
lI'itu'icH. Miuphy's, l.l 17.
Mrx, Irene Sheaiin. ." acres, H.
K R. :t.;i.
lelintiuntN.
VV. f. K'lWaril. nun-ten. acres.
Wlntukers. K.t'l.
Itrunsnick Keultv o., uon-res. 11 acres
COl.OliKH LIST.
Kerry W. Krown. town lots, ti.iMU
llenrv t 'aiter, acies, Meeti reek,
:t.i;.
Hen how tin, I town lot, :, :t".
I. A. t.iootle, 3'. aeies, K. H. K.
;.:.
Henry Joues, 4 acres, KJwanl, ;t.7N.
lames Miles, 4i acres, l,ee ( reek 4.IK
IL I. Mavo, lucres, near Littleton,
I.VI7.
Anna School, acres, I' Alston,
.0.
li. L. 'Iilleiv, J acre, near Littleton,
II. T, Towne. 71 acres, Summit, Li.iM
lelinitieiits.
Clara A'lauiH, ." !l-4 acres, Vomitf l.M.
.tcntue lltown, 1 town lot, L ."?,
Tenine Kernev, 111 acres, Jacob Hob-
hitt, 'J.41.
Man Lynch s estate, ."j acren, New-
son-. I HI
Mary I'innix, I town lot, 4 IH.
Kev. J. A. Smith, H town lots, .YtKt,
T. M WKi'ilNS
Tax t'ollector Littleton Township.
Littleton, N. l, July I, VM I.
'Fie Nortli Carolina Colle&e of j
I (trinnllrtPJ o rt rl M noli on in Hn's
fluimuiuiu uuu utuuuuuiu aim
T
HIS State ImliistnaM'ollekre otters
si roti if courses in .irncunure,
Horticulture, Stock-raiHiug.liairv-
ink. I'oultiy, Veterinary Medicine; in
Civil, KIcelrieal ami Mechanical Knur i-neerin-;;
in Chemistry and lyeing; iu
Cotton Manufacturing, and in Agricul
tural teaching. Tour vear courses. Two
and one year Courses in Agr iculture and
in .liacriiue rnop v or, racuuy oi oi
men; 7.iK Ntudcuta; huihlings; excel
lent equipment and laboratories for each
department
(in July tHh County Superintendents
conduct entrance examinations at each
County seat.
For catalogue write
K B. OWKS, Registrar,
West Kaleigh, N. C.
Sale for Taxes.
1 will sell at public auction for canli
at Halifax, Aug. H, l!H4, the following
parcel of land in the town of Weldon for
tax and costs.
John W ilson, town lot, $L.K7
J. L. HARRIS,
Tax Collector Weldon Township
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WALTER E. DANIEL,
Attorney-at-Law,
WELDON, N. ('.
Practices in the courts of Halifax ana
Northampton and in the Supreme and
Kederul courts, ( 'olleetions made in all
parts of North Carolina. branch ulliee
at Halifax opeu every .Monday
Wm. L. KNIGHT,
Attorney und Counsellor lit Law,
EI.DiiN. N. c.
OMici- hi i-ld'in lank ,v.Trint building
Ihismrs pioiiiplly untl faithfully at
tended to.
GEORGE C. GREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(National Hunk Uuilding)
Weldon. N. C.
ELLIOTT B. CLARK.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
HALIFAX, N.
PiiAiTK in 1 1 10 court olTlalifax aud
adjoining counties und in the Su
j premc court ol tin Mate. Special atten
: tion given to collection and prompt re
i turn. lM-0-ly
W.J. WARD,
DKNTI8T,
01 IKK IN IIAN1KL 111 ILUlMi
WF.LI'ON. N.CJ
seplti lv
A I. SCHISLER.
CIVIL ENGINEER,
Surveying a Specialty
l'houe 201
KMl'OKIA, VA.
N
D. E. STAINBACK,
NOTARY PUBLIC
And Fire Insurance.
Koannke Nctis Mike Weldon N.C
E.
T. CLAR IC.
ATTORNtY AT LAW.
WKLHON, N. (
Practice in the courts of Halifax and
adjoining counties ami it. the Supreme
court uf the stale. Special attention
IfiTeo to collections and prompt returns
GREAT BARGAINS
IN TYPEWITHRRS.
We car ry a larire stock of standard
Typewriters, t an furnish at once Mon
arch, lo, Oliver, Keminirton. Koyal,
Snnth 1'remicr, L. ('. Smith & liro.'a
anil I'mle rwood. Any other make from
f to l.'i ilays' notice. We have both the
vihihle ami the invisible-. We bought a
laurc stock ol these Typewriters from
one-fourth to one-half the regular whole
sale price, unil on sale now atone-fouitb
to uiic hall tin- reirulai retail prices. A
fOutl I y H"W liter fiulu $7. .HI to A
better one ; 17. to :..'U. The beat
from up lu any pnee. Will be glad
to atiMvet u ii y iihjinrv in conueetion
with the-e machines, and nemi samples
of the wi'ik dime bv any of the Type
wuleis we have, l-.vury hoy aud jrir
should have one ol our cheap Typewri
tets tu learn how to use. Any person
who can write well on a typewriter can.
demand u luitre saiuty. Anyone who
buys a cheap typewriter from us and
wan Ik a bettei one later, we will take
back the one bought and allowthesarae
paid for it m exchange for a better one,
if returned in 'uod condition and within
six tnouihv li not in good condition we
allow the market value. We carry Type
writer ribbons and other supplies.
SPIERS BROS.
WKLDON.N. C
Sale for Taxes.
1 will sell at the eourt house door in
Halifax, N. C., on Monday, August 3rd,
lil t. I'm eah, the following dettenhed
real estate in Itiitternood township to
Nutisly taxes ami costs I'orthc yearltMS:
L. li. Moms' estate, ll'iacres, home
tract, lax and cost, $i-..n!i.
W. It. I'arliam, 'Jlo aeres, Jackson
land, fll H.
T, K. Mciiuire, Lavender tract, spec
ial school tax, 1 1 ii"
V It. N'l'.WSOM,
Tax Collector Itutterwood Township.
Wood's Trade Mark
crimson Clover
It Best Quality Obtainable,
of High Tested Germina
tion and Purity.
rVtmsnn Clnver I. n vnnitnrr,,! anil.
improver; also makea splendid fall,
muter ami spnug grazing, me earnest
green feci, or a good hay crop.
A Crop of Crimson Clover turned
under is equal to a good application
of stable manure, and Its value as a
aoil-improver is worth .1). to $30. per
acre.
WooiTs Descriptive Fall Catalog
Riving full information about
CRIMSON CLOVER, ALFALFA,
WINTER VETCH,
and all FARM and GARDEN SEEDS
lor rail sowing, mailed on request.
Write for Catalog and prices ol any
Seeds required.
T.W.WOOD 6 SONS.
Seedsmen. Richmond, Vt.