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THE BANK OF WELDOft
WKKDOX, X. V-
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
Slate of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital aRfl Surplus, $55,000.
orovr Jl years thiH institution has provided tmii I; itiir facilities I'nr H
t IIS uni-tim, I tw uImi-L I...I.I...,, n...l ..ill... .... :........:. i . '.i . Dl
..mi wim tin nit- iiiciiuiiiii nun me iiubi-
ness interests of Hahtax anil Northampton counties.
A Savings Department is maintained lor t he licticlil of all hn ,1, Bin
to deposit in a Savings linnk. In thin Department luti-ti-Hl is alhmc.1 us
follows:
For Deposits allowed ton-main llin-c- months or lonircr. '.' per ci-nt. six
months or longer, ,H per cent Twelve months or lonecr 1 lu-ri-i-iit
Any information will he furnished un
PaasuiaNT :
W. K. DANIEL,
vii'K-eiit:iiiKNr:
V A. "SMITH.
(,. ('. IHiAl'Kli.Telh
MKECTOliS W. K. Smith. W. K.
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MADE TO ORDER AND KKlifl.AKHTOl'K SIZES.
flood Materials, High Grade Workmanship Our Slogan.
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Do Not Delay until it is too late but Order
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Syphilis, Eczema, Erysipelas,
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Hot Springs Physicians pronounce this the Greatest Blood and
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Full Course Treatment-Three Bottles--$12.50
Single Bottle $5.
We Prepare a Remedy for Every Disease.
Write us your troubles. All Correspondence Strictly Private.
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Central Avenue,
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
GASTORI
For Infanti and Children,
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
application to tin- I'rcsiilcnloii'nsliicr'
rAsiiiKH:
. U. M1UKE,
Duiiii - I, .1. (I. Drake, W. M. 1 ohen.
1'ii-n-i-, I) II. .oIIk-oIIi i, .1 . W. Slcdi-c
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TMt INTAUH MMMNT, HIW ITV.
GREAT DOME OF
I I
If
.igiaMWirffrifaiyi
C'-'p.w tlii I. by r.tiiainii l-ftrtllo Inlernatltitial Kxpusltlun t'.imuniiy.
A vli-w nf (ho I'alaen of Horticulture, Bliowlni? i-omph-li-il pylon with Ucmratlvn sculjiturp In poslllon. The
minor dninrii ore to carry an arraiiRement of vines anil (lowers that will form a screen for (he lluhis The mala
dome Is Mi feet In height and 152-feot In diameter, being the lurnes( hemispherical iloim- In the world. The Pana
ma I'acihY Inu-rtiatlorml Exposition will open In San Francisco in Kehruary, l!Hfi.
. A GLIMPSE OF A FAIRYLAND IN THE GREAT SOUTH GARDENS.
,m
Cypyrlglit. litll. by I'anunid l-arthc International Kxp.-alnoii (-n:pany.
l:pou entering (lie main gates of the I'annmn-I'acitlc International Exposition from San Francisco the vlsltoi
will llnd he must traverse a vast stretch of landscaped grounds, wherein are set millions of beautiful (lowers In
bloom, where fountains play and croups of statuary are set at Intervals. This is (he great South Cardens. The
photograph herewith shows tho South Hardens as they are today and fives a glimpse of the fairyland which will
delight exposition visitors. Thousands of rare trees, palms and shrubs have been brought from all parts of the
world for tho landscaping, which Is carried on In that sumptuous way which thu semi tropical climate of Calltornla
permits. There have been brought to San Eranclsco giant tree fertiB from Australia, rhododendrons from England
and West Virginia, tulips from Holland, banana plants from Hawaii and Central America. Large trees, some ot
them more than sixty feet In height and of great girth, have been transplanted to tho grounds. The Panama raclflc
International Exposition opens In San Francisco In February, 1315.
i '4' ; ft triS
;( ; i 1 1 III ffff(r
ropynirht, UtU. by pHimnm CrtfltU- Intm luttlonul Kxn'Hton t'ompany.
l'ulttniHJe, pntrance of tb Court of thn Pour Sanson uptm the eBpIaiiatlft uu San Francihco harbor and
worernliu 'tit' ''f f:u'itb' of the I'nlam of Aniit ultiirt'. One of ih columns of the colonnade hns boon tomponnilv
ri-movitl to penult frclclu trains to enter tho juil.-u-tv I'a't.nna Pinttic International reposition, Sun Francittco. U16.
Infection and Insect Hilts
Dangerous. j
MoH((uitocH, tlii' autl other in net1 1 h,
which liift'il tjtiifkly in tuluitu' aiU, '
ponds of stagnant water, l:inm, musty I
places, etc., arc cumeix of oMniasc. i
Kvery time they hitc you, they inject 1
poison into your nyletn horn which
omc tlrcad disease may result. (let a
bottle of Sloan's Liniment. It is ant i
ncptic and a few drops will neutralize
the infection caused by insect bites or
rusty nailft. Sloans Liniment disinfects
Cuts, Bruises and Son's. You cannot
aflbrn to be without it in your home.
Money hack if not sattsliod. Only 'iVv
at your Druggist.
All women are born reformer...
and ihey want to begin on some
man.
THE WONDERFUL PALACE OF
it aW
MASSIVE COLONNADE OF THE COURT OF FOUR SEASONS
Summer CnntlpBton !nnj;crotis
t'oustipation in Summcr-tiim- is inoie
ilangciou tliau in the fall, winter or
sprinir. The foo-l you eat is tvmtanii
nateil ami is move likely to ferment in
voill stomach. Then you are apt to
think much coM water ilurinir the hot
weather, thus injuiintr your stomach,
Colic, Kevcr, Ptomaine Toisoninc ami
other ills are natural results. I'o-lio-lx
will keep you well, as it increases the
Kile, the naturat laxatixe, which ri-ls
the bowels of the conicstcil poisonous
wuste. 1'o-Ho-I.ax will make you feel
better, l'leasaut anil ellt-ctive. Take a
dose tonight, otic, at your druggist.
Judge 11 man's success by the
methods he used in succeeding.
Barefaced fibs grow up and be
come baldheaded lies.
HORTICULTURE.
B ?
Summer Coughs Are Dangerous,
Simmer col. Is arc ilangeious. They
inilicale low vitality ami ol'len lead to
serious Tlnoat and I.ung Troubles, in.
clii.ling t'on.iimplion. ir. king's New
Ihscovcry will relieve the cough or cold
promptly ami prevent complications.
It is soothing ami antiseptic ami makes
you feci heller at once. 'I he dclnv is
ilaiigcrous-get a hullle of Mr. King's
Now liiscoveiy at once, .Money back if
not satislleil. .'me. ami f I bottles at
your drugg-iHt.
A fussy person quickly sours
the milk of human kindness.
i.muwrp,i,j,iii t, ,W.' J.-?lfcTf II
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
ftie Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
A POSTPONED ROMANCE : '.
( By JEAN SHEAR. ,
"What made you ask mo to many
Jou?' ihiiiiiid tin- bride, as one asks
what the weather la likely to he
"Why," Ho- bride's husband paused
"I iTiiess II waH brcaiJHO you were,
looklh around and picked me out"
"No," replied the bride, meditative
ly, "II could not have been Just thai,
because Miss Mary MctJee's been pick
I ii K out husbands fur 21) years, and
she'd Just ipiil (hut unprofitable oc
cupation and had hcKun to be happy,
when she found hlln'"
"Who's this Miss Mary Mcilec?"
"She's just .Miss Mary Mcllee! " lh"
bride hiuuhi d. "1 don't, know how 1
can explain more, If that doesn't tell
you! Slie'H the woman down the.
block who lives with the children am'
they all call her Miss Mary MiCee.
So every one else does! She's h--i n
with (he clii.llrcn until she's Just like,
one- hut she didn't bi-Kln until she'd
Riven up the hupu of getting married,
you know."
"How Interesting," comnented the
nun.
"Yes, but she's h.id a genuine ro
niance! You see It got out, natu
rally," suid the bride, tukiug a deep
breath to murk the beginning of the
story, "through the children that Miss
Metlee wasn't Invited to Jane llcnlon's
wedding, because she was needed by
some one or other to take care of
the children. And no one thought
she'd think anything of It! Hut the
children tulked It over before her,
"Mr. Manning Wai Interesting."
umi her feelings were hurt. She im
agined that she had become nothing
hut a nursemaid in tho eyes of tho
world, and rhvh up her play with thu
children!
"So r-he shut herself up in tho houm
ami wouldn't havo anyihliiK to do with
an) one!
"Mirs MeHee's tall and angular, and
sort of eccentric looking, tail she a
vol an awfully sweet nature, undewry
one was sorry that her f'llugs wero
hurt. However, nhv wouldn't let any
one coiibole her, or explain.
"Then ono day old Lawyer Mannini;
parsed the house mid, hearing iuumc.
ho went up. Slio wan no uurprlseil ut
his visit that phe let him in, and what
do you suppose she was doing? She
had saved a lot of newspaper articles
on how to dancu the tango, and Bhe
was learning it from them, playing
until she had a tune In mind and then
luglug for the dancing!"
"And ho Manning la the happv indi
vidual?" anticipated the husband.
"Now. yon just wait till I tlnlsh!"
tlnished the bride. "Mr. Manning was
Interested in the tango and Miss Mary
Mct.co promised to teach him all about
It. So ho went almost every after
noun. "And then tho minister, who every
one says was fond of Miss Mary Mc
Oee years ago, called. Of coe.rss, his
visit occurred when Mr. Manning was
there, and It port of woke him up. 1
guess hed been thinking Miss Mary
Mctieo would always bo there, and
there was no hurry about asking her.
Anyway, he began to call frequently,
and Miss Mary McC.ee always let them
come in, and they remained hours
and hours, each trying to outstay the
other, and thus get the opportunity to
propose, I guess! Hut they always
had to go away together, for neith
er would giro In!
"And actually Miss Mary Mcllee got
so pretty with the activity and ex
cltenient "
"Put which one got her?" Interrupt
ed lite man.
"Why. that'a the romanco of It!"
triumphed the bride. "They d been
calling for about a month, steadily, at
most every afternoon, and then one
day tho minister brought along Ins
brother, who was visiting him, be
causrt he couldn't leave bis visitor
at home mid h wouldn't !ct Mr.
Manning get the advantage of a call
alone!
"And the minister's brother had the
wit tn Invite her out. And ho pro
posed right away, and now they're
married!" Chicago Ially News.
Knows Better Now.
Wlfoy Do you recollect that once
when wo had a quarrel I said you were
Just as mean as you could be?
Hubby Vet, my dear, t
Wltej Oh, Tom. how little did I j
know you then. Boston Gvenlut j
Transcript
HER EVOLUTION.
This year's sweet girl graduaie
is next year's twv dfhtii,inip nnrl
ihe tired housekeeper of year after j
: CROSS AS TWO STICKS
J By ALLIE PORD. J
!
"There!" exclaimed the little steiing- j
rapher, takitii; her watelj from her belt ;
and pi tting it in trout of her. "I'm k- :
itig to hold my breath till it s live j
o'clock and then 1m going to run! I vo :
always felt above watching the chick,
htii I'm beginning to undeiritund a tew
things! Hesides, I've had a humble
time tod;.) trying to get read) for the j
I'Ulil'l Ii." j
The bookkeeper slid his ledgers b;w It
on the shelf. -Now what's the mut
ter?" he itski-d, with tin exuKg'Tiited j
air uf resiKimdon. j
"Oil, I'm tired io u frazzle and us
cross an two sticks!" The liillo
stenographer, exploded.
"Well, don't take it nut on me!" ob
jected the bookkeeper amiably. "What
has happened, anyway?"
"Kverv thing!" returned tl e ' ttlo
stenographer dramatically. "I've !''et,
turned into a hnusek"eper, in-i, -ra' 1 til
Ity man anything but the s'-. :
rapher I thought I was, lh" ' .-(:
rapher living to get things stiiw. - v
lu preparation for the holiday.
"This morning I hud to devote two
solid hours to checking up his club
bille for Mr. (iray! And my tiles u
mile behind, waiting for a clear min
ute! If those men don't hear my type
writing machine rattle they think I've
nothing to do! And Ihey bother
around for an hour to think up home
thing to help me pass the time. Mr.
(iruy smiled generously when he bund
ed me his bills, as if he were givin;
mo the time of my life by permitting
me to see how he spends his monev
and Incidentally keep his personal ac
counts tor him!
"When 1 finished that Mr. Mi-Indue
culled mo lu and said his wile hud
usked him if I wouldn't ho so kind as
to write out her club programs lor the
whole of next year! The club was
about to adjourn until fall and It wus
saving money ly doing its own pro
grams instead of having them printed.
Mr. Nicholas beamed on me as if he
were ct tilerring an honor upon me that
could never be estimated in letting no
get so 'lose to hie wile's club s to
spend a f-'.v hours writing out the cluh
programs! 'I hen she'll feel ho right
eous v. e'.'ii hN'tiding on charity the
money I've saved tor her, when the
full credit - well, it belongs elsewhere,
If 1 do say it myself!
! "Jmd when I was working us hard
j ns I could to get that finished, so that
i 1 could getsturted ail that awlul lilin!-',
1 who should conn; out ami look over
( my shoulder but Mr. Itrown him.self! I
; could tell that ho thought 1 wu pre
suming a good deal tn writing some
thing that was not business h-tieis. so
1 hastened to explain what it was I
was doing. That gave him an idea, ami
he wnt hat I; into his otlice and re
i turned pn . -cully with his silk ghnos.
"'Won't oii please, when you ha
: a little time, just catch these thread-
j together?' he asked- And he showed
me lingers of his gloves that were al
, most entirely gone at tne tips!
'Catch (hem togeilier! Why, 1 hud
positively to crochet new tips on them !
And I didn't tl ire do anything but my
' very carefulest work for him.
I "That's the way It's been all day
long! Mr. Cray asked me to pack his
suitcase-from that drawer where ha
keeps shirts and ui!iur, yni kumv
, for ho had to go out of town for the
j Fourth. And while I was at that Mr.
! Vandewater had a bright idea, lie
! suggested that I phono a reservation
for him and then run down and get
It! And- oh, well, what's thu ue7
I I'm going home!"
She half arose from her chair. As
I she did so Mr. Itrown emerged hastily
; from his olhYo.
; "Here," he said. "I've got to run for
my train. Will you shut my diwk and
j close tho window and sign the letters 1
; left there?"
! The little stenographer nodded and
j said no word.
"And." called the bookkeeper, as he
jHiked his head buck through thu door
as he was leaving, 'don't forget to put
; the cat out and wind tho clock."
New Furniture
Store
We Buy and Sell
On every Saturday we will sell
ai AUCTION unities in our store
to ihe lupin-! hidtlcrs. Oil ji'.J
exiiinine our stock before purchas
ing elsewhere.
M. A. COHEN
VLLDON, N. C.
P. N. Stainback's Old Siand.
WHAT
U cicnvonnv envc. &
LiLniDUUi onio:
"Rooms Papered are rS5
U Half Furnished." S
Fine Line of Wall Paper to
Select From.
Sf Ollice lipen Kveninirs ft
H. STERNBERG, ft
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U WKI.MOS.S.C.
PROI IiSSIONAI. CAklJS.
WAI.Ti;W I:. DAMI I.,
Attorney-'it.Lav,
W l.U'ON, Y c.
Practice in lite coiiit of Halifax ana
Noiiliuioptun and in the Mipn-m. aim
l-etlerul court-, i o etion uuele n, ail
paitP of Noitli ( 'aiolma. Iliauch ollice
ut Halifax (Mien ewrv Monday
Win. L. KNKiMT,
Attorney mill CnuiiM-llor at -Lav ,
vv l.i.l'iix. y c.
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1'. n-ii.. pinii.pl;'. an, I laiil.li.liv a.
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ELLIOTT 15. CLARK,
ATTORNt-Y-AT-LAVV,
IIAl.ll'.W, S I .
T imi 1 1- l: ill t In en nits i ; llalitas ami
aiijoiiiiiii. i-nuntics anil in the i
ini iiii' coml oi ilie Mull-, .-prciai alli ii
t ii Hi l; iv ri to culli'ctioiis al.-l pioiiH't l
turns. I i-0-1 y
Vv . J. Vv LD,
UKSTIST,
Oi l- It !; IS MAMI'.I. 1.1 11. MM,
U'KI.HON, N.fj
seprj ly
a, i. sansi.ni,
CIVIL liNUINLKR,
Surveying a Specialty
I'llo lie -JO I
s i:m I'oi;ia, v..
I). I-. STAI.MiACK, I
NOTARY PUBLIC !
And l ire Insurance. I
l-'',i!'l v - t.; -:- (if I I
ATTORNhY AT LAW
. Kl.ims, n. c.
I'raclices in the emu tv oi llahlax ami
u.lioiiiini; eiMiiilirv iiii'l a. the Su.ciiie
couitol the stale special attention'
iri- " i' ,.n,.i .,,) oimhu.i retutns
GREAT BARGAINS
IN IMMiWlllikkS.
We cam a lame stock of Mumlard
Ty pt w it. i. tan I'ui nish at once Mon
aich. I .i, olivet, iicii.ington. ltoyul,
Mliitli 1'lenilet, 1,. c, Smith I'.io.'s
and I' tidci wood. uv other make from
-to l -hixv' hutnv. We lt:uehoth the
MSlliie Ui.i tie lliviMlilf. e bought a
late -tl - i. ul' lh. -.(' I p. w i iters from
one lorn; 1 1 In one hall the reuular w hole
sale pi tee, and on sale now at one-tout th
to out hall the uvular tetail pnecs. A
l'oo-I I p. w t itei fiom pO to A
better oi.e t' oO to s's..i. The best
from f.!o up to uuy 'lice. U ill he L'lad
to anwi i any itoiuirv in connection
with the -e machines, ami send samples
of the wnik iloiic by any of the Tvpe
w nti rs we haw. Kvery boy ami gir
vhouM I aw one til out cheap I'vpewri
teis to h um how to u-e. Any person
who can wute well on a typewriter can
demand a laig't salaiy. Auoiic who
buys a ciiea) typewriter from us and
want-a I'cttet otic later, we will take
back ttic one IioulM and allow the same
paid for it in eM'liaiiL'e lot a better one,
it ret u i ued in good condition and w it Inn
si months 1 1 not in L'ootl condition we
allow the market value. We entry Type
writ i isl. bons and other supplies.
SPIERS BROS.
1' I.htiN, N. c
THI: NORTH CAROLINA "
STATE NOBfflAL AND
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
Maintained by the state for the women
of Nottli ( uioiinn. live retro hw com set
loadmif to iletrtccs. spccal Couiscs lor
teacheis. no tuition lo those who
agree to become tcachcis in the State
ball Session begins September Uth,
H'l-b Tor catulouue ami other infotma
tion, adtlress
.I'Lll I I'UI si', 1'resi.lent,
t.lCCllsltiMO. N ('.
Wootl's Trade M.irk
Crimson Clover
1$ Best Quality Obtainjible.
of High Tested Germina
tion and Purity.
Crimson ( lover is a womlerrul soil
Improver; also makes splcuilid fall,
tt"ti-r an-l spring fmuiiiv.lhei-arliest
gnvu fceil, or aood hay crop,
A crop of Crimson Clover turned
under is equal to a (rood application
of stahlo manure, and Hb value as a
soil-iinprover is worth J:U. to iHO. per
acre.
Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalog
(rlvluir full Information about
CRIMSON CLOVER, ALFALFA,
WINTER VETCH,
and all FARM and (lARMliN SEKMS
for Fall sowing, niaih-d on request.
Writ for Catalog and prices of any
Seeds required.
T. W. WOOD Ct SONS,
Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va.
next. Louisville Courier-Journal.
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