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11 1 YADVC MOTTO: llumiiich IntJruetlon under poslUfty
.V 1 V(i O chrhtlaii Intlueiicra at Uie lowest possible coat.
D A..U I'f l today, with a faoultv of SS, a boarding Patrenaw of
IxeSUlt. 308. a student ho.ly of 4i. and a plant worth $150,000,
The Leading Training School for Girls In Virginia.
Air A PAVS all rharges for tho year. Including Table Board, AlfA
I Sll Jtnnm. l.lchls, Stenm Heat, lAimdry, Modieal Atten- lk Ijll
V Itfw trntlon, l'hyslcal Culture and Tuition In all aubjecti Y
except music snd elocution.
Can nnrents flint n school with a Ix-ttor rerord, with more export-
eni-ed nianageinont at suili nindeinio mst? I'or eataloKUO nud applha
Uvm blama auVlrrM C1KU. P. A MAMS, Secretary, Illarkitouo, Va.
CUSTOM
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
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Use
For Over
Thirty Years
ASTORIA
TMI Of MTAUH OOHMNTi NIW TOM OfTT.
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HOW THEY LIVED, ift
The Great War On To
day Will Level Things.
IKvervthini;. '
i.j !
1 wasn't old enough lo know
anything about the war between the
states from actual observation
and I wasn't in the South when it
happened but I heard enough lo
know ihat when one talks about a
country not having anything to
cat, thai that country somehow
manages lo gel through. I have
read all the books and newspapers
printed during the war limes and
the claim of the North was that
the South couldn't fight over six
months. One year was the abso
lute limit. But somehow the
South fought for four years it may
have lived on parched corn but it
lived and fought, and fought brave
ly. I was living as a kid in the west
in the early seventies, and I saw
the fields devastated; I saw corn
parched by ihe hot winds coming
from somewhere no one ever
knew from where and I saw
grasshoppers so thick they slop
ped railroad trains. They actual
ly ate the fences. They ate every
thing in sight and left nothing for
the people. Talk about half ra
tionsthere were no rations, and
yet no one starved. Finally the
Last heard of our misfortunes and
food and clothing came as fast as
railroads and stage coaches could
carry it. Proud men wore second
hand clothes and proud women
ate from the boxes of food that
were placed in the public squares.
And I learned this from that ex
perience. That when war comes
or famine comes and the human
family gets down on a common
level when they help each other
and all have a common sympathy
it is much easien 10 live and
much easier to be happier in pov
erty. It is a great leveller and
all stand on a common footing and
all have a common purpose. The
proud are proud no more and
the women who yesterday looked
with contempt on the washwoman
who were in her rags and poverty
saw in her another person saw
in her a sister and they were all
on the same common level. I dare
say I saw in that devastated and
drought stricken and grasshopper
devoured section of ihe country
more happiness genuine happi
ness wnen an these people were
together in a common cause than
I ever saw before or ever saw af
terwards. And so the great war
on today will level things. It is so
siupedous that it will perhaps bring
down the proud and the hnughiy
to the dust. It will be a new allign
ment in the whole world and that
will be worth while. In the life of
a world the unit does not count.
Our sacred history tells us thai be
fore this haughty have been called
cities were destroyed for their
wickedness and the world was put
under water because man had
grown too proud. This terrible
scournge now on is doubtless for
ihe besi and those who have suf
fered those who have lived
through war and famine under
stand lhat the Old world can main
lain a war for five years even if
the grainaries are empty and there
seems to be no food in sighi.
WHAT I DITOkS KNOW.
A good many editors are said to
know much, says an exchange.
The trouble is, they know a lot of
stuff that they dare not tell. They
know who drinks and they know
the ladies who deviate from the
straight and narrow path of recti
tude, and the boys who smoke in
alleys and dark places, and the
girls who are out auto riding till
the roosters crow for daylight.
They know the fellows that are
good lo pay and they know the
fellow who can't gel trusted for a
tobacco sack full of salt. The v
could guess at once w hy some fel
lows are as ihey are and they guess
closely what they do to make
themselves so. They know en
ough to make one of the red hot
test, rip snorting, high-geared,
triple action, chain-lightning edi
tion you ever read, but they also
know it is best for the community
and themselves to lei the law take
care of humanity's development
and publish only such news as will
do to read in the house. Editors
generally pursue this policy and
thereby live longer and get more
enjoyment out of life.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR. A
A Inr1 I.! vp r",'s yu "f eneny, strength and ambition. To rid
uau jViIYCI your5ef o( tne burk,ni tilke
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and diKt-stum. I'uruies and regulates the bowels. limes out that languid
half sick feeling, makes you feel bright, vigorous and cheerful. Try it.
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THE OLD FRONT PORCH.
Let me go back home at the close of
And drop down flat on the old porch
As the crickets all chirp in the near-by birch, and the cow-bells ring
from ihe hill;
While I slumber away at the close of day, sweet sings the whip-poor-will.
Let me stretch and yawn as the night comes on, with my head upon
my arm;
When ihe clouds in the sky come drifting by, as if drilled by magic
and charm;
Let the old folks lalk till iheir voices sound like the mumble of the old
grist-mill,
While I drowse away at the close of day, to the song of the whip-poor-will.
Let me dream away at the close of day the things that I dreamt of old
Of dog and gun and lots of fun and a plunge in the ole swimmin' hole,
as me noun s an Day in tne lulls
a screeching shrill;
Let me drift in sleep till the stars that
poor-will.
Let me go back home when the day is done, with the heart of a boy,
I pray;
And lie down Hat on ihe old porch mat, as I scent the new-mown hay;
Let the breezes fan my cheeks of tan, like wavelets on the rill;
As I lull in sleep, shine the stars that keep watch o'er the whip-poor-will.
Let me go back home at ihe close of day. For I'm tired at the close
of day;
And lie down flat on the old porch mat, as the tints of even' fade 'way.
Let the old folks talk as ihey used to talk, ere we bore them to Zion
Hill;
As I dream in sleep under the stars that peep where sings the whip-poor-will.
I SHALL NOT
The bread that giveth strength I want to give;
The pure water that bids the thirsty live;
I want to help the fainting day by day;
I am sure I shall not pass again this w ay.
I wain to give the oil of joy for tears,
The faith to conquer doubts and fears,
Beauty for ashes may I give alway;
I sure I shall not pass again this way.
I want to give good measure running o'er,
And into angry hearts I want to pour
The answer soft that lurneth wrath away;
I'm sure I shall not pass again this way.
1 want to give lo others hope and faith;
I want to do all the Master saiih;
I want to live aright from day 10 day;
I'm sure I shall not pass again this way.
HELL IN BUSINI-SS.
The Dam family of ihe world "1 am going to sell kisses at the
fame is likely 10 lose its renown ; charity fair. You'll buy some,
by discovery of the Hell family in i won't you?"
the town of Farrell, built by the, "Iguessso," said ihe young
United Slates Steel Corporation, j man. "Are you distributing any
Members of the Hell family are samples?" Louisville Courier -not
averse to using their name in Journal. I
a business way. The head of the
family, Conrad Hell, an ice cream
manufacturer, has signs reading
"Go to Hell For Ice Cream" scat
tered throughout the city. An
other sign reads : "Ice Cream
from Hell is Guaranteed Pure and
Cooling." Still another bears the
inscription : "Have You Been to
Hell? It's the Coolest place in
Farrell."
When a stranger walks Main street
he is startled by a big bill-board
reading: "Hell is Here; Don't Miss
the Place." A block further down
ihe street this sign is encountered:
"You Will Find l-verybody There
on a Hoi Day; Hell is Always
Open." The big sign which,
however, attracts most attention is
in from of Hell's place of business.
Ii represents a young couple eat
ing ice cream and the young wo
man saying lo her escort, "Hell
F'or Mine; Always."
Your Hall Cold Needs Attention
No use to fuss and try to wear it nut.
It will wear you out instead. Take I'r.
King's New Discovery, relief follows
iuiekly. It cheeks your cold and soothes
your Tough away. Pleasant, Antisep
tic and Healinir. ( hildieu like it. (let
a .rOc. bottle of Dr. King's New Discov
ery and keep it in the house. "Our
family Cough aud Cold Doctor" writes
Lew is Chamberlain, Manchester, Ohio.
Money lck if not satisfied, hut it near
ly always helps.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
day, like I always used lo do,
mat, and sleep the evening thro,
tar away, with the screech owl
peep shine low . on the whip-
AGAIN PASS.
DI-LIOHTPUL WARES.
UONIi, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
William had not been in the oth
er world long when George wooed
and won the promise of his wid
ow. "Do you love me, sweetheart?"
asked George.
"Yes, dear," cooed the widow.
"Better than anybody on earth?"
persisted he, after the foolish man
ners of lovers.
"Yes," she answered, "better
than anyone on earth; but, George,
don't ask me about Heaven."
Judge.
AS GUARANTEED.
Customer When I bought the
motorcycle didn't you say you'd
supply me with any new part if I
broke anything?
Mortorcycle dealer Yes. What
do you wish me to let you have?
Cusiomor I want a pair of new
ankles, a rib, three feet of cuticle,
a boy of assorted finger nails, four
molars and a funny bone!
What a delightful world if
rose kepi its odor as long as
moih ball does!
the
the
CASTORIA
For Infants, and Children.
he Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
5S
' "STONEWALL'S" MOST
IMPORTANT ORDER.
"Whut Are You Doing With That
dun l'p There?"
Perhaps the must important or
der that "Stonewall" Jackson ever
issued certainly the most vital to
himself is not in the official war
records The order was given in
person by Jackson in a Northern
artillery officer as he stood, in lull
uniform, ready for battle beside
his gun, and - strangest of all' -was
at once executed by him, with
the result tlmt the battle was losi
by the Union arms.
It was on a spring morning in
1802, just before the battle of Port ! mnnae;,. nt.
Republic. Jackson, in advance of J "No Ml lyx will he employ
es ironps, with only a single es-! ''d nt the hotel. Knelt of the
con, galloped across the bridge ! eleven floors has a woman room
over ihe Shenandoah river into j elerk; Japanese janitor ami a
the town which stood on the east ! full i'"rps of workers. The
bank. Learning lhat the army of I until, keys and other service is
General Shields was still a good
many miles away, and confident
thai his own troops w ould be in
possession long before the enemy,
he rode to a residence at ihe far
ther end of the village, where he
spent nearly an hour.
But meantime the energetic
Shields whom Jackson later de
clared to be his most formidable
opponent had thrust forward a
swiff column to occupy Pon Re
public, seize the bridge and halt
! Jackson's advance. So rapidly
did ii move that it gained both ob
jects without firing a shot. More ;
than lhat, Jackson was a prisoner, j
if anyone had known it! j
Jackson in utter ignorance of j
the disastrous change, mounted :
his horse and ambled down the
main street to the bridge. What
was h!s astonishment to see groups
of soldiers in blue busily mov
ing to and fro about the bridge
head, and throwing up entrench
ments, and fortications. Planted
on a little knoll that commanded
the bridge and its approaches, was
a formidable field gun!
Fortunately for Jackson the re
cent campaigns up and down the
valley had faded both blue and
gray uniforms into a nondescript
drab. As Jackson sat on his horse
and watched the busy scene he
formed his plan swiftly. He could
not go back; he must cross that
i bridge; that was his only chance.
! Ii was ihe frowning field gun that
j he feared. He must put it out of
commission long enough to gel be-
yond its range. Throwing up his
hand to attract attention, he shout
ed to the officer in command of
the gun:
"What are you doing with that
gun up there? I didn't order it
there, and I don't want it there0"
There was authority and petulance
in his voice as he added: "Limber
up and run it over on that knob
over there!"
The officer nt thp mm thinkino
. ..v .......... ... ...v ....h
thai he had to deal with some su -
perior officer recently arrived.has-1 ' ")(,ls to us "1!U nmt ls llK'
tenedto obey without question, kini1 of a hotpl " "iild pat
explaining in self-defense that he ! ronize. (
had undcrsiood his orders other-1 ;
wjsc The man has a powerful clutch ;
c;i;r, nn I i.de Wrei while ,h,. I on his high speed lever who can !
Federal troops worked busily about i
him, Jackson calmly waited until
the gun was lumbering off to its
new position. Then he rode quiet
ly across the bridge, and up the
other bank until he was well out
of musket range. Then he turn
ed, waved his hand to the aston
ished Federals, and, putting spurs
lo his horse, galloped away from
the rain of bullets that puttered
harmlessly in the rear.
Had he been captured, the Con
federate victory at Port Republic
which he won a few hours later
would not have happened; the able
and energetic Shields would have
defeated his troop, stunned by his
loss. Youth's Companion.
PEREOUISITES.
"Tommy," said the Sunday
school leuchel, who had been giv
ing a lesson on the baptismal cove
nant, "can you tell me the two
things necessary lo baptism ?"
"Yes'm," said Tommy, "water
and a baby." Western Mail.
THE MOUTHS OF BABES.
Little Marie came upstairs after
a prolonged absence.
"Where have you been, my
dear?" asked her mother.
"Oh, I've been down in the
kitchen watching cook put a shine
on the cookin' intentions," was
the reply.
Every police magistrate has his
trying limes.
CERTAINLY PROGRESSIVE.
New Ideas Put Into a Hotel
All (iood Stuph.
and
l.w-rvthiiii: )
The sitine old hotels, like the
Mllin- old jukes of the clown,
;ire faiuilinr to all travelers,
(hit in l.os Aiu'eh s, Californiii.
then- IlilVe 1 11 -i 1 1 some new
i'li-.is iiit into i-rai'l iee. This
il'-eriiilii.n of t In- modern liol
is worth reading:
"Tipiiie.c is tabooed at the
now JDI room I Intel Stowell,
lb; Is Solltli Si-inSreel. The
Hew house i-. i ill rodlleille; sever
al ol her innovations in hotel
hanilleil thrnue;li the individual
floor clerks.
'When ;i tjiiesl arrives he is
assisted into the elevator The
clerk on the floor to which lie
has lieen assigned is notified ;
over the telephone, and a ser
vant is wait itit; to take his hat;
KitHi when he arrives at his
tloor.
"There will he no extra chai't;e
for a w ife, A n extra cha ri;e is '
made only when a room is oc
cupied hy t wo men. The price
of each room is pasted on the
wall so that the patrons may
know that the rates ant the
same to all. The prices of rooms j
with hath are from ifl.5o to
S'j.oo.
"A printed notice is pasted
in each room that salaries are
paid to employees and that they
are forbidden to receive tips.
"The bedrooms have special
equipment in the way of run
nine; ice water and a vemliitt;
machine which supplies these
j for 2.j cents each: Tooth brush,
j tooth powder, cold cream, tal
; cum powder, shaving soap and
1 safety razor.
' "Drinks are served to women
i in the l'oinpciau room. Men
iinatteuileil by women, are not
: permitted in the room."
Well, why not;- Why lip a
waiter? Why have hell hoys
annoy you? Y hy charge a man
three dollars fur a room tunl if
his wife is with him charge
him six dollars for the same
: room? .1 list because t he hotel
man litis been in Ihe habit of
doinj; this. Why not have the
Vending machines so you can
! get what you want? Ami why
; not have ruiuitf ice water,
i Koine, hotels have already done
! this lirst one ve ever saw is
the Kmerson in Baltimore. Hut
' this reform is something novel,
land it will lie interesting to
1 set
how Ihe l.os Angeles hotel
! comes out
From this distance I
retrain trom starting anyining ne
knows he can't finish.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WALTER E. DANIEL,
Attorney-at-Law,
WKLl'OS, N.C.
Practices m the courts of Halifax and
Northampton and in the Supreme ami
l-'ederal courts. 'ollections made in all
parts of North Carolina, tirauch ollice
at Halifax open every Monday
ELLIOTT B. CLARK.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
IIAI.II AX, N. C.
pi.;
iivcricKs in the eiiuiis to iianiax ana
tjiMiiiug i-tiuiilies and in Ihe Su
preine court ol the slate. Special alleu-
liou h'oi ii to collections ami prompt re
turns, lo-ttly
W.J. WARD,
IIKNTIHT,
Ol l it E IN DANIEL HI ll.DlMit
WELDON. N.Ci
unpin ly
A. I. SCHISLER.
CIVIL ENGINEER,
Surveying a Specialty
Phono 301
N. EMPOHIA, VA.
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WELDON, N. C.
8. A. L. Watch Inspector.
Next door to Zolhcotlei's Drug Store,
mar 19 ly.