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What is CASTORIA
Caatorlu Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
toric, Drop nod Soothing Syrups. It Is I'lciisant. It
contain neither Opium, Morphine nor oilier Narcotlo
Niibxtance. Its are Is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms
nnd allays 1'cvcrishnens. It cures Di.irrliii-a and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
und Flutiilcncy. It assimilates the Food, regulate the
Stomach aud Bowel, giving healthy and uatural sleep.
The Children's I'unaceu Tho Mother's Friend.
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THE BANK OF VELDON
WELDOX, X. C
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
Slate of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Weldon Depository.
Capital aafl surplus, $55,000.
For over 21 years thin institution lias proviileil banking facilities for
thin section. Its stockholders ami otlieers are iilentitied with the husi
nesM interests of Halifax ami Northampton counties.
A Savings llepartment is niaiulaiiit'il for the hem-lit of all who desire
to deposit in a Savings Hank. In this hepartment interest is alloaud as
follows:
For Deposits allowed tore main three months or lomrer, 'J per cent. Kix
mouths or longer, a per cent. Twelve months or longer. -I percent.
Any information will be furnished mi application to the I'residentorl'ashiet
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W. E. DANIEL,
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MADE TOOIiDKK AN II liKdl I.AKSTOCK SIZES.
Good Materials, High Grade Workmanship Our Slogan.
Weldon,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WALTER E. DANIEL,
Attorney-at-Law,
WELDON, N. C
Practices ia the courts of Halifax ana
Northampton nd in the Supreme aut
Vaderal courts. Collections maile in all
parti of North Carolina. Itranch oltice
at Halifax opsa every Monday
ELLIOTT B. CLARK.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
HALIFAX, N. V.
Pkacticks in the courts of Halifax am
adjoining counties and in the Su
preme court of the State. Special atten
tion given to collections and prompt re
turn!. lo-6-I y
: w.J. wakd,
DENTIST,
'OFFICE IN DANIEL ISCILDIM.
WELDON, N.t'i
epIS It
A.I.SCH1SLER.
CIVIL ENGINEER,
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Phone 201
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GREAT BARGAINS
IN TYPEWITERRS.
We carry a lurue stock of standard
Tvnew liters. Can furnish at once Mon
arch. Fox. tHiver, liemimrton, Hoyal,
until I'lenner. I,. ('. Smith ,x tiro.
ami I'liderwnod. Any other make from
i to t.'i ilavs' notice. We have both the
visible and the iiivisilile. We bought a
laiife stock of these Typewriters from
one-foul Hi titnnc-lisl ft lie regular whole
sale pi ice, ami on sale now at one-fourth
to one-hail the reirular retail prices. A
ifood Tyjiewnter Iroiii ?7."hi to ll.'t. A
better one $17 . 'si to j is.. 'ill. The best
from fan up to ai.y price. W ill lie glad
to answer any imiuirv in connection
with these machines, and semi samples
of the work done hv any of the Type
writers we have. Every boy anil gir
should have oue of our cheap Typewri
ters to learn how to use. Any person
who can write well on a typewriter can
demand a large salary. Auyone who
buys a cheap typewriter from us and
wantsalH'ttcroue later, we will take
hack the. one bought ami allow the same
paid for it in exchange for a better oue,
if returned in good condition and w ithin
six months, li not in good condition we
allow the maiket value. We carry Type
writer ribbons ami olhei supplies.
SPIERS BROS.
WELDON, N.C.
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
The most economical, cleansing and
germicidal of all antlaeptlcs Is
A soluble Antiseptic Powder to
be dissolved in water as needed.
As s medicinal antiseptic for douches
In treating catarrh, Inflammation or
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caused by feminine Ilia It has no equal.
For ten yeora the Lyuia E. Plnkham
Medicine Co.ha recommended Paxtlne
In their private correspondence with
women, which prove Its superiority.
Women who have been cured say
it is "worth Its weight la gold." At
druggliU, 60c. large box, or by mall.
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WELL FOUNDED GROUCH.
Tale of a Man Whom the Doctors ;
Sentenced to Death. '
A middle-aged resident of Fair
mount tells a story which, lie de
clares, shows how one's labor so
(itten is lost and good intentions go
asiray. Incidentally, the narrator
is now a traveling salesman, who
weighs nearly 201) pounds and is
as sirong as a rail mauler. This
is his talc :
"While doing service for Uncle
Sain as a soldier in the Philippines,
about 1 5 years ago, I contracted
tuberculosis, which grew worse so
rapidly that I was discharged with
the warning to go immediately
home to Fairmount to die. The
army surgeon was kind enough to
tell nie that if I should lake good
care of myself I might live several
months and ai least would linger
long enough to settle up my earth
ly affairs. So, discouraged and
disheartened, 1 sailed on the first
ship for home. I first suspected
that perhaps I was not entirely 'in'
when I had to defend myself on
shipboard from a drunken sailor
armed with an iron bar. I took
his weapon away from him and
beat him up which was not bad
for a consumptive.
"Arriving in Indiana, 1 consulted
a physician in my home town
whom I had known from boyhood.
He told me that the army physi
cian had told the truth, and as he
fondly embraced me, bidding me a
fond farewell, tears stood in his
honest, old gray eyes. Instead of
being deeply affected in an emo
tional way, however, the sight of
his emotion made me angry, and I
went to Indianapolis to consult a
specialist. I'll admit that I was
discouraged when the Indianapolis
physician said I might live at (he
outside only a few months and
that if I should absolutely live out
in the open I would prolong my
life a while. He said the end
would not come immediately.
"So, downcast. I went home to
Fairmount. I was-penniless and
had no money with which to take
outdoor treatment, but through
the influence of friends in Wash
ington I obtained a pension of $12
a month. The first $12 I inves
ted in logs and began the construc
tion of a one-room log cabin on
the rear of my father's lot. In
tended to make it a model outdoor
house.
"Well, I bought an ax and
waded into those logs, swinging
the ax and hammer and guiding
the saw from daylight to dark
every day. Now here is where
the hard luck comes in. Do you
know after I had spent four months
building that one-room cabin, in
order that I might prolong my life,
I found out that I was well and
didn't need it?" Indianapolis
News.
Many trains of thought carry no
freight.
A thoughtless man loses time
when he hurries.
When the
Dowels Are
Uncomfortable
and you miss that fine feeling
of exhilaration which follows
a copious morning opera
tion, you should put a small
quantity of Simmons Red Z
Liver Regulator (The
Powder Form) on the tongue
and wash it down with a
little water.
Its action in the system is puri
fying and strengthening. It drives
out hard Impactions and impurities
and gives tone to tlio muscular
structure of the bowels. It over,
comes the tendency to chronic con
stipation, relieves a bloated feeling
in the abdomen, sweetens the breath
and promotes vigor of body, mental
alertness and cheerful spirits.
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UEORUE C. OREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(National Hank lluilding)
Weldon. N. C.
D. E. STAINBACK,
NOTARY PUBLIC
And Fire Insurance.
KoiDuke News Office -:- WclJoi N f
THE OLD-FASHIONED DOCTOR,
He's passed, the kind old doctor man,
That we knew in the long ago,
Whose lender ministrations ran
Through all life's troubled ebb and flow,
He smiled benignly when we made
Our premier entrance on life's stage,
And wept wiih loved ones when we paid
The debt that's due by youth and nge;
And in the intervening space,
When we were plagued by divers ills,
He'd diagnose, with care, our case
And then prescribe us blue-mass pills.
He had a most imposing mien,
This dear old-fashioned doctor man,
The things that he had read and seen
Could scarce be learned in mortal span
The very spectacles he wore
Portentous wisdom seemed to shed;
We knew the ancients' healing lore
Was packed to bursting in his head.
He scorned all upstart theories,
Though he was death on fits and chills,
And all the modern therapies,
He'd gladly swap for blue-mass pills.
Ah ! dear old-fashioned doctor man !
Perhaps your ways were not the best,
But ne'er a heart was kinder than
The one beneath your dog-skin vest.
You never vexed your mind at all
With serum, protoplasm, germ,
It ne'er occurred to you to call
For help to prop your skill infirm.
His head the modern doctor shakes
O'er means you used to cure our ills,
But he, too, buries his mistakes
Like you, who gave us blue-mass pills.
HAVEN'T
"I haven't the time !" they all exclaim,
In the search for money, and search for fame,
And they rush right madly by,
I haven't the time for a kindly deed,
1 haven't the time for a friend in need,
No time for a sorrowful cry !"
We haven't the time, but the time goes by,
And hearts do ache, and souls do cry,
But what care we lor their pain ?
We haven't the time for the down and out,
We've only time for bustle and shout,
No time but for earthly gain.
So madly we rush as tho earth whirls along,
The din of money our only song,
Our souls clogged with dust of strife,
We haven't the time for the sick and the poor,
We haven't the time for the wolf at their door,
God! Only gain is life!
At home we eat and we rush away,
Armed physical man afresh for the fray,
But our souls have starved to death,
We haven't the time for such useless things
So we chase them till out of breath.
So sweet communion and kindly thought
And the dear home duties the night once brought,
Are crowded quite out of our ken,
We haven't the time unless it means gold,
For such sordid pay is our birth right sold,
And God had created us men!
pLucy M, Cobb, High Point, N. C.
HE FORGOT TO
Go Home, To-night, With
and Plant Two Kisses
He really meant to kiss his wife
go to work.
But he forgot. He was thinking
thousand and one matters which concern him in the big world with
which he wrestles for a living for her and the kids.
Anyhow, he said to himself afterward, what's a kiss? It oughtn't
10 take such a mere formality to convince of his love and trust the wo
man he has made the mistress of his home, the mother of his children.
Pshaw! the chances are she never noticed the omission so why
should he worry?
But back home a woman wept. Wept, not because she doubted
her husband's constancy; not because she fell that he wouldn't prove
big and true and fine in an emergency; but because, woman-like, shut
within home's four walls, doomed 10 another day of petty routine,
much of it to be endured all alone, she wanted thai kiss as a token and
a memory-wanted it as proof that not in her case could the poet write:
"He's lost you see, 'cause he married me;
Good-bye, my lover, good-bye."
Now, if you, Mr. Mann, made such a break as thai this morning, do
you know what you ought 10 do?
Go home, tonight, with a present in each hand and plant iwo kisses
where otic rew Ufute.
AN OFF-HAND REMARK.
"I don't quite see the point of
that remark of yours," said Mr.
Skinner, the grocer, as he tied up
the package of sugar.
"What remark was that?" asked
the customer.
"You just remarked thai some
men had an off-hand way of doing
things. And you wished I was
one."
"Yes; I wished 10 remind you
that your hand was on the sugar
when you weighed it."
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
TIME.
KISS HIS WIFE.
a Present In Each Hand
Where One Grew Before.
ihis morning as he left the house to
of the cares of the shop; of the
AN "OOZER."
The visiting lady had kept her
husband at the open door fully an
hour saying good-by. Finally an
irate masculine voice indoors called
out:
"Say, Maria, if you're going
out, go; if you're staying stay; but
for Heaven s sake, don't ooze
out."
A MAIN TRAVELLED ROAD.
Willie Paw, why is the way of
the irangressor hard?
Paw Because, so many people
have tramped on it, my son.
HOW TO TEST DRINKING WATER.
Simple Tests by Which Impuri
ties Can Be Detected.
livery one knows and admits the
necessity for pure water. When
you are away from home, and are
not sure of the character of the
water supply, it would not be a
bad idea to make a lew simple tests.
The results may prove that it was
decidedly worth while to take the
trouble. Here are two tests that
you can make very easily.
Fill a tumbler with water, drop
in a lump of white sugar, cover it
with a saucer, and let it stand over
night on the bricks at the side of
the range, on the kitchen mantle
piece, or in fact, anywhere where
the temperature will not sink be
low sixty degrees. If next morn
ing the contents are clear the water
is pure. If, on the other hand,
the liquid is cloudy, some source
of contamination is indisputably
proved.
The second test, is to drop a
few grains of permanganate of pot
ash into a tumbler of water, cover
and let stand for an hour. If the
water is still of the bright rosy col
or to which the chemical turned it,
it is perfectly safe for drinking; if
it is of a brownish color, it is im
pure, although the impurity may
be of the kind that boiling will rob
of its power to harm.
WIDOW MALONEV'S PIO..
Mike Murphy was taken to task
by his spirit adviser for having
stolen Widow Maloney's pig. The
evidence against Mike was so direct
and positive that it was worse than
useless for him to deny the crime,
and he listened with downcast
eyes and much meekness to a
well-deserved lecture from the
priest upon the wickedness of the
theft he had committed, till the
reverend gentleman asked him
what he would say on the Day of
Judgment when he should be con
fronted by Mrs. Maloney and her
pig, when he brightened up at a
happy thought, and said:
"And ye say that the pig'll be
there yer riverence ?"
"Yes, the pig'll be there, and
Mrs. Maloney'll be there, too, liv
ing winesses against you. What,
I repeat, can you say in such a
presence ?"
"Yer riverence, I'll say, 'Widow
Maloney, there's yer pig, take it."
AN INDORSEMENT.
"Yes, sir," said the rugged
mountaineer to the member of Con
gress. "I'm goin' to vote for you
hard an' frequent. You're one
man as does a little sunth'n to pro
tect home industry."
"Then you don't resent my
stand in favor of prohibition ?"
"Thai's what I'm a-cheerin' ye
fer. You ain't interfered with us
moonshiners wuth mentionin', and
you've improved the demand a
heap." Washington Star.
CUTTINQ DOWN EXPENSES.
Father Son, can't you possibly
cut down your college expenses?
Son I might possibly do with
out any books. Hartford Times.
The man with a grievance never
misses an opportunity to mention
it.
A fool friend can weird a ham
mer as effectively as a bitter ene
my. Women are
men's vanity.
responsible for
A quarter earned is more valua
ble than a dollar found.
Many a man who isn'i a coward
is afraid of consequences.
There's alwavs room for one
more in the crowd st the botmm.
Don'i apologize for doing you
duty.
One way to unsettle a question
is to argue about it.
Never form your opinion of an
egg until the lid is off.
The average husband is a silent
partner.
Even a fast man may not make
a rapid recovery when he's ill.
It's only the brilliant sayings of
the first baby that count.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
P.
v I'aoNB 1
P. N. STAIN J3 At K'S
Weldon, . .
Full Line of CASKETS, COFFINS and ROUES.
Day, Night and Out-of-Town Calls Promptly Attended to.
H. G. ROWE,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER.
M Seventeen years' Experience.
l-Tf,T
oaooi
HOW GRANDMA DRESSES.
She is Now Like a Smart Tripping
Maiden.
So far then' is tin l;iw that
can limit what custom culls
the 'Mittli'" frock to I In- really
youthful, but every now and
again nut' tfi'ts a shock when 11
supposed youngster turns mum!
to reveal herself nearer 7o than
17!' It is a very curious feature
of the age the short skirted
smart tripping grandmother of
today, or the cumbersome full
skirted type of the past.
Certainly taking nut one's
mother or aunt is no task now
that is, for those w hose rela
tions are of this rejuvenating
kind nor does the line of chap
erons adorning the borders of
the ballroom present so dig
nilied or depressing an affect
when we see tunic frocks with
skirts that can take cure of
themselves and a pretty display
of shoes and stockings.
Worthy of admiration, too,
is the courage displayed by a
woman of 6o or no odd stepping
into a showroom to demand a
"simple" satin dress, or a wash
frock of muslin, lined or pique.
And here we light upon the se
cret of the situation, she whose
courage could not rise to order
itiir from her dressmaker a too
youthful frock, can in the
ready-to-wear department take
off its peg what she would like
to wear and forthwith depart,
elated and satisfied. Nay, more.
she may espy her simple frock
in the pages of her favorite pa
per, and, sending her measure
ments, receive without facing
a single probably amused sales
woman, the little frock of her
fancy.
Yes, it is the ready-to-wear
frock tluit has created this sit
uation, nor can we deny the
serge suit its share in the
movement. When "mamma,"
always provided that she has
kept her figure, can find noth
ing awaiting her in the big
store but natty serge suits, how
can we expect her to "go fur
ther and fare worse!-" Then
Fashion seems alwavs to be
making her way easy.
The "mantle that so many
of our old-established impor
tant houses regularly stocked
for tho elderly is scarcely sell
ing at all, the cavalier cape
having rendered it superfluous.
Why, indeed, huntaftera dow
dy mantle when hanging in
numbers is something just as
good, for its purpose and the
reigning fashion ''. Indeed, the
elderly lady would be justified
in saying: "If you young peo
ple poach on my preserves, the
cloak, I must retaliate by pick
ing off the best you prepare for
yotirselves."-l'liiladelphia Rec
ord. THE MOTHER'S CREED.
1 believe in the general impor
tance of the home us the funda-
I '"6""" institution ot mocy
1
1 believe in the immeasurable
possibilities of every boy and girl.
I believe in the imagination, the
trust, the hopes, and the ideal
that dwell in the hearts of all chi
dren.
1 believe in the beauty of nature,
of art, of books, and friendship.
I believe in ihe little homely joys
of every day life.
I believe in the goodness of the
great design that lies behind our
complex world.
I believe in the safety and peace
which surround us through the
overbrooding love of God. Mrs.
Ozora S. Davis.
Cr-illdrar Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
loano aTTrrm o
iii. ui I'liuM-;-uii'l
North Carolina
Heurse Service Anywhere. t
Rheumatism
For Young and Old
Tho ftputo itemizing p:iin of
rheumatism is soothed at onco
by fSloun'A Liniment. Do not
rub it peni'tniti'B to tho eoro
fipot, hrmiiiii a comfort m-t
dreamed of until tried. Get a
bottle today.
RHEUMATISM
Here Wht Others Say :
'I fciultly roenmnii'iKi your Liniment
M tho )i-t roriti ily ti r rli' iiiiuitimii I pvit
ut-ii. lleforf u-uig it 1 spent lurg.' umi
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oml juiiim in Iiii.Im itml hotly, si I tned
your Limriii-iil Imtli internal mid external
and I f.iutid )iuclc relief, aud uow am
well and Htronu ngtim." CurfiJ,
Y. St., XttrmyJitttltHL
Here'l Proof
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fall I t. nl tl"wn I. itinera stepvirt'l bruised
my ne k nnd hip very bud. 1 con lit not
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bottle 'if your I.iiuiiient and tn tw (l;i'
time 1 un my rt fif'-uti." Cirirs
Hyk, j a. t.,.s. Lui, Mik
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for m-uralgia, -i:itira,sraiIiiiauc
bruiHt-H.
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Send four cent, in .tamp, for a
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Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc.
Dept. B. Philadelphia, Pa.
A Delightful
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hi-: HE is no occupation
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W- 's more pleasant or con
genial, more suited to
her ability and nature,
none thai can give her more
personal saiisiueuon, aud it
she be a thoroughly trained
professional none that offers
bigger rewards than that of
music teaching. The supply
of competent teachers ol piano
music is tar short of the de
mand. Has your daughter ever
given this nutter a thought;
have you ever spoken to
her about (some day becom
ing a teacher of music?) if
so buy her a
ST1KFH PIANO
at once, get her started on the
road to success and fame, the
sooner she starts the better.
(flus ticff,
I.KON C. STI'.LI.i:, Mgr.
No. '.'ill liraiiliy s., Norlolk, Va.
WE KNOW THE BUSINESS
No tinkering with your valuable
timepiece.
WE GUARANTEE OUR WORK
Let our expert repair man ex
amine your waich or clock. He
will tell you what is needed and
what the cost will be.
When your watch has been re
paired by us, you can depend upon
it every time to catch a train or
meel an engagement.
J. H. WALLER
WI-I.llON, X. O.
H. A. L. Wateli limrieptor,
Nut door tu Zollicullet's LHug Stuia,
mar 19 ly.
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