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ESTABLISHED IN 1866.
A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
Terms of Subscription--$l..El I tr Annum
VOL. L.
WKLDON, X. (, THURSDAY, N( K.MIiKK II, l!ir.
NO. 21)
B. AND L. ASSOCIATIONS
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Tlio Kind You liuvo Always Bought, ami which lias been
In use for over aO yciirs, lias borno tho Mtrimtnro of
m aim Has neon liutdw muter hi per.
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All Couiifi'it'flt, J inlt:itl')iw(iMil',fiis. mil mo lint
i:vHTlinrn(M that, trlilo with a'ul ciulanrr tho lii'altli of
IntUnts ami Children Exucricmto ne,alnst i:poilineiit.
What Is CASTOR I A
Castorla ts ft harmless ttiibstitute for Castor Oil, I'nre).
trorie, Jsrojw ami Southing Syrup. It ts Pleasant. It
cimtuhiH m -tin r Opium, Morphine nor other Xarrotio
siibstitnro. ;s hit i Its U'liaraiiteA. Jt destroy YVornw
ami allays 1 o ertKhness. It cures Dl.u-rhii'it anil Wind
( It relieves Teethi'ip; Troubles, cures 'imstipat ion
anil Klamlem y. It Dssfiuilat.es the Fond, regulates tho
Sloin.uh ) Snivels, Jjivinir healthy ami natural sleep.
The Children's 1'anaeen The Mother's Friend.
SENUSNE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
Most Helpful Organization for Com
munity Teaches Thrift Economy
and Saving Money. .
OrKiuilz.'d cm the I'NH MA.NKNT i
I'l.AN. Ik one of ho most helpful or- ;
Kaniiuliuiis which can be established
in uny i . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 . lu helpful hillu-
1'in i; in exerted In two wans; It utfords i
Ui opportunity mid teaches hiuI i-u- ;
; courueiis the practice of T1IKIKT, of
KriiMiMY, of SAVING MONKY. Ill
tlllf Way 11 builds Up til'' pelMlllll I
character of Its members mill tcnila to !
; bettor rlti; unship. In tin' iincsliM m I
of lis fiimls which tire used for buy- 1
i Iiik. liiitiilliiK. or repairing und liu- ,
proving homos, It becomes till active
iind effective factor In building up
: the run: inanity and adding tu Its per
j niHiieni wealth.
! A b ti 1 Id In x association lu a mutual,
ro -up, rat I vp Institution, purely locul
1 lu Its operation, eunlltiing 118 Invest
I nients and loans to Uic coininunlty
where It is locatPd. It la otlic red
The KM You Have Always Bout
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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THE BANK OF VVELDON
WKLDON. X. (
Organized Under the Laws of the State of North Carolina,
State of North Carolina Depository.
Halifax County Depository.
Town of Vi'eldon Depository.
Capital iiUirplis, $55,000.'
For over -I years this institution Ims pruviilnl liunkinjf facilities for
tins section. .Its stockiinl.l. rs aii.l ollieeis aie iilciitilicil willi the busi
ness interests if lulifax and Nortlianiplon counties.
A Savings Liopartnient is muintaiuc.l for tile licnclit of all nlio desire
to deposit in a Saviinrs Hank. In tins heparliiieiit interest is allowed as
follows: .
l or Deposits allownl to remain tlnve tnonllis or lonirer, 2 per cent. Six
inontlisor longer, H per emit, twelve inoullisor lonifer. 1 percent.
Miv information will lie furuishrilon application to tile I'resideiitorfaslnet
PRHSIIUST :
V. I'.. DANIEL,
V 1, R-I KKsIllKM .
W. U. SMITH.
I.. C. Dlltl'KH, Teller.
cashikk:
.1. (I. I'KAKK,
UlUKCTOKS-W. li. Smith. W. K. Haniel,.l. t. Diake, V. M. Cohen,
It T. Daniel, .1. 1-. Shepherd, V. A. Pierce, D H. .ollifolli r, .1 . V. sledge
HUMOR AND LAUGHTER.
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For the
kUR RAW DRIVING
' T.AMP is the most
compact and efficient lighting de
vice for all kinds of vehicles. Will
not blow out or jar out. Equipped
with thumb screws, so that it is
easily attached or detached. Throws
a clear light 200 feet ahead. Extra
large red danger signal in back.
It is equipped with handle, and when
. . , j ,.-.4 1-nt-prn
detached maKes a gooa naou ;
Strong. Durable. Wiliest for years
At Dealers Everywhere
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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MERCHAHT MIIORX
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M I take your measure and make suit to order on my lw J 1 JJ
Wmspect flne line of piece goods and samples, satisfaction guaiioitucy
Secret Ot health and Happiness
Is In the Mental A'titude.
The eternal gospel of laughter is
an antidote for many of the misfor
tunes of life, and the person who
can spread his or her infectious
humor of laughter broadcast is a
blessing. VC'e Americans love fun
and humor in the most strenuous
of limes. The whole-souled, well
balanced man of healthy body and
mind dearly enjoys a laugh. The
man of grouch is disappearing,
ind we are glad to see him go.
The man with the smile and ihe
twinkle, whose laugh rings hearty
and true, and who spreads a con
tagion of mirth he is the man we
welcome everywhere. That kind
of a man is everybody's friend.
Let a few thrills of humor run ever
so weakly through ihe veins and
"tickle the risibles." The hosiile
forces of disease can be driven
back by ihe benevolent microbes
of mirth.
Bullets, brickbats and hollies
arc poor ammunitions for the bat
tles of life and "the blues." Lay
in a supply of laughter. Siore up
a battery of smiles. Stuff the mag
azine with mirth. These are the
ammunition 10 win your hard bat
tles. Charge your enemy with
bayonets of wit. Train humor
upon him, and shoot him full of
chuckles. Undermine him with
laughter and let it explode. All
the armies of grouch will be put to
route by the cheerful charge of
your merry heart and their bat
teries of fun.
Then let us laugh !
It is the cheapest luxury man
can enjoy, and, as Charles Lamb
says, "is worth a hundred groans
in any stale of ihe market." It
siirs up ihe blood; expands the
chest; electrifies the nerves; clears
away the cobwebs from the brain,
and gives the whole system a shock
to which the volioipilt is as noth
ing, lis delicious alchemy con
verts even tears into the quintes
sence of merriment, and makes
wrinkles themselves expressive of
yuuih and frolic.
Ltiuuli all you can. And then
laugh some more. Everything.
But a man usually drops his
prosperous look when a bill col
lector calls.
SOLD BY
Pie rce - W h it ehoad Hardware donipanj
WELDON, M C
ninnaged, and operated by its uicm- j
Lers.
Kach person who deposits money i:i
It becomes a member with a vole anl
a voice in the election of its o:!'iccm
and In fixing Us policy. K. V. Hay
maker.
BUILDING ASSOCIATONS.
The funds of th associations are
loaned only 0:1 firsi-iuortgaiie se urily.
which loans are repayable in small
periodical installments, either week
ly, monthly, or semi-annually, as may
lie agreed on when the loan is made.
These periodical p;i meats are of a
sum sufficient to pay all accrue 1 in
terest and a small balance to apply on
the debt. The loan continues without
renewal until these periodical pay- 1
rnents have paid off the deht in full.
These loans may he made to run for a
term of ten to lifteen years, as may
be agreed on. The right 1 always re
served to the borrower to make pay
ments of larger sums In any amount
at any time, and to pay off his loan in
full at any time.
Those of Middle Age Especially.
When you have found no remedy for the horrors that
oppress you during change of life, when through the long
hours of the day it seems as though your back would break,
when your head aches constantly, you are nervous, de
pressed and suffer from those dreadful bearing down pains,
don't forget that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is the safest and surest remedy, and has carried hundreds
of women safely through this critical period.
Read what these three women say:
From Mrs. Hornung, Buffalo, N. Y.
Bitfalo, N. Y. "I sim writing to lot yon know hnw much your
medicine has done for me. I failed terribly during the last winter
and summer and every one remarked about my iippearanen. I suf
fered from a female trouble and always had pains in my back, no
appetite and at times was very weak.
"I was visitingat a friend's house one day and she thought I needed
I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I took it and have gained
eight pounds, have a good npjietito and am feeling lietter every dav.
Everybody is asking me what I am doing and I reeommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. You may publish this letter if you
wish and I hojie others who have the same complaint will see it and
got health from your medicine as I did." Mrs. A. Hobnuno, tl
Stanton St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Made Me Well and Strong,
Maoedon, N.Y. "I was all run down and very thin in flesh, ner
vous. no appetite, could not sleep and was weak, and felt badly all
the time. The doctors said I had poor blood and what I had was
turning to water. I took different medicines which did not help me,
but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetablo Compound made me well and
(strong, and I am recommending it to my friends." Mrs. Fiied
CtiACB, H. No. 2, Maccdou, N.Y.
The Change of Life.
Leltsville, Md. " By the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound I have successfully passed through a most trying time,
the Change of Life. I suffered with a weakness, and had to stay in
bed three days at a time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
restored Die, to is-rfect health, and I am praising it for the benefit of
other women who suffer as I did." Mrs. W. S. JJuvall, liouto No. 1,
Beltsville, Md.
For 30 rears Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetablo
Compound hits been the standard remedy forfe
malo ills. No one sick with woman's ailments
does justice to herself if she does not try this fa
mous medicine made from roots and herbs, it
has restored somanygufforiiiK women tohealth.
p-AVritetor.YDUE.!'lKirAMMEIICIE(0.
fcV (CONr'IDKNTIAL) LYNN, MASS., for advice.
Your letter will he opened, read and answered
by a woman und held iu strict conlidencc.
INVESTIGATE FIRES
Many People Refuse to Giv
Information Regarding
Cause of Tire.
SWEETHEARTS.
Sweetheart, we've traveled far toward ihe selling of ihe sun.
For you and me, dear wife of mine, ihe race is nearly run.
But, lass, we fared with merry heart life's sunny summer ways,
And found the haunts of happiness when winter crossed our days.
VC'e ringed ihe clock with joy around on many a morn in May;
And now December's frosty breath has turned your tresses gray.
You're just as fair to me, dear heart, as when we both were young,
And lightly on the highway, lass, your tripping footstep rung.
And still your voice is sweet as when in frolic days of old
Your laughter rippled down the wind in notes of liquid gold.
Though sorrow shadowed us at times, we've had our share of fun;
And hand in hand, sweetheart, we'll greet the selling of ihe sun.
SHOULD BE INTERESTED
Public Forgets Tact That Insurance
Companies Base Claims on Losses
And in the End It Is Paid by Hon
est Insurers
la the InvosLigution of liiet ami
Llu'ir suspicious origin, liiiti (U'piirt
iiitMit is stnt-n-iy liiLtulloappfed because
peopld who are able lo thruvv some
liht (Hi tli v comlilians before mid
after the lire n-lu.-" to -iv- .:i; . ma
lion, jiiviiig as i.lieir reasons that they
are not inn ,-e.-leil ami do not wish to
be inixi fj ii;j in tlie matter. T.ie lire
biiR is one of the most (Lingi-rous of
criminals, mid unless he ia caught
re.I ha;:n il in the act or confesses, it
Is Hi must, impossible to secure a con
viction. 'I :m- sympathy ot the public
to u gre.it exient ir. with the man ac
cused, as the people go on the theory
that as the loss comes out of the in
surance eompanitw nobody is damag
ed, fot.'i.tiin the fart that the insur
awe tympanies base their premiums
upon lo.-se.:. and that every crooked
fire lo-iii is in the end paid by the
honest insurer. Fire Marshall J. K.
Wilson.
Digger foi,cwto
Can of (lm
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WORTH-WHILE DONT'S.
Don't leave a lamp burning when
away from home.
Don't lnave a lamp turned low; It Is
liable to ctuise an explosion.
Don't u" swing lamps near an opi-n
window.
Don't ''.so any bur safety nutrlios.
Don't pi-milt i-'asoline, benzine or
onphtlia to be kept in tlie bouse.
HOTELS.
If you use lye for soap making purposes
or s:m?!y for household and farm use, it will
pay you to buy
MEMDLESON'S LYE
to the exclusion of all others. In Mendleson's
you ere; xwt only assured pure concentrated lye,
full sVencth, vI'Jiout adulterants, but the extra
lar(7;ci,n (20 ounces Solid Lye instead of 16)
Ki'.;:-ro economy.
ll'j ctl'T tea cent can will saponify eight
pouncia cf r;. 'ease cr make an equal grade of soap.
Oac ' ou.id can make9 fifteen pounds of soap.
i7cr cutting grease from pots, pans and
1. r.r.nur'my woodwork, kitchen furniture.
disirieciing poultry houses, treating hogs for
cholera, etc. Mendle3on s Lye is Best.
Tkrea formsSo!id, Granulated and Ball.
Two Sizes 10c and 5c
Ins ?encHeson's Best Lye.
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FIVE SIMPLE RULES.
l.
Cultivate the happiness of always looking upon the bright side of
every experience.
Worry and anxiety are the great killers. Worry has the physical
effect of breaking down the nerve centers and making one less able to
do one's work or io meet any difficulty. Don't cross the bridge be
fore you come to it. Meet every trouble as it arises.
11.
Accept cheerfully your place in life while you are in it, believing that
it is the best possible place for you.
This does not mean that one should not strive io belter his condition,
but it means that while you are in one position make the most of ii and
don't be envious, fretful, and jealous of others. "Oh," you say, "if I
just had something else, or were in some other situation, I could be
happy." No you would not be. If you cannot command happiness
in your present position you could not find it in another.
HI.
Throw your whole soul and spirit into your work, and do it the best
you know how.
No maiter what your work is, while you are in it you must make a
delight of doing it well or you will never be happy.
IV.
Get into the habit of doing bits of kindness and counesies to all ihose
who touch your life each day.
This means at home, principally. Any one can be polite and plesant
and thoughtful when out on dress parade. But the folks who love
yc most and whom y" most love are those in your own household
or immediate surroundings. Try thoughifulness, kindness and cour
tesy with them husband to wife, wife to husband, children to parents,
parents to children, Drotners to sisters unu sisters to Droiners.
V.
Adopt and maintain a simple, childlike attitude of confidence and
trust in God as your own Father. From a report of Dr. Charles E.
Barker's lecture, "How to Live to be One Hundred Years Old."
A homely girl can
derstand why people
men are mashers.
seldom un
think some
What has become of the old
fashioned boy who would rather
stay at home and work than go to
school ?
And many a good husband has
the courage of his wife's convic
tions,
A woman isn't necessarily level
headed because ner nat is on
straight.
Carelessness wttb matebes and tlie
oareless smoker are two of tbe chief
causes of hotel lire's. The way for
proprietors to protect their properly
1s to iiiiaid In every way asainsl lire.
Employees are often perniited to
smoke and other hazards allowed to
exist cndancerlnx the lives of the oc
cupants, ltubbish la allowed to putti
er. These causes are accountable for
a preat number of our hotel fires.
Thus the hotel proprietor ran help in
a stent deKi'ee In the elimination of
fires and tbe destruction of valuables,
hotel property, and the sreat risk of
the Hvei of their guest.
ASHES.
Ashes are olieii carelessly disposed
ot, belna thrown out iu back lanes or
left iu wooden boxes aaalnst fences,
while a few live coals may still be In
them, und the hrst wind that starts
may far thein Into a llainc, anil thus
cause, I1, may be. a ery disastrous
fire.
PUTTING ON WINOS.
"Run up siairs, Tommy,
bring baby's nightgown,"
I ommy.
"Don't want to" said Tommy.
"Oh, Tommy! If you are not
kind to your new liule sister she'll
put on her wings and fly back to
heaven."
Tommy's reply came: "Well,
let her pui on her wings and tly
up siairs for her uighigown !"
New York Mail.
Colds Do Not Leave illingly.
Itectiusc a cohl is stubborn is no ica
son why you should be, Instead of
"weauuif" it out, uret sine iclicfliy lak
im; Dr. King's New Discovery. Da;. ser
ous bronchial ami lung ailments often
follow a cold which lias I, ecu iicirlcrtcd
at the bci;iiiuiiiir As your body faith
fully battles those cold terms, no better
aid can be iriven than the use of Ihia
remedy. Its mciils lias been tested by
old and youutr. liet a bottle today.
50c. and tt.
Rheumatism and Allied Pains
They Must dol
Tli congestion of the blood in its How
n wlno,,'. 1 imninnt llclin-
cuusr. fail.. ,.,h -.. r j
liaiea IU Uic cuiiaeBiiuH mm .tuiio ,r
blood to How freely. The body's warmth
is restored: Dain is ironc. The man or
woman who baa rheumatism, neuralgia
or other pain and fails to keep Moau i
Liniment in their home is like a drown
ing man refusing a rope." frhy -.ut'er1
Get a bottle of Sloan's. Doc. and 60c.
1 bottle holds six times as much as
the 25c. site.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
Distress In the Stomach.
i iiere are many people who have a
distress in tlie stomach a Tier meals It
is due to indigestion and easily remc
died by taking one of Chamberlain's
Tablets after meals. Mrs. Henry Pad
gban, Victor, N. Y., writes: "Tor some
time I was troubled with headache and
distress in my stomach after eating, also
with constipation About six months ago
I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets,
They regulated tlie action of my bowels
and the headache and other annoyances
ceased in a short time."
Obtainable everywhere
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Women are superior to men in
one respect; they seldom get their
pockets picked.
(let Kid of Those Poisons In Your
System.
You will Iind Dr. King's New I. tie Tills
a most satisfactory laxative in releasing
tin poison, fuun your system. Accu
mulated waste and poisons eau.e man
ifold ailments unless lelcased. Dizzi
ncss, spots before the eyes, blackness
and miserable feeling generally arc in
dications thai you need Dr. King's Sew
Life l'ills. lake a dose tonight and
you will experience grateful relief by
morning. 'Joe.
The small boy who refuses a
piece of pie at dinner 'hen he sees
thai the supply is running short is
a true hero.
Cnlidren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTQRI A
Truth and trouble play no favorites.
Chamberlain's Tablet;.
This is a medicine iutended especially
for stomach troubles, biliousness and
constipation. It is meeting witli much
success and rapidly gaining in favor aid
popularity.
Obtainable everywhere.
HALIFAX COUNTY
OWHOLF.SAL1: DEALFKS:
K. J. Madry, Scotland Neck, N. C.
Bowers & Co., Scotland Neck.N.C.
RETAIL DEALLRS:
W. B. Strickland, Scotland Neck, N. C
Burroughs-Piitnian-Wheeler Co., Scotland Neck,N C.
Gee VaiiRh:in, Scotland Neck, N. (',.
C. N. Malone, Scotland Neck, N. C.
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Mm a . if j feffM
and k7 ;r
said 1 ' 1 T""-V"'-
sir. i t.i
- mother uaaay drinks
it when he s hot and thirsty
For every member of the
family there's nothing half
as invigorating, refreshing,
delicious as a glass of
Pepsi-Cola.
Satisfies the thirsty refreshes
the weary and just bracing
enough to make you "feel like
action" the rest of the day.
Buy it at all founts
carbonated in
bottles, too, at your
I'.rocer's.
PEPSICO!
For All Thirsts -Pepsi-Cola
Tstoiir soatffeo1 fesouu-
When travel-1 Hn.
inc. .ndsnaMiJE
some Social 7 bM
Function, or '':'i-"lL't i ' 'M 'v-tir :"r"l
if shopping, ""'wm
don t forget to have
DR. MILES'
-Anti-
PAIN PILLS
with you. They are in
valuable for Headache
and all other Pains.
SS Dos., 2S Cent.
IP FIRST BOX IB NOT SATIS
FACTORY, YOUR MONEY WILL
Bl RFFUNDEO.
DFtlNQ DESIRED RELIEF.
"I have used Dr. Mites' Antl-Psln
rills for some tlm. and find thm
an Invaluable rmcdr for hiiadachs.
I have iilwuys takn errat plca.nr.
In reeonimeiidlnjr tbem ti my
friends. ImIiis coiuldcnt that they
will liriiiir tlia desired rIW. I am
never without them and us. Uim
fnr nil atlnoks of pain, knowin.
that they will not disappoint ms."
MltS. W. H. HKNSON,
West llnvctl. Conn.
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