ROBUSTNESS
Nature has not been prodigal
with everybody in the matter
of robustness. Many, all
through life, must stand guard
and combat colds, coughs,
bronchitis or perhaps more
serious pulmonary ailments.
For nearly five decades
SCOTTS
EMULSION
ias been helping to turn
weakness into strength. Foi
those who are delicate, with
tender lungs, weak throats ano
a proneness to debility end
anemia, the definite nourish- 0.
ingand tonic qualities of
Scott' i are of '.pecial vain.! 1 M
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I H b K O A N O K I: N I- S
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Published Every Thursday.
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o the material, educational, political
and agricultural interests of Halifax and
iurroundintf counties.
Advertising rates reasonable and fur
bished on application.!!
I GATHERING THEIR fORCES.
Quietly, unostentatiously, but
with a union of effort that shows a
serious purpose and bespeaks
success for that purpose the
Methodists of the country are gath
ering their forces for a gigantic
campaign. The movement, known
as the Centenary Campaign, is
two fold in purpose; first, a revivi
fied church; second, a church with
sufficient financial resources to
meet the opportunities and obliga
tions of today. The M. E. Church,
South, is centering its forces and
rallying its members in the South
ern and Western States, while
from one end of Methodism to the
other the challenge of the church
has gone Forth.
A newspaper correspondent.who
is not a member of the denomina
i on, was present recently at a
ii.eciing of ihe executives who are
back ot the movement. This cor
respondent declared that "the men
behind ihe guns of this Cenlemry
Campaign went into that meeting
on their knees and came out of it
on their knees, while in between
limes they worked out the most
practical plan for conducing a
mammoth drive 1 have ever wit
nessed. This looks as though the
church was uniting spiritual tervor
with practical business methods
and the result of such a union
holds potent possibilities for the
church of the immediate future.
During the month of February
members of the M. 1:. Church,
South, will be asked to join a great
league of prayer and it is hoped to
enroll 2,000,000 Methodists in
this league. The object of the
prayer league will be to seek a
deeper spirituality throughout the
church and the world, to be in
vested with a new sense of the ob
ligation of the brotherhood as it
extends not only to the down trod
den people of America, but to the
peoples of the earth and for a
personal consecration of lime and
money and lives by every man
and woman and young person who
is affiliated with the Methodist de
nomination. In other words, the
Methodists declare they intend to
meet the emergencies of these re
construction nines by first becom
ing more humble followers of the
Man of Galilee and, second, by
rendering in His name, practical
service to the masses of humanity
throughout the world.
Whether the denomination does
or does not achieve immediately
all that it seeks, certainly the union
of 2,000,000 people in a great
campaign throughout the length
and breadth of Methodism means
business and business of that
powerful sort that commands the
admiration of a public which needs
big figures and big thoughts to
rouse it to approve.
Tun:; Breton youngsters, ki
by an American soldier, sung Hail,
Hail, the Gang's All Here, in hon
or of the visit of a President of the
United Siates to Prance, their
French voices welcomed a distin
guished American with a tune that
we are in the habit of thinking to
be native to the United States. Sir
Arthur Sullivan composed the
melody long ago for the Pirates of
Penzance, and W. S. Gilbert wrote
for it the words beginning, "Come,
friends, who plough the sea."
When a young man takes a
pretty girl for a boat ride, he is sel
dom content with hugging the
shore.
THE SECOND COMING.
We have read with interest
Billie Sunday's sermon on the
"Second Coming of Christ," and
it appears from his reasoning and in
terpretations that the event is near
at hand. He seeks to correct what
has been a very general impres
sion that i lie millenium would pre
Ceed ihe second coining and shows
itui Christ will come to His own
and take litem away hctore the
du)sol iiitul.iiioii which are to
precde the thousand years of
righteousness on earth. He also
call-, atieniiiiii to the fact that all
prophecy i lulhlled and there only
mii.uiis ihe completion ol the quota
of snuls given I he gruom as a bride
at 1 u iiovent, and this may be
re.alied any d.iy. At ihe conclu
sion ol iach period of two thou
sand years important ihings have
ir.iii-pned. At Ihe close ol the
tnt period the flood cone Al ihe
clie of the second period Christ
c.iine and now we are al the close
of ihe third period, and then: is
a deep iinpresMoii in the world
il'.it Miiiiuliintt i't ininscciKliini mi
portance will occur. It is ol inter
est to note linn wliLii ( In isi cjine
many people from widely sepurjied
areas were looking lor His appear
ing and, perhaps, it is the wise of
today who are Hatching fur His
second advent. It was noi intend
ed that men should know die day
nor the hour but the warning is
BE HEADY FOR YE KNOVi
NOT WHEN THE SON 01-' MAN
COMETH.
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WELDON 33 YEARS AGO.
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From Ihe Uoanoke News, Feb,
4, 188ft.
Capt. Timherlakr, the clever
conductor of the K.iltih road, has
been confined to Ivs home by in
disposition, and dpt. DalliS Ward
attended to his duties.
Mr. W. W. Kitchin, editor of
the Scotland Neck Democrat, has
surrendered his position on that
paper and left Monday for Texas,
with the intention of staying there
a year, at least, and of probably
making it his home permanently.
We regret to see young men, or
old ones either, for that matter,
leave North Carolina, and espe
cially those whose abilities would
insure a marked degree of success
in the Old North Stale. Our good
wishes attend Mr. Kitchin.
Mr. R. C. Lassuer, of this place,
was in attendance upon the I'nion
at Scotland Neck last week, as a
representative of ihe Weldon Bap
tist church.
Dr. H. B Furgerson, of Hali
fax, who has been quite sick, is,
we are glad to learn, able to attend
to his profession il duties
Capt. Lynn Tillery, who has
been running one of the Coast
Line's freight trains, has been pro
moted to be a conductor on ihe
regular pascllger trains and made
his first trip Monday. He takes
to ihe business like fish to the wa
ter, and we venture the assertion,
that among all of iis efficient and
faithful men, the Coast Line has
no safer or more useful conductor
than Capt. Tillery.
SKITLKD STATK TW-AS-
IIRRR. Sheriff R. J, Lewis settled
with the State Treasurer last week
for Halifax county's indebtedness
on account of taxes. He paid in
$11,267. He says taxes are hard
to collect this winter.
Manslaughter. - Robert Rog
ers, colored, indicted for the mur
der of Millard Peebles, near Mar-
garettsville, about a year ago, was
tried and convicted at a late term
of Northampton county Superior
court and sentenced to be hanged.
An appeal was taken to the Su
preme court and a new trial was
granted. The second trial occur
red last week, before Judge Shep
herd, when a verdict of guilty was
rendered and Rogers was sen
tenced to the penitentiary for 1 1
years.
An enemy suspected is half conquered.
GOVERNOR BRANCH.
Why He Resigned Krom Presi
dent Jackson's Cabinet.
A biography of ihe members of
the Cabinet since the inception of !
the government at Washington is '
in the course of preparation by i
vX illiam Henry Smith, a newspaper i
correspondent at the National Cap. j
ital. An interesting chapter of the i
book will be devoted to Governor
John Bianch, a native ol Enfield,
who was a member of the Cabinet
from North Carolina.
The chapter relating to the dis
tinguished Not tit Carolinian is
iilieaily being shaped. Col. Robert
Jones, formerly a citizen of Ral
eigh, and now idcnnlicd with the
Senate Si.itionet y room, is aiding
the author is supplying facts about
Ihe life of Governor Branch. The
story w ill embrace his activities as
member of Congress, member j
ot inc senate iroin iNortu Carolina,
Governor of North Carolina, Gov
ernor ol Florida, and then Secre
tary ot ihe Navy.
Governor Branch served as
Secretary of the Navy under Pres
ident Jackson, dining whose ad
ministration the case of Peggy
Eaton came to the fore. Governor
Branch and other members of the
cabinet resigned their offices be
cause ot the refusal of the adiinn
isu aiion iu admit Peggy Eaiou into
the suciul circles of the National
Capital.
Prof. W . C. Allen in his recent
ly published History ot Halifax
County gives an iniiMcstuig sketch
oi Governor Branch in winch he
states that Secretary Eaton whose
wile caused so much trouble in
President Jackson's Cabinet was
also a native ot Halifax county and
thus both the Secretary of 'ar
and Secretary of the Navy were
Halifax county men although Sec
retary Eatun was representing the
State of Tennessee.
A story is told in connection
with Governor Branch that one of
his admirers, an old man named
Webb, who lived in Halifax, and
had several so!, one of which he
considered very bright, one day
took this boy to Governor Branch
and told him he wanted to bind
him out to him to learn the Gov
ernor's trade. Vi e are glad to
know that these items in regard to
our county, arc being brought out
and wish the author success.
BRYAN'S SOLUTION
OF RAILWAY PROBLEM.
Klvera and harbors congress Also
Hears From Secretary Kcdfield.
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NOTICE OP RE-SALE,
Icy virtue of tli power au,l authority
conferred upon Ihe unleriKDe) Trustee
hy ft certain lerl of Trust execute,! by
I'rimiii Joueii anil t'rocie .Tones, aliich
llpert of Trust is recorded in Hook ',nn
at rf ,"' "fee of the Ki.Ua
ofliecilfl for llalifai County, default
having two made in the payment of
llie luitelitedneHii thereby secure,!, and
a re-nale thereof having been ordered, 1
will, on
Saturday, March 1st, 1919,
at 12o'e!ock M., in front of ttie I'ostnf.
tice door in the town of Weldon, N. C.
expose to pubho sale to the highest
bidder fur cash, a certain tractor parcel
of land in Weldon Township, lying on
the public county road leading from
hay's Cross Roads to old Kock Landing
adjoining the lands of London Long.W.
I). Kaucett, W. H. Holdford estate, and
the heirs of Watson Long, containing
twentv and one-fourth (liiil ) acres, more
or less, and being that identical tract of
land upon which I'nmus.lonrs formerly
resided
Tbere will ha reserved from this sale
one-fourth () of an acre for s burial
ground, including the ground in which
the late Primus Jones was buried.
This the 10th day of February, 1919.
K. a TRAVIS, Trustee.
Plans for the solution of the rail
road problem were presented to
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress at Washington Thursday
the (ith, by William Jennings Bry
an, and other speakers. Improve
ment of port facilities was urged
by Secretary of Commerce Red-
field as a means of increasing the
nation's foreign commerce.
In presenting a dual plan of
State and government ownership
of railroads, Mr. Bryan predicted
the roads would be returned to
private ownership at the end of
twenty-one months after peace on
the same basis as that existing
when they were taken over by the
government, unless the President
should arbitrarily turn them back
before.
"The railroads do not want this, "
said Mr. Bryan, "nor has such a
plan any advocates, but it is likely
to be accepted because no other
plan will be accepted by a majori
ty." Mr. Bryan's plan contemplated
ownership by the government of
trunk lines so as to give every
Slate an outlet for its products with
the distributing railroads under
Suite owncralilt).
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pHOSE who are thoughtful have con
cluded that something more than chance
is behind the remarkable popularity of
Royster's fertilizers.
Those who have investigated, find neither
chance nor magic, but simply common
sense appreciation of values.
Those who are prudent are placing their
orders now and insisting on being supplied
with
no vst Kirs
TBAOI MARK
MIOItTEREO.
Order early and avoid disappointment.
R S.K OYSTER GUANO CO.
NORFOLK, VA. BALTIMORE, MD. TOLEDO. O. TARBORO, N, C.
CHARLOTTE, N. C. COLUMBIA, S, C. SPARTANBURG, S. C.
ATLANTA, GA, MACON, GA. COLUMBUS, GA,
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
lommtrce "Viator.
Secretary Redfield declared in
irfcfcld Nervous Mothers
Should Profit by the Experience
of These Two Women
Buffalo, N. Y. " I am the mother of four children, and (or
nearly turee years i suuereu trom a tcinulc trouble with pains
m my DacK and bkio, and a general weakness. I had pro
fesslonal attendance most of thai tinio but did not swiu to
get well As a last resort I decided to try Lydia, K.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound which 1 had seen
advirtised In tho newspapcro, uiul In two weeks noticed
a marked improvement. 1 continued its use and am
now free from pain and able to do all my house
work." Mrs. B. R ZmuNsKA, :iiJ Weiss Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Portland, Ind. "I had a displacement and suffered
go badly from it at times I could not lie on my feet
si on. i was tin run nown unit so wcaK i couiu not
do my housework, was nervous mid could not lio
down nr. nitrht. I fnnlr tranl,,wtu r,., n 1, I.,,.
uui nicy uiu not ueip me. juv aunt reeommemieil
T ...I :.. L- 1. 1 1- -, . . . . , . . ,
uiii c. i uituiHMi u cgciaoie v oiuiMiuim. i irica
it mi uuw i am Ktrong una wen again ami ao
my own work and I give, I.ydia K. Pinkham's
Compound the credit." Mrs. Jos iroi m
KiMiu.E, Vii West liace Street, Portland, Ind.
Every Sick Woman Should Try
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
IYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS.
EX H iWf . . . jTWI 11, 'l Ei I 1M
irM i mv iivr vr r
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favor of wise expenditure of public
money for betterment of water
ways and harbor facilities and de
plored the delays in loading and
discharging vessels in American
ports and inland harbors. He said
radical improvement would have
to be made if America was to com
pete successfully for the world's
commerce.
With President Wilson presid
ing over the sessions of the com
mittee of the Peace Conference
fashioning the machinery of the
League of Nations, our last doubt
in regard to the sincerity of pur
pose of the great powers has flown.
We have never been able to nour
ish any disbelief in British motives,
and it has been hard to conceive
chivalrous France or gallant Italy
in the attitude of avariciousness.
It is not American idealism that
has accepted Wilson as its chief
spokesman, but the common Faith
of all the earth s free peoples.
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
I'oder and hy Tirtue of an order ot the
Superior Court of Hahfai county, made
tn the special proceeding entitled "J.
U. Applewhite, administrator of D. C.
Hell vs. tiillie Itell and others " the un
dersigned commissioner will, on the
17th Day of March, 1919,
at the court house door at Halifax, N
C, at l'i o'clock M., olTer for sale to
the h oliest bidder the followiuff de
scribed land situate in the town of Hal
ifax :
Two certain stores and lots whereon
they are located in the town of Halifax,
N. C, formerly owned by Mrs. L. J,
Howerton, fronting on Main street and
running trom the line ot the store now
owned by the said I). C. Hell to north
ern corner or the tree nearest the dwell
ing of Mrs. 1.. J. Ilowerton, anil thence
on a straight line to the lot of Mrs. Jo
sephine Stephenson, thence the line of
11. C. Bell and his line hack to Main
street
TEKMS or HAI R l..lr ..h
balance in two equal instalments due
six and twelve months after date, and
secured by s deed of trust on above
property.
IhitUielltb day of Feb. 1918.
GEORGE C. OHEEN,
CommuaiODar.
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FEATHER BEDS
BOUGHT
I pay cash right in your house
for Old Feather Beds, Old Sofas,
Chairs, Corner Sideboards, Tables,
Bureaus, Fenders and Irons, Side
boards, etc. In fact anything old.
Write me now before you forget it.
Will call anywhere within 100
miles of Weldon.
J. K. Beard,
4tsvas 1CttVOlJf,
vv eiuGii, n . C.
The average lazy man gets along
so we in mis wo. a mat ne en
courages idleness in others.
HEARTBURN
or he vines after meals are
moainrK)yingmarufetatjon
ot atidrdyspeptia.
KM1DID5
cclrJifu and he)
p reatora
pleasant to take, neutralize
normal digestion.
MAf BY SCOTT BOWNE
MAUSa OF SCOTTS EMULSION
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tr-arta Tttftrkt ttml rnii-Wit Mala or m
ft Ik ud wwrial, fttU'h. or Btaotoa aud V
kiiptiM. for Mil SEARCH Mi nmrt
on pataataWlltr Ituk ral.xv.wM.
MTMTI BUILD FOUTUNt tar
torn. Our frw astokwu tell bow. ksu I tavaM
asa m ft aaa y. Writ lodar.
D. SWIFT & GO.
PA TINT LAWY(a,
383 Sevssls St., Washlagtaa, D. C.
Musk Rats Wanted.
Will pay $1.10 to $1.25 .or rood aver.
aye lots musk rats. If you bare any on
hand write me at once J
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We are expecting to close our
mercantile business soon as we
can do so.
We offer every
article in our store
at and below cost.
We have some
great bargains,
and selling some
goods at half what
the same goods
cost at this time.
EMerchants who need cotton
piece goods, can get such here
much less than wholesale houses
are offering at this time. We must
close this business soon as possible.
Come quick.
Spiers Brother's Department Store
WELDON, N. 0.
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After taking Inventory of my entire stock I find that I have
more stock than I can carry throufh summer with Sprint
and Summer line. Therefore I am going to give my cus
tomers the benefit ol snme.
t AIL WHITE finOTsS wtt.t.
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BE CUT IN PRICE
The 35c. Gingham we will sell at 25c. the
yard
50c, Gingham at 45c. per yard.
Serges also reduced considerably
In fact everything In our store has been cut In price,
especially such as Shoes, Suits, Coats, Etc.
Come in to see us.
M. FRE1D,
WELDON, N. C.
LADIES AND GENT'S OUTFITTER,
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f A large shipment and tor sale
cheap Aluminum, Porcelain ti
JustReceived
?)and China Ware.
tn LPRICES TO SUIT ALL.
to
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5-10-25r. STOKE
Weldon, North Carolina.
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