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VOL. LVI
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 2i, 11)21.
NO. 4
NEW THEORY IN ASTRONOMY.
ALL SERENE,
Children Cry for Fletr' -r's
j Possibility That There is a Tail
Attached to Our Earth Lends to
BY FRANK L. STANTON.
Ingenious Suggestions.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
to use tor over thirty years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under bis per
ffflgrtfi,, sonal supervision since Its Infancy.
7. 6cak jjiow no one to deceive vou In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
Never attempt to relieve your baby with a
remedy that you would use for yourself,
c WhatisGASTORIA
Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Props and Soothing Syrups. It Is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
mje is Its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising .
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of Food) giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Comfort The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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I AM offering my entire stock of Shoes,
Men's Suits, Overcoats, Mats, Ladies
Dresses and Coats at wholesale COST
to EVERYBODY. No goods charged at
cost to anybody. Come early and get
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Choice
Hams
There is nothing more
appetizing thanlja slice of
our choice ham. We have
anything you may want
iu the line of meats. All
Kinds of Canned Goods.
GOOD GROCERIES build up ihesysiem. stimulate the brain, and
increase your capacity 10 think. And right thinking brings besti re
rults. Our prices make you think. Call in to see us
L. E. HULL,
Near Bachelor's Opera House,
WELDON, N.C
Dixon Lumber & Miliwork Go.
Weldon, N C.
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IHAI.1FAX. N. C.
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ronize ini "j -- .
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Tba smallest account receives as much attentlonl as line largest
with us.
Wa pay 4 ear cent. Compounded Quarterly on Savings.
Cornell! and talk It over wltb us. We need you, you need us.
Opposite 10 the sun there is a
very mysterious growing pjicli
which is thought to be attached to
the earth as a cumetlike tail.
The highest rtgms of our atmos
phere consist iif very light g;ises,
and the impression is that some of
these were driven away by the sun
or by other means, and that they
stream oft from the earth into space
just as the light gases do trom the
head of a large comet.
Naturally, this theory has aroused
much coniiovcrsy, and has led to
all s ris of ingenious suggestions.
One of these is that a swarm of
meteors (ol the kind we know as
shooting si.irs) keeps us company
space at a distance of about a mil
lion miles, or tour limes the dis
tance of the moon. But a tailed
earth is an ideal vehicle for imagi
nary Mights.
It might be argued that if our
globe has a tail why should not the
planets Mercury and Venus, and
even Mars, have one. Well, per
haps they have, for all we know
to the contrary. Our earth's tail
would be much more easily seen
by us because of its nearness and
brightness.
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A Tonic
For Women
"I was htrdly able to drag, I
was so weakened," writes Mrs.
W. F. Ray, of Easier, S. C.
"The tloctortreatedmefor about
two months, still I didn't get
any better. I had t Urge fam
ily and felt 1 surely must do
Something to enable me to take
care of my little ones. I had
heard ol
CARDU
The Woman's Tonic
"I decided to try it," con
tinues Mrs. Kay . . . "1 took
eight bottles in all ... I re
gained my strength and have
had no more trouble with wo
manly weakness. I have ten
children and am able to do ill
my housework and a lot out
doors ... I can Sure recom
mend Cardui."
Take Cardui today. II may
be Just what yon need.
At all druggists.
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NOTICE.
North Carolina.
Halifax County,
Having qualified at Administrator of
the estate of Virginia tiee Peters, de
ceased, late of Halifax county, Una ia t
notify all persona holding claims against
said estate to preseut theiu to the uu
denuirned or tu my attorneys at Little
ton, N. 1 '., u or tiefore the Mth day of
May, W,', oi una notice will i.r plead
in bar of their recovery. All pciMius in
debted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
This the lull dav of May, llil'l.
C. if. 1'KTEK.S, Adiur,
I'IPl'EN & I'll OT,
Attorneys-at-l.aw,
Littleton, S. t'. : -Ill-tit.
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t Headache, Nervousness,
I Sleeplessness and other
disorders of the nervous
t system quickly relieved f
I by
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t Which soothes and allays
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follow in a natural
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Free from habit-forming T
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Mrs. J. V. Thompion, Dallas,
; ; Texas, found relief. She aays:
"For thirty years I suffered
' ' with sick and nervous head-
T aches. Took several bottles of X
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t been four yean since I had I
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t Money back if first i
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
The country's going all serene from early morn till night
"Sweet fields arrayed in living green and rivers of delight"
The streams are singin' to the sea, and all the happy hills
Are ihrillin' glad as glad can be with songs of whippoorwills !
The blooms are bending with the bees, and all the birds above
Are sending messages to God sweet messages of love!
The stars in perfect skies of blue in fields of glory gleam,
And earth is like a world made new, and heaven not a dream!
O wondrous is the weather! the color's in the clod,
And ihe splendid honeysuckles just sweetens all the sod!
The world rolls nearer heaven, and life is perfect bliss,
And it's great to be a livin' in a lovely land like this!
CRANDFATHERS FOUR,
It is hard for me to look at your old-fashioned photographs
And realize you once had entity.
But preacher, S3iIor, gambler man and tailor,
1 thank you for the dreams you lived and handed down to me.
For visions 1 have had of coral reef at sunset
And dark-eyed maids and everglades and ships that plowed the sea,
For an ear attuned to catch the wanderlust's deep voice a-calling,
1 thank you, mister sailor,
For your coutesy and kindness,
I thank you for the dreams you lived and handed down to me.
For visions I have had of gambling hell a-glitter,
Fortunes, lives and souls staked on a card or two or three.
Of duels fought at sunrise to keep a woman's honor clean,
I thank you, mister gambler,
For your courtesy and kindness,
I thank you for the dreams you lived and handed down to me.
For visions I have had of a wife and home and babies,
And a hie or simple service rrom strire ana envy tree,
With leisure spent in checker games or neighboring or reading,
I thank you, mister wiiui.
For your courtesy and kindness,
I thank you for the dreams you lived and handed down to me.
For visions I have had of Jerusalem the Golden,
Of a crowned tnroiig mai gamci uy mc everlasting tree
To sing the song the morning stars hrst sang to their Creator,
I thank you, mister preacher,
For your courtesy and kindness,
1 thank you for the dreams you lived and handed down lo me.
WHY MRS. LOT LOOKED BACK.
Reasons Explained, but To-day it
is the Man Who Usually Does
the Turning.
I'lte mystery of Lot's wife turned
around, womanlike, after being
warned specially noi to, was ex
plained by Alexander Black, nov
elist, at a dinner of the Society of
Arts and Science, New York.
Mr. Black said Mrs. Lot merely
wanted to see if she was being fol
lowed by a man.
The subject of profound debate
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was "Marriage is a success. iesr
No?" It was discussed with lights
turned low under red shades.
Mr. Black said it is now the
man who does the turning around
and looing back, "usually slightly
down.
"Over their faces come curious
ly mingled expressions of bewil
derment and amazement.
"1 have seen ihem lurned into
cynics or into poets. 1 have seen
ihem turned from their direction
and struck by automobiles."
Periodic Bilious Attacks.
I'ei'soua subject to bilious attacksat
regular intervals know about when to
expect an attack. They llnd that they
have no desire for food when an attaek
s due but usually eat because it is meal
time. Skip one meal and take three ol
Chamberlain's Tablets and you may be
able to avoid the attaek. Persons silli
ed to periodic bilious attacks should
not drink tea or coffee at any time. ,
if 1
SAFER TO ELOPE.
He Will you marry me
ask your father's consent?
She I'm afraid not.
Tht I acts About Rheumatism
Mnrp than n'ne out often canes of
rheumatism are either chruuie ur mus
culai rheumatism, neithei of which re
quite any luterual tieatiueut. All that
ia required is to masage tiie adecled
parts fieely with t hauiuerlain I Liui
iruent You will be surprised at the
relief which it affords.
IMMUNE.
Iiinirt Mnv I kiss VOU?
Eileen They say kissing tends
to the propagation ol microbes.
James Well, you kiss me, then,
I'm not alraid of them.
Treatment ol Common Colds
If all who catch culds could be per
suaded to remain in bed for the Hrst 'H
hours of such attack" says a well-known
physician, "there would be fewer cases
draminr on with distressing symptoms
for weeks and often ending in some
more seriuus disease." To make sure
of a more prompt recovery you also take
Chamberlain's t'owb Keuiedy. Wheth
er aick or well the bowsli should move
each day.
DIVORCING WIVES.
Berlin Ascribes the Uivorce Epl
demic to the War Causes.
Germany, once a country of sol
id domesticity, has become a land
of divorce. Statistics now show
one divorce in every eight mar
riages, the great majoriiy being
granted for breach of marriage
vows, the wife in most cases being
the guilty partner. Half of all sev
ered unions are childless. A judge
of the leading divorce court in
Berlin ascribed the d. orce epidem
ic largely to war causes including
hasty war marriages and lone sep
arations due to army life, the wife's
taste of independence and wartime
frivolity and immorality, while late
ly ihe shorter hours of labor have
enabled men to cultivate distrac
tions away from the domestic
hearth.
The judge excuses the German
woman in part for the predomi
nance of female offenders in di
vorces granted for infidelity by the
tendency of German wives to over
look their spouses lapses from vir
tue and to sue only when compli
cated by desertion and non-sup
port, but he drafts a stern indict
ment of the "shocking lack of
moral restraint and trend towards
pleasure and luxury" shown by
many women.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
HIS METHOD.
Two nego men were discussing
the eloquence of a certain member
of the fucuhe of an educational in
stitution for negroes in a Southern
"That Professor Biggs sure deos
like to use high soundin' words,
don't he?" asked one of them.
"Maybe dat'sjest an affection on
his part," said the other darkey.
"Some folks do like to put on airs
in talkin'."
"No, I don't figure it out dai
way," said the other. "I kinder
thinks he uses them big words be
cause he's afraid dat if people
knew what he was talkin' about
they 'st know he didn't know whal
he was talkin' about."
TURN OVER. POP.
I dread the lime .when we
men will all be wearing paper
suits.
What's your objection? They'll
be cheap.
I know, but my wife will make
me wear the comic sheets to amuse
ihe kids.
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Whether you need Bird's Patoid, Bird's Art-Craft. Bird's Plain
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Sash, Doors, Mantels, Porch Columns, Mouldings and
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WELDON, N. C.
Phone 235
RECEIVER'S SALE,
Lniler tlie powei copffrreJ by order
of the Superior Court ot llulifai county
iu an action therein peuilintr in which
creditors are plaintill's, an. I the I'araitou
Grocery Company is uVlrmlaut, the un
dersigned Keceiver will, on
Wednesday. June 15th, 1921.
At I'J o'clock M, in front uf the store
building of the l'aragon (Grocery Com
pany, Weldon, N. C, otl'er for sale tu
the highest bidder or bidders for rash,
sutiject to the continuation of Ihe court
the following described property of the
I'aragoiKirocery Company, to-wil:
All the stock in trade cmtsisliug of
heavy and fancy groceries, store furui
tuie and fh lures, consisting in part of
one Hefrigeratmg plant, Meat Chopper,
Safe. Scales. Show Cases, Adding Ma
chine, Two I'clivniy Trucks, accounts,
bills and noles receivable, also any and
all lease rights which the said I'aiagoii
(irocsry Company mav have to the store
building uow occupieil by it.
Complete inventory will ! taken of
all slock, futures, accounts, bills and
Q.jtrs receivable and aimouticed at ihe
sale luspectiuu of the properties so
licited suy time iielore sale and auy 111
foruiatiou mill bo furnished upun ie
quest The slock, mcludiug accouuts, lulls
and noles receitable aud all luisc iighls
will be sold together; the furniture, fix
tures aud all lease rights sold together;
the trucks will be sold separately, then,
Stock, accounts, bills aud uotes ami
all lease rights will be all sold together
the largest single or angregale bid re
ceived during the enure sale covering
stock, accounts, bills aud notes receiv
able, furuiture, Allures aud lease rights
to control. The purchaser or purchasers
mil be required to deposit with the
Receiver to per cent, of the successful
bid or bids at the close of the sale aud
pending confirmation thereof
H V. BOLNDS, HKCK1VKK,
PAKMiON (iHOi'KUY COMPANY
May ltlth, IW!l. 'k
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or sickness lie is a good fellow to have around. When
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Keep Well!
When you feel nervous, 'tired, irritable;
when you're ill with any disease caused by
disordered nerves, don't give up until you try
Dr. Miles' Nervine
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