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ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT Sit u III $8 For Cash Oiiiv x (68 fcjg In order to reduce stock, I 'Vill allow a discount af 10 gtg 54 per cent, on all CASH purch;ies over one dollar, except jjgjjg 83 on School Books. Big Stock of gtjg and other goods recently received. Come early and save - IlliinpV while ihic rtnru.rliinilv l-ictc W"" , .....v ..,,, 8 a f nt-i 8 Th( Rn.v Cfnn LWDGROCbRIES build up the system, stimulate the brain, and " increase your capacity to think. And right thinking brings best, re Our prices make vou think. Call in to see us. L. E. HULL, 1" ft'tchelor't Opera Hnuac. hn Lumber I Weldon, MANUFACnUKKR.'fUr Jiilding: Material for Modern Homes. Sash, Doors lin(1. Mantel.. nnr nd Window Screens MPB TOOHIlEK-ANDKnillLARRTlK K MZBH. tUtwi., tigk Onto Wik-klp Oia iift. ! Forlniiuitsnnd Children. Mothers Know Thai Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature. of In Use For Over Thirty Years 1 y.x ......... i i n m n if Choice Hams Th?re i nothing more appetizing than a slice of our choice ham. We have anything ou may want ju the line of meats. All Kinds of Canned Goods. WELDON. NX Millwork Go. NJ C. '..Ala) m n as .V.M Mr SI 8 WELDON, NC "Lighting a New Year Day in Many Lands NKW VKAH'S HAY is a time fur ihaiikvenine and mirth and lt;i'liin,".s. anil In rhiiih cumi trifs. fur Hi,. Intcri'tiaiiKi' of gifts. )l Is nUn u luy wlji.li, bffitus It In tin iM L'Innlni: nf nm.thiT y.-nr In one's llf,'. tills !( . .-n t ! win, i n trtll til sii crcilii. s nft,.n lakes tlie form of n ilntlniw to ill, mure anil liett.r ttt f l j ir-i tli:m hiii' tins ever ilune hefure ll apiiruiirlnle Ihat ttie series of I'J iiiuiilliv sIimiiIiI un'ii nit the first (lay of .tat iNii v. In iiihi. ihu Is llie Jierlml of tin wltit.r viiKtii-e. llie tnrnlin: "'hit "f llie i-ar. (lie time uIh-ii earlli ti,'i;ii! to In- ri'Vivifli'it In iintli'iiatluu of I'u itiin' uf -iprlni:. Tile unelenls mi'li'i vtui. il this sitfinhVanee anil, nt Itiunli M'MTal ctiances In llielr ealen--tar look I'lai-e hefure the present rtnle s mail,' ("'iiianent. .tuininry 1t has lieen. we are tulil. ttie irencntlly ae eciili',1 dale lltee the reln of the Ro man klm: Nmna l'unilillhis. tiTL H. t tie iI.mt I that the year slunihl bejtin as It nun ,!i,i'S, ami aihled two ne'.v niiinths to ihe already existing ten. The Hist munth via named January In h"iinr of the god Janus, who uns represrnte'l ty the Runians as tmvlni: two faivs. this signifying that lie was acquainted with tmlh past and futuri' events. On this first day It ns the Roman custom to ofTer to Janus saeri flee upon twelve dlffiTent altar. Among the offerings was a eake of stfted meal with Ineensp and wine. Thp j,' i'le t"uk every precaution to conilnef thi-niM'lves so 'rfei'tty that nothlnz hut good might lie presaged fur the ruining yeaf. Latin writers nf the time sa that all lrlfes ami d'f-feretu-, eeawd at tin' New Year. The day wit spei.t In visiting, feasting and fTihanglng '(' tmleeil. th burden of glvli'u h b.'.-imie o heavy that during the r. i.n uf Claudius he felt forced to limit It by a decree. In I'.i'lgiiua the chllilreii are espe cially active "n New Year's. Their greatest fun Is obtained by secreting all the keys belonging to the various diMirs of the house. Then they hide, watching, lyni-eyed, from their van tage ground fur the chance to lock tip an tinsin ting parent or uncle or aunt. When unee caught they are not fteed until they promise certain for feit of sweetmeats. In France it Is called "le Jour de I'an" the day uf the year. Merry making, calk and gifts reign supreme. Paming, singing and wine also hivo prominence. Candy, not usually al lowed to Kreiu h children. Is generoui y given out. January 1st Is also the day for family reunions. And In the early morning hours relatives nf any one who has died during the year as semble at Ihe grave fur a brief serrtre. One uf !: :" - ni.-M:r.s !n the world Is that uhscrved at Kranfort on theMain. Many are the gay parlies which rather on New Tear's eve. and when the great cathedral clock begins to chltne the midnight hour every win dow of every occupied house la raised Each person lifts high a flats and with one olce the whole city cries out, Prosit Neujahr." By the time the twelfth stroke Is reached the win dows ate closed and quiet relgua at the old year draws Its last breath. In rural parts nf Russia the chil dren, who have arisen especially early on this holiday, start out on a honse to house pilgrimage, with pockets brimful of dried eas and wheat Doors are never locked In Kussla. so It tf an easy instter to enter. If the sjrnts of the house thus vtd'c,' FOR BV Furfersos Drug Co , Hslifai. II. O. Psii, Weldon. m i.!ii,ium i ii iiiih I Heu? One" ! i STAs) are asleep the children pelt with peaa those whom tlu-y dislike, iiml then sprinkle wheat over their friends. High mass Is celebrated on New Year's at Madrid. Many presents ar given between friend uud friend, and' by the rich to the poor. A Chinese New Year custom la for the people to buy or bake small cakca mnile of rice, tliiur anil sugar, which, with fruit and dates, Hicy put Ott plates nii'l place before the linage of Buddha. Tills Is lb time of the year when everybody Is religious. Newt door gods are pa-ted upon the doora, consisting of colored prints of the re puted likenesses of two great warriors uf ancient times, who were supposed to he defenders nut only of the conna try hut of the home, fin the mornloa; of the Inst day of the year they wor. ship their n slurs and the lluddhas, and on New Year's day Ihey worship! Ihe god of wealth for having brougbjj them safely through nnolher year. ' Behold tlie reMilmiou tree, Lugubrious to view ; It standi so straight It bacfcnj leans, And all Its leave are new. It does not glltier in the gloom. No cheerful gleam Invites, There Is uo ehhtice for Jollltf The lid Is on Its lights. And th nigh alluring articles Festoon It round about. Tlie branches are entirely hUDf With things in do without. McLandhurgh WUoo, WHAT THE NEW TEAR . MEANS THE NeW Tear means new opportunity to avtr man, woman and cKild It cKallcngn tK best tkat is in tKem and promises unusual reward for sffort made. In it tK hope of years to come concerrung wKatavar is fix tKe well-being of society. How To Be Healthy. If you would enjoy good health keep yout bowels regular and your stomach and liver in rood working order. Tina is easily done by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. These tablets strengthen the stomach and regulate the stomach and bowels. Tbey .re easy to Ukeud mild and geatle in edect. Tbey only cost a tnactec 1 V3 THE RESOLUTION TREE. 'NovilYycW: J.K A N O 11 ItlCllAltDSoN Im.lvcd amiss (lie festively ileronileil ivMuurui.t table lit her hiisltnnrt, who wus i uusiiiiiliiK mlinVmHly til rrtizrii, mi t-Nprink led des-.i-rr. ' Hi ciTtiilnly wuh not Rrovv- Ui.' :iny ytiiiifi". whik' sliu well, only KliNiuur licrsflf kht'W the exuet nuni her if Kniy hairs In her eurefully ar nui(K'ed CD'ui-e iiml realized Die tin fqual buttle behiei uned hefween tbn fold ereiini nf her masseuse and the Insidious crows' wrinkles at the cor ners of hei dark -friiwd eyes. "Io you kntrtv, Fred, this doesn't interest me a bit?" she said, with c casual Khince at Ihe nay scene about her. "Other years I have enjoyed It well enntitfli, but tunl'lit, some how, it sefins stale." "I suui'ose," returned her hus band, placidly, "that the people who piet the most fun nut of this sort of thiiit;, after nil, are those wtio come here from the lm-kvoods where they douse the kerosene lamp ut 8 p. ui. mid llyht It upiln when the roosters crow. The rest of us are used to It." Hy uinkinK reservations lung in ad vance the Klrhttrdsous had been able l secure a place In the most desir able location In the dining room not too near the palm-embowered orchestra loudly dispensing Jazz, not too fhr from the tinsel-draped stage, where at the moment were twisting and gesticulating llawnilan beauties in very tropical costumes, which seemed absurdly Inappropriate con sidering that tt was New Year's eve. IClernor cupped her chin in white, expensively ringed hands. "Perhaps It Is the reaction fnm the season or perliKps I'm merely bored, hut I feel out of sorts. As I look back on our ten years of married life they seem happy enough, and yet to look for vonl In the future to the same sort of ten years doesn't seem worth wliile." Kred niflmrdson looked at her In surprise, ltetrospeetlmi had never (.en one of Kleanor's luihlts. "What's the matter, old girl?" he asked with unusual golMtude. "Shall Wtf leave this Joint and go the rounds? There won't te much In the way of excite ment anywhere until midnight." "Hut I tell yim. Kred. I'm not look ing for excitement lonlht," exclaimed Klrnnor Impatiently; "strange as It n. ay seem. Knr one thing, I'm worried a v to whether I've done the right thing by Iteth. Yf'ii know that .Hid Goddurd has been w ild about her for some time, and woifU to marry her offhand on his rldieulouslj small salary. Of course It. Mb. after living with me all these ers, ns bed my advice, and I em phatically advised against it. Told her to wuit until they bail laid hy enough to put them bi-.voiid the chance of worry." "Well, that was sensible enough ad vice nowadays, I guess," acquiesced her husband, god naturedly, flicking the ashes from his elgar. F. lea nor looked hi him keenly. Time was when he would Have spurned such counsel as savoring of too worldly a wisdom. Ten years of money-making In' the big city had wrmight their changes In him, U. She sighed. Then: "Oh, well." she exclaimed, hhrugglng her shoulders; "I should worry ahout that now. JItu was to gnt Ms answer this evening, and I Imagine by now Beth has turned lilm down quite definitely." At that moment a shower of con fetti and colored streamers Bhot from ihe balconies and mezzanine, turning 'be Interior of the restaurant Into n "Wall, That Wis Senilbl, Enough Ad vifco Kewdaays." veritable rainbow tinted billiard, de scending In confusion on the bril liantly drened women and their com panions seated below. Eleanor rose, drawing on her long white gloves. "Let's go hunie, t'red," she said. Moved by one of the msny odd Impulse, which bad been stir ring within her, she tucked Into her !..ige niun Ihe evening favor frail c pier mache representation of old I'ather Time bearing In his arms a ery pink, very undressed baby, pre iiuably sliulflcaut of the old year i inking In ttie new. Kleaaor and her busbsnd ae roached shelr car. a moderately i-ic. " .-dan waiting os a quletei stts-et. r'red ihou'tit with t, fun of Ui seat little ssn in it.. Chamberlain's Caufb Remedy. Now is the time to lay in a supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. t is almost sure to be needed before tbe winter is over. You will look a rood while before you And a better remedy for coughs, colds, eroup and whooping : eougb oi one that is more pleasant to take. It meets with fmior everywhere. ' Buy it now and be prepared. bank, iiuw almost sufticleiit for the purchase nf a very lute very com pletely equipped, high powered model. Itesolvlng ulso to acquire a chauf feur, lie opem-d the door for bis wife who, HktrtN held high to avoid the trampled lult, stepped In. At the same Instant. "Fred!" she cried Id alarm. "Fred, what In heaven's nuiua U this?" Fred, equuMy startled by his wife's It use tones, peered iiiiseeiiigly Into the darl( depths of the car then un hooked the electric torch from Its socket, and Hashed It on. There, on the luxurious cushioned seat, lay a small, shawl-wrapped bundle, oddly aoft to Eleanor'1 In quiring touch. As she parted the ln Mufllclent. ragged covering the bright light disclosed a very plump and quite uew baby, with open eyes under as yet unlashed lids and very Intriguing dimples in his fat knees. Fred gasped to his wife: "What shall we do with It?" "Why, I suppose drive to Ihe po lice station. There Is evidently not a dew us to Its parents." While Fred drove with unusual care through the traffic which here und there practically blocked the slippery street, his wife sat holding the un sought package in a lap quite unused to such an occupant. She was thinking that possibly Ufa would not huve become 10 drably mo notonous and the bond between her self and Fred so frayed at times If children hud come to their home. At first she had been thankful, seeing no opportunity in their meager budget for bills for nurses and doctors and certified milk, Later, the advent of a child Into her well-ordered days Carrying Something In His Arms. would liuve. seemed a catastrophe she would not have known how to meet. As the car stopped in front of the station, the baby stirred. Fred, get ting do.vit, held out his arms. "Walt," she suit!, a strange note in lier voice. "It seems so healthy you don't supposeperhaps a child around the house " Kred, whu hud long ceased to speak his regret that he hud no children, looked ut her ut first without compre hension, then with a great light In his tired e.ves. But It died out as suddenly as It had come. "Nell, you must be crazy. Why, we're lucky If we're al lowed to have a tup dog In our flat, much less a baby. Hand It over." "But, Fred." Kleanor went on, Kirangely relieved of the boredom slie hud comnlulnud of, "there's that money In the hank this car la good enough for anybody how much would a little place of our own cost not too fur out, but with grass around It and a ; porch " "Nell," he said huskily, "you're you're wonderful. It would be like i getting another clisnce at life. Let's ' go home." A few minutes later than this con versation, a well-set-up young man and a slim, piquantly pretty girl were gas- , lug at each other with miserably defl- i ant eyes. "No no no, Jim." cried Beth. "I do want to. But Eleanor Bays I'd be crazy. She tried It and she knows." "Then It's good-by for keeps, lieth," returned the other, grimly. "Heaven knows I want you badly enough, hut not at tlie expense of waiting for years and wasting our young lives, all for the whim of a third party who doesn't count." Jim turned to go, and Beth stood twisting and untwisting a damp little hall of handkerchief. Why didn't she dare follow the dictates of her own I eart, not the bidding of a cynical sis ter, however good that sister bsd been , to her? As Jim opened the door, the elevs tor stopped serosa the hall. Out stepped Beth's brother-in-law. carrying something In his arms. Behind fol lowed a strangely alive-looking wotusn, ' whose first words struck most Incom prehensibly on the younger girl's esr. J "Beth, desr, please telephone at once to the nurse's bureau end ask j them to send up the best graduate ; rurse they can get hold of, with the I formula for feeding a very young baby. aud bow do you do. Jimf I bone i Beth's bees, nice to you I Forget what I said aliout not getting married. It ; loesn't pay to wall too long! 8 he . hurried after ber busbsnd wbo had ' gone Into an Inner room. Jim held out bis arms once more, ! sod Beth went Into them. When she bells of tbe city were breaking forth In Joyous peal: "King out tbe old, ring In the newt" -For us.' murmured Jim, fatuously. "For tu" murmured Eleanor and Fred, then eyes meeting acres tbe wide expense of while lace spread where Fred had laid the baby. "Tbe eld year has gons- said Eleanor; then added whuaslraHy, at ws brought the new one beans with us!" (OeerrifU by tke sfoOlars HwsjMir rwsioeu.. Mrs. Bullock Recommends Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, "last winter wbsn my children were siek with colds and were coughing good deal I gave tbero Chamberlain', Cougb Kemedy," writes Mrs. C. at. Bullock, tiorbam, N. V "It relieved them at once and under this treatment all symptoms of tbe cold gradually dis appeared. My eipeneaee with this medicine warrants my recommending it to others." wr Take "Dodson's Tlere'i) my guarantee! Ask your druggi.t for s bottle of Dodton'a Liver Tone and take a spoonful to night. It it doesn't sturt your liver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without gripiog or making you tick I want you to go Better Repair 1 TJtMBBB&l "gT ragcP Sjim iMfilfc Hard Work Often Breaks Down a r rson's Health and Creates a Need for Ziron Iron Tonic. MEN and women who do hard labor, such as building, farm ing or housekeeping, and those who do exhaustive brain work of vari ous kinds, often feel the need of some thing to IHp renew fagged forcea and tone up th ' system. To help repair the wear caused hy over-work, to gain renewed strength and energy, many have obtained good results from taking Ziron Iron Tonic. Zlron ta a perfected preparation of purs medicinal Iron salts, combined with othur valuable strength-giving Bui Don't Worry About the Fast The important time is TO DAYNOW. Begin Right, Come With Us, spurred on by a new determination 10 save, and next year the record will be all in your favor. Start your Account Here with only $1 if you wish but START it. One days delay may lengihen into years. - isyjy.' isieaaisi i i i iMMHwawisa rrrfefrTyfr a weldon, n.c. j 1 Ww SpEfo LL You Em? You might get sick or hurt be prepared foi . You might want to make an investmentstar, .low. "Takes money to make money," you kntm shIaIi. a IcitaH K t Y ioirac iif fim o n Dcrtinrtl with us prevents loss. good one to get Into. ings Accounts TKE BANK OF B t. LIFr.X t HALIFAX N.c N. L. Stedman', P. C. Oregory. t . President Vwpre.ei , Wanted- The demand for young men and women who are well trained in these callings is greatly in excess of the supply, m.ii w ill enminue to be Smithdeal graduates are recognized by business man to be above itve average in competence. The faculty will take spttijl ttitcrt-i in fil ing you for a good paying position. Write for catalogue. Q V mmMm ODDEST BUSINESS COlLEGE IN THE SOUTH I itJt tiuirftlrMfl Calomel is a dangerous drug. Jt Is mercury quicksilver; and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel to day and you will (eel weak, sick and nau seated tomorrow. Don't lose a day's work. Liver Tone" Instead I back to tha store and get your money. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegs tahle Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harmless, no give it to your children any time. It oan't salivate, so 1st them eat anything afterwards. and more pleasing than any mua Havana, cigar. u yuur veatr cant Juppy yoU IVTIle U3 I. LEWIS CIGAR MFG.CO.Newrk.N.J. Urge-it haVpwM Ojar Fact:, u um World The Wear tonic Ingredients, which are recom mended by leading physicians. Mr. H. B. Converse, of McEwen, Tenn., writes: "I had been working very hard, uud was getting weak and run-down from hard work. When I commenced taking Ziron, In a few days I felt stronger, and now I have taken two bottles I feel as strong as ever, although I have kent at work all the time." You cannot lose anything by giving Zlron a trial, but very likely will gain much. Your druggist will sell you the first bottle on a money-bad guarantee. The saving habit is ami).'' We pay 4 per cent or BOOKKEl PERS 1 STENOGRAPHERS. Busmess College Mi and Broad $U.bchmorlVt Capudine V' ' ' TiiV IT IT DEPENDABLE ABJ0LUTELY FOR HEADACHES
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