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liSTABLISIlliD IN 1866.
A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
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VOL. LVl
WELDON, N. C, TIIUHSDAY, -JULY 7, 1921.
NO. 10
PURITY OF MOTIVE.
ROGK-ABYE BABY,
Children Cry for Fletc " -r's
The Taint of the Poison is In Us
All
How apt are we, in this suspi
Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
In use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of
i and has been made under bis per
sonai supervision since its Infancy.
Allow no flnft tn riprpiuA vnti tn ifeio
. . Jim in tuia.
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 yourselfc
c WhatisOASTORIA
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the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Comfort The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTOR I A ALWAYS
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ttienature of
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Cent la Md talk it over wlta us. Vve need you, you Med us.
cions world, to question the purity
of motive. We are in the habit of
judging men's actions for it is
the only way by which we can
form any estimate of character
and yet in forming that judgment
we are loo prone to be critical and
censorious. Scandal is not con
fined to the gossipping old muid;
it has a tree range throughout all
the departments of life. We would
much rather discover a mote in a
brother's eye, than extract the
beam which may be found in our
own. Fausi gazed on Margaret,
and thought her to be alt purity
yei ihe Devil whispered that puri
ty was not unapproachable; so the
same devil ai our elbow stands
ready to hand his glass wherewith
to discover specks in a character
which, to us, seemed wellnigh per
fect. What a proof of a fall from
pristine purity, confounding the
man upon ihe assumed perfectibil
ity of his nature. The taint of the
poison is in us all; this caviling
and questioning; this unwillingness
to attribute right action to right
motive; this turning the sweet wa
ters of life into bitterness, by cast
ing in the word of manevolence
and envy. Exchange.
WOULD TAKE BACK HIS RIB.
Tom mi Planned Dire Vengeance
for the Faithfulness of His
Fickle Playmate.
Little Tommie, a precocious six-year-old,
had been disappointed in
love. He had a date to play with
little Mary Ann in her house across
the way. When he got there he
found she had forgotten all about
him and was sliding down hill on
his rival's new sled.
Tommie returned home, dis
gusted with all girls in general and
one in particular. He didn't cry
nor did he contemplate suicide.
Instead he went straight lo his
mamma and with childish naivete
said:
"Mamma, d'you know what I'd
do if 1 was Adam? I'd go right up
lo heaven and I'd say, "Please,
Mr. God, if it's just the same to
you, I'd like to have myribback."
NO LADY AT ALL.
Albert, aged five, had been se
verely punished by maternal hands.
His father on arriving home, found
him in tears.
"What's the matter, son?" he
asked.
"Daddy," replied Albert, point
ing an accusing finger at his moth
er, "all I have to say is that I'm
completely surprised at that lady."
WHAT SHE COULD BE.
Two tuts were recently over
heard discussing their plans for
the future.
"What are you going to be when
you get big?" asked one.
"Well, I am not going lo be
married and I am not going to be
an old maid," was ihe reply.
You will have to be one or the
other," said the first.
1 won t, either, was the re
joinder, 'I guess I can be a nurse.'
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"I was hardly able to drag, I
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care of my little ones. I had
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Rock-a-bye, baby! On the tree top,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock;
When the bough bends the cradle will fall
Down tumbles baby, cradle and all.
Rock-a-bye, baby! The meadow's in bloom;
Laugh at the sunbeams that dance in the room,
Echo the birds with their own baby tune,
Coo in the sunshine and flowers of June.
Rock-a-bye, baby! As softly it swings
Over the cradle the mother love sings;
Brooding or cooing at even or dawn,
What will it do when mother is gone?
Rock-a-bye, baby ! So cloudless the skies,
Blue as the depths of your own laughing eyes,
Sweet is the lullably over your dear nest
That tenderly sings little baby to rest,
Rock-a-bye, baby! The blue eyes will dream
Sweetest when mamma's eyes over them beam;
Never again will the world seem so fair;
Sleep, little baby! There's no cloud in the air.
Rock-a-bye, baby ! The blue eyes will burn
And ache with that your manhood will learn;
Swiftly the years come with sorrow and care,
With burdens the wee dimpled shoulders must bear.
Rock-a bye, baby ! There's coming a day
Whose sorrows a mother's lips can't kiss away
Days when its songs will be changed to a moan
Crosses that baby must bear alone.
BY ELIZABETH SHERIDAN NORTON.
Th urirpr ua! hnrn in Knpland. I SOS. SI hp uac th ri-iiinhtAr f
a v " " r w..- Mugiiiv,i VI
Thomas Shearidan and granddaughter of Richard Brinsly Shearidan,
the dramatist. At the agecf 19 she married Hon. George . Norton.
Her works in prose and poetry obtained a large circulation; her most
familiar poem. Is "Bingen on the Rhine."
Love not, love not, ye hapless sons of clay!
Hope's gayest wreaths are made of earthly flowers
Things that are made to fade and fall away,
Ere they have blossomed for a few short hours
Love not !
Love not, love not! The thing you love may die
May perish from the gay and gladsome earth;
The silent stars, the blue and smiling sky,
Beam o'er its grave as once upon iis birth.
Lovenoti!
Love not, love not! The thing ye love may change,
The rosy lip may cease to smile on you;
The kindly-beaming eye grow cold and strange,
The heart still warmly beat, yet not be true.
Love not !
Love not, love not! Oh, warning vainly said
In present hour as in the years gone by;
Love flings a hulo round the dear one's head,
Faultless, immortal till ihey change or die.
Lovi not !
ALL IN QOOD TIME.
It was at a children's picnic, and
they were playing at farmyard,
each youngster pretending to be
his or her favorite animal. The
woods echoed with grunting, bark
ing and crowing but one little girl
sat silent.
"Why don't you play?" asked
one of the teachers.
"Please, miss, I'm playing," she
replied.
"What are you, then?"
"Please, miss, I'm a hen, and
I'm laying an egg. When I've
finished I shall cackle!"
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
OUR LUCK.
If the Fool killer were always on
the job, few would live to grow
wise, since most ot us gain our
wisdom through our experience in
folly.
SD FATE OF LAMB.
Teacher You see, had the lamb
been obedient, and stayed in the
fold, it would not have been eaten
by the wolf, would it?
Boy No, ma'am; it would have
been eaten by us.
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A HARD ONE.
The Mathematical Marvel was
presenting his turn on the vaude
ville stage. "Ladies and gentle
men," he said, "if 1 fail to give
the correct answer to any problem
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Voice in Audience Make the
date of my wife's birth agree with
her present age.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTO R I A
HOPE AND PRAY.
Lei us hope and pray that those
who teach and those who worship
in the temples of God may never
be out of touch with the saints
above or the sinners below. When
we get out of touch with humanity,
we are never in very close touch
with Divinity.
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FOR FLETCHER'S
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