A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
&&$&s&$$$$imi Is Our Sincere Wish For All of Our Friends and Customers I fegrereagaBsgS"
Half Price Sale of Men's and Boys' Cloth
ing Friday and Saturday. It will pay
you to see these wonderful bargains
Auction Sale of Christmas Toys Christmas Eve
Saturday Night at 8:30 we will sell all Toys and Crriftmas Goods at Public Auction, to the
highest bidder. Buy Christmas presents for the family at your own price.
If advertised or sold elsewhere its always
cheaper here. Don't be misled by imita
tors - Come to the Home of Bargains.
The Clothing Man
2nd St., Roanoke Rapids
J. GOLDMAN
ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD
PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY BT
Herald Publishing Company Inc.
J. T. Stainback
Editor
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than 25 cents.
Friday, Dec. 22, 1916
Merry Christmas!
Russia is always ready to talk
Turkey.
iription; for uncle a year's
subscription: for grandpa, a
year's subscription; for auntie,
grndma, et cetera ad infinitum,
a year's subscription.
Congress has decided to reduce
the high cost of living and has
taken steps toward this highly
desirable end by beginning con
sideration of a bill to waste
thirty five million dollars of the
peoples money on public buildings
(government monuments) in
towns of less than three thousand
population!.
News paper at 7 cents a pound
is a commodity that we can no
longer afford to give away or to
send out on credit. If the date
on your label does not end in
seventeen it means that your
subscription is in arrears. Please i Sanatorium. "
r
deals
Help Patients Take Treat
ment at Sanatorium
Probably the most direct bene
fit realized from selling Red Cross
Christmas seals is that it helps
numbers of young men and
women, who would otherwise
not be able to do so, to take treat
ment at the State Tuberculosis
Sanatorium, and there learn how
to fight their way back to health
and usefulness. Dr. L. B. Mc-
Brayer.who isexecutivesecretary
of the Red Cross Seal Commission
of this State and superintendent
of the Sanatorium, writes: "Just
this morning we had a letter
from a minister in Zebulon, ask
ing for 2,000 seals which he ex
pects to have sold to pay the ex
penses of a patient here at the
CEDAK SHINGLES. 4 X IS
fifty to bundle. $2.50,
1 t) inH t "ill nan lull I cl n) '
while they last.
K. E. Wollett, Littleton. N. C.
DON'T FORGET
US
remit promptly if you wish the
Herald to continue coming to
you.
Don't forget the
Christmas Tree.
community
Rumania is probably willing to
discuss peace terms.
Soon be time to do
Christmas swapping early.
your
Russia wants a piece of Tur
key - not a peace with Turkey.
If you can't afford shoes at
$30.00 - why buya4d machine
and quit walking.
Now that we have the Avenue
raised to such a high level, let's
all try to keep it clean.
Why worry about the high cost
of living now when the high cost
of giving has launched a strong
offensive along the entire front?
It is our private opinion that if
this Christmas rush gets much
worse the good old Seaboard is
going to give up trying to get a
passenger train through at all.
The rulers of Europe, contrary
to the customs of the past few
years, have not definitely an
nounced their plans for taking
their Christmas dinners.
That even great moral reforms
should be accomplished through
immoral methods is certainly
debatable ground. That popul
ous communities should imnose
how desirable, upon the people
of distant states who are oppos
ed to such restrictions is not
moral, is not ethical, and in the
case of National Prohibition is,
what is much worse from a
practical standpoint, an absolute
ly infeasible scheme.
The passage by Congress at
this time of a National Prohi
bition Act would not enhance
the morals of North Carolina and
Kansas and would breed an utter
contempt for all kinds of law in
New York and Pennsplvania.
Prohibition of the only per
manent type, individual prohi
bition, is gaining ground with
every advance of education and
science - it can only be hindered,
not helped, by clumsy statutes,
carelessly enforced, and the pro
hibition agitators should adhere
to the campaign plans which
have already made dry twenty
three states and not jeopardize
all future progress by ill consider
ed efforts to club the more popu
lous States into submission by
constitutional amendment.
"The Red Cross Christmas
Seal" says the State Board of
Health, "offers any community
an opportunity to care for its
indigent tuberculosis patients.
The sale of seals is as much a
business proposition as any be
longing to this progressive age.
Its methods are highly endorsed
by all business men and women,
and its permanency assured by
Is past record. Red Cross Seals
a id their work have come to say. ' '
E. 13. KWG. (INl'EUNATION
al EiMie) Expert Sign Painter
will U' in Roanoke Rapids for
several days. I .paw ordc! s for
signs, show curds and banners!
at Herald Office.
WANTED GUOD CLOTHES
Presser-to begin work January j
7. Good opening for the right j
man. Anulv to i
T. W. Northington and Son.
When you need any
thing in the line of
neat and attractive
Printing.
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LOST GOLD WATCH WITH
Hunting Case and close link
chain. Finder will please re
turn to Herald Office ana re
ceive re.vard.
mm
Seals Have Business Value
A Real Parly.
Worry had attended the Christmas
pi'rty cf a little friend and eujojed It
very much, especially the candy and
other goodie. A few days later the
mother uf his little host met Win and
usl cd :
' t'ld you hove a good time, Harry,
ut Orriu's party?"
"' should say so!" responded Harry,
ent uatiistlnilly. "Why, mamma hud
to i It up with me three nights I wua
so a'ek."
Pi i
j The Christmas note is peace g
aid good will. Whatever dis- R
cords, wrongs or resentments the S
year hus held for us, the blessed
C hrlsttnastlde should end them Ft
q 1. If you have pushed aside fj
a ly hand this year, reach out 3
and clasp It now. If any dear j
t.e hus been loosened, knit It up p
f gain on this gladdest of all aid- gj
' ersarles. Let all wounds be If
1 ealed, and all resentment and B
I ride be burled under the Christ- B
i las holly, while we celebrate the j
I lrthduy of the Prince of Peace. B
wertft et food tmi property twy rear,
rtu o4 But and Muff rmr to wiia
h It nfc to ite. Dudlf !
rats bul harmlai to
Huma beings. Km umpir
dry p, No tef whatever.
Valuable bouklrt in tch on,
"How to Drer Rata.
16c, 60 nd $1 .0 0.
U Seed, Hartwu IIW
arf Cml term
For Sale By
Roanoke Pharmacy Co.
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
I'Uroa County, sa.
Trunk J. Cheney makes onth that he
Is senior rartnt-r of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing buslnens In the City
of Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said Arm will pav the sum of
ONE HUNDRKL) DOLLARS for earn
and every ras uf Catarrh Cat cannot he
i eurcd hy the use of HALL'S CATARRH
: MED1CINK. FRANK J. CHUNKY.
Sworn to before mo and subserl d In
my presence, this 6th day of 1 leoeniter,
A. r. 1M6. A. W. OLEASON,
Seal) Notary Public.
Hall s Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and arts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the Sysiem. Bend
for testimonials, free.
K. J. CHKNKY ft CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family 1'iiU lor constipation.
E. B. GLOVER
FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING
LICENSED EMBALMER
Roanoke Rapids,
Day Phone 506
nawMMMiiiiMiiiiii'iitiwHi'nii huh mil i
N.C.
Night Phone 540
What boots it tht athe German
armies have swept over Rumania,
haven't the French and English j business reasons, and that they
could not for any reason claim
To enable their policy holders
to live as long as possible was
the sole reason for a large life
insurance company buying last
month 43,000 Red Cross Christ
mas Seals at one time. This firm
made the statement that their
action was dictated solely by
Iff I OorvT
troops, rash fellows, captured
two woods, three deserted farms
and a villag??
When we stop to consider that
the money spent for Red Cross
Christmas Seals is spent in the
fight against the plague of Tu
barculosis, it would seem that
every one of us would use at
least some of these seals every
Christmas.
General Leonard Wood's state
ment that il the National Guard
had met good troops "they would
n3ver have known what hit
t'lem" should tend to ease the
pains of those guardsmen who
have been fretting to get at the
Mexicans.
Try your hand at a poem on
the following lines and specifica
tions: snows
blows
coal
gold, silver, diamonds, etc.
Christmas suggestions: For
father, a year's subscription;
for mother, a year's subscription;
for married sister, a year's sub-
any credit on the score of phil
anthropy. They believed it good
business on the following
grounds:
That the presence of tuberculosis
means a great financial loss to
the community, and its greatest
ravages are found among the
poor.
That it is more logical to spend
money to get rid of the disease
than to reflect the cost of sup
porting its victims in an increas
ed tax rate.
That the affliction of the bread
winner of the family with the
disease means lowered efficiency
and less earning capacity, which
in turn means a lessened power
to provide the proper nourishment
and environment to successfully
combat its growth, and that his
incapacity often throws his
family upon the public charge.
That no one makes a profit up
on a dead man but the under
taker, and he makes it onlvonce.
whereas a live man is a constant
source of profit to every one with
wnom he does business, and the
more alive and the more nrosDer-
ous he is and the more business
he does, the greater are the
profits of those with whom he
deals.
ME
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THVT5 NfCEARX, J
1
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Teas and
Coffees f
We have a fine variety of (J
teas and coffees to suit every J
Jt taste and every pocketbook. (
14 C
Ji Most people judge tea and !
coffee by ths price they pay. $
W But you will find that we are "J
fij offering some very choice $
grades at unusually low ft
P"ces.
A Let us help you make your J;
V lelecuoa
"There's a Reason"
For Tn-dinj With
The Co-operative Store Co.,
Telephone 614
Incorporated
Chi. Welsh,
Mjr,
AN AWFUL SUFFERER
Pearson Remedy Co.
Burlington, N. C.
Gentlemen :-
This is to certify that I have been
taking Indian Blood 1'urilicr for a ehort
while with most saMafdi-iory results.
I would irladlv recommend it tnnnvnne
suffering as I huve with indigestion,
constipation and nervou? prostration
tor the last three vea-?. 1 have been
an awful sufferer.
Now 1 feel well and strong, work
hard every day, eat anything with no
bad results. In fad, my condition was
so awful that it seenm almost like one
bung raised from the dead.
I feel that I could not say too
much in praise of thin j;reat blood and
nerve remedy. My prayer is that you
may live long and pros: er.
Respi-ct.fvlly,
A. G Boone.
Burlington, N. C.
For tale here by Hancock-Houe Co.
Rosemary Supply Company and Roa
noke Pharmacy Compuny.
Decoratlona for th Tree.
A pretty decoration for Christmas
which Is so easily made that the little
tots can do most of the work. Is paper
chains. Silver paper and blue paper
make the prettiest Cut the paper
into four-Inch squares, then cat the
squares Into strips one-fourth Inch
wide, and paste the ends of the Uttle
strips together, linking them as yon
go. Silver alone is very pretty, and
alternate links of blue and silver give
an attracUve effect The pnper costs
five cents sheet so the expense of
the decoration Is small.
Not Playlna Favorites.
Ton say this girl show is intended
for the tired business man?"
"That's the idea," replied the man
ager. "But we don't wish to discrim
inate, and during the holiday season
we are glad to receive the patronage
of the tired ccUegs boy."
HalifajuCounty,
North Carolina,
IN THE SUPKRIOR COURT
J. E. McAliater, Plaintiff,
VR
Hattie D. McAliater, Defendant,
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Halifax County, to
obtain an absolute divorce from the
bonds of matrimony, and the said de
fendant will further take notice that
she is requested to appear at the term I
of the Superior Court of said County to
be held on the fifth Monday before the
first Monday in March, 1917, in the
Court House of said County at Halifax,
North Carolina, and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for re
lief demanded in said action.
S. M. Gary,
Clerk of the Superior Court of Halifax
County.
Thi 29th day of November, 1916.
12-l-4t
Some Timely
Gift Suggestions
From the Store
of Beautiful
Gifts
Bathrobes, for men and
women in attractive pat
terns. Millinery selling out be
low costany hat you
may select from an as
sortment which has hats
oriprinally priced as high
as $10.00 to go at $1.98
New Line Sport Coats
Just Arrived will sure
ly go between now and
Christmas when we offer
$25.00 values at $15.95
$12.50 values at $7.98
$ 8.00 values at $4.98
An assortment of won
derfully attractive gar
ments. Bring the children to
Santa Claus Headquart
ers now in full blast at
G. D. SHELL'S
Ibc Store ol T ThosiuJ Citt
Got Somettuig
You
Want to Sell?
Most people have a piece
ol furniture, a farm imple
ment nr nmtKriA .ln
f-. ....... wow
which they have discard-
ed and which they no Ion
; ger want
These things are put in
Z the attic, or stored away
t in the barn, or left lying
abou., getting of less and
g less value each year.
t
WHY NOT
SELL THEM? f
Somebody wants those
very tilings which have
become of no use to you. .
Why not try to find that
somebody by putting a
want advertisement In
THIS NEWSPAPER?
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Save Your Money by Buying a Building Lot on
EASY PAYMENTS
Electrical Power fcr all Purposes at Low Rates
WE RENT DIRECT WATER POWER AT $15.00
Per HORSE POWER Per YEAR
Merry Christmas
and a
Prosperous New Year
To All
j
C A. WYCHE, Insurance
Your Pin Money is Your "Seed
Corn" Take Care of It
If you are not already on the list of
systematic savers, our Pin Money Club will
interest you. It is a "Safety First" idea for
Christmas Shoppers. By depositing a small
amount regularly yufiaccumulate for "Santa
Ci
uius purposes. . -0
. - No trouble to fully explain our Pin
Money Savings Club idea. Give us an cp
portunity when you are around our way.
Classes 10c, 25c, 50c and $1 a week.
Get your book early so as to get into the
class which you desire.
Rosemary Banking & Trust Company
Safety and Service
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