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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice.
A UCTION SALE OF HIGHLY I'M
"A PROVED TOWN LOT.

Having decided to move to tho coun>
try and engage in farming. | viii offer
for sale at public auction, at the Court
Housesdoor. in Henderson. n. C., ON
Monday, February Goth. 1888 my house
and lot situate near the Northeast end
of Garnett street, in Henderson. This
lot is pleasantly situated within easy
reach OF the business part OF the town.
II has on it good two story six-room
dwelling aud two-room tenant house.
with stables and other improvements.
There IL also a good we'll Of water on the
lot. Size of lot ll0x200 feet, extending
from Garnett TO Vaughan street. The
tenant house fronts on Vaughan street.
Possession given at once. The tite IL
perfect. Only n small cash payment
will be required; balance on long time.
Would be purchasers will please zee T.
#. Hicks, my Attorney. for pRrticulars
&c NJ y. PARRISH.
Henderson, n. c, Feb. LIST, 1883.
fell, z 3 O.
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SOCIAL NOTICE.

TOur friends throughout the country
will confer a favor by furnishing us WIN
any news Of local or general interest thal
NAV occur in their respective heishDoF-
hoods. ~ duo,
Pnrsous calling OF or writing to adVer-
ti,-rs will please mention the GOLD LEAF
3v 50 doing YOU will greatly ODllge US,
while il will cost YOU nothing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02
A Card.

Having left j. A. Harrison & Cos, and
accepted a position with the lar &c and we'll
known mercantile firm OF s. & {. Watkins,
dssire to inform my friends and former
patrons that will be pleased to see and
serpe them ut my new place Of business in
future. Very Respectfully,
NORWOOD THOMAS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02
Military Company Organize,

At a called meeting of the citizens OF the
town, on the evening of January Goth, 1858,
for the purpose of organizing q Military
Company. the following business was
trsnSacthd
A. W. Schaum was elected temporary
chairman, and j. E. Young secretary.
The chairman called the meeting To order
and on motion Of Mr.. e. A. Lewis the
name OF the company was unanimously
declared to be the Vance Guards, and the
following officers were elected
Captain. George Field, first Lieutenant,
G. A. Lewis, second Lieutenant, Jos. T.:
Moss, first Sergeant, Henry Perry, second
Sergeant, +. L. Ward. third Sergeant, L.
9. Barnes, fourth Sergeant, L. J. Souther-
land, NTH Sergeant, Owen Davis.
renpon the meeting adjourned to
meet. 'av night, February ID, 1883, when
1t is ear.,.- apnested that each member
enrolled Shall he prisssSSsHs,h III 80 ,.m.
A. W. SCHAUhf, e.. 3 ,na.
j. +. IoCNG, Secretary.
-.~ NSS 60.
L. E. Hight. the jeweler. is prepared to
do the most difficult Watch Repairing and
particularly solicits work that has been
done unsatisfactory elsewhere. Special
attention given to fine and Complicated
Watches, and high class wsrk guaranteed
In all cases. Sign. Golden Ring"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02

Order Of Tobacco Sales for the Week COM
mencing Feb. G, 1888.
Monday, Chopper, Davis, Sidelight.
Harris.
Tuesday, davis, Sidclight, Harris,
Cooper.
Wednesday. S.-Sidelight, Harris, Coop
err, Davis.
Thursday, 9.-IIarris, Cooper, Davis.
Sidelight.
Friday, 1O.-Cooper, Davis. Sidelight.
Harris.
saturday, l1.-Davis. Sidelight, Harris.
Cooper.
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DAVIS.
GETS A RECEIPT.

HENDERSON, n C., Jan. Is, 1888.
Received Of E. G.. Davis, Garrett
street, more good treatment and salts
factory purchases in seasonable bar
gains than We have ever received else
where. Signed,
DAVIS CUSTOMERS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02

There was a time when / was
troubled a great deal with dreams.
The burden Of this life seemed almost
more than could bear, and troubles
Of the day pursued me through the
night" So spoke stout, good looking
man, dressed in an elegant winter suit.
"But" he continued, "now that / trade
at Davis, my cares are very light.
Their bargains make life a pleasure.
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Valuable Store House for Sale.

A valuable store house. centrally located.
is offered for sale on reasonable terms.
One Of the best business stands I'm town. and
very desirable property in every way. A
good Investment, paying about u per cent.
For particulars. persons meaning business
may apply at this office. jan. l9, 1 O.
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New FIRM.-As will be seen by adver-
tisement in another column, Messrs. Rob
ert Crow and Richard J. Marston have
bought the wood, blacksmith and paint
shops OF Jas. A. O'Neil and will conduct
the business at the same place. They have
the best equipped establishment of the
kind anywhere in this part of the State
and are prepared to do all work in their
line. They employ none but competent
and skilled workmen and guarantee salts
faction in all work entrusted to them.
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For Sale.

A very Gna mule. Will work anywhere
Also a registered Holstein bull calf 10
months old, and registered Jersey bull
calf six weeks Old
feb 10 SAMUEL WATKINS.
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PERsoNAI..-Ths GOLD LEAF is pleased
to see Mr.. \. l.. Walker (brother of our
Buck in town this week. He is looking
we'll and apparently is none the worse off
for the accident that happened to him a
couple of months ago. While out cunning
with friend he was accidentally shot in
the face by his companion. twenty-seven Of
the leaden pellets taking effect. A num-
Der Of shot buried themselves Immediately
below and above his eyes, but luckily
neither OF those members sustained injury.
1t was close call and narrow escape for
Nick" certain.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02

Ms LIZZIE Clarss ,,.r~ q 1aaa,.,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-02-02

How Amour IT What has become OF
the bonded or storage warehouse We
have heard nothing Of it lately. DO our
tobacco men propose to have it? One time
it looked as il such an institution was an
assured fact. The GOLD LEAF desires to
see the storage warehouse built 1t has
paid other markets, why not Henderson.
Let the enterprise be put through Our
market is in strong and healty and grow
ing condition now and we should do all in
our power to add to is prosperity and pop
ularity. The storage warehouse would do
much in this direction.
, 1888-03-06

Where is its cradle, its homer
Tho Arctic regions. The papers talk
about a blizzard having started from
Manitoba, but that is not its homc-its
starting point. Manitoba is only its half
way house.
Why do billiards. come by why of
Manitoba, and make themselves most
felt upon tho west side of tho Mississippi
rlvcrl Why do we never hear of blizzards
in Canada, New England and the middle
statesp
Because the Laurentian range of noun
tains stretches westward from Labrador
along the southern line of British Amer
ica 5000 miles, skirting the north shore
OF Lake Superior, and tnpering out in
northeastern Minnesota, furnishing a pro-
tecting wall of solid rock 1000 feet high
ngainst bliZzards for all the region south
of II. Biologists tell us that this range is
formed of the Oldest silurian or sedimen
tary rock to be found upon the globe, and
that it extends 10000 feet below the
surface.
From northeastern Minnesota to the
Rocky mountains is an open, t~reeless
plateau-a great doorway 1000 miles
wide-through which the ice king rushes.
From tina line southwark is, in the main,
the same ~treeless prairie all the way to
the Cult Of Mexico, forming west of tho
Mississippi river the royal ~toboggan slide,
1000 miles long, upon which his ice
crowned majesty, the blizzard, sweeps in
oil his jeweled robes to swoon in the
arms of the tropical sun. The Texas
norther is only the frayed fringes of the
blizzard kings mantle rs he whirls past.
&C. M. Cady in New York sun.
, 1888-03-06
Traps for Book Agents.

You eldom see an advertisement for q
book agent in these days." remarked a
veteran ~canvasser, "but that doesn't Eig-
nifty that the much abused man Is. no
longer seen abroad in the land. There IS
n certain stigma attached TO the business,
and n man is deferred from becoming n.
book agent Tor the same reason that
prompts n woman to do anything rather
than go out to service. The houses that
deal in subscription books are well aware
OF this feeling, and INSCRIPTIONS publish
ers resort to the most ingenious plans to
word their advertisements so as to con-
ceat the real nature of their business.
III they made n direct call for book agents
they would receive very few applicants,
but by COUGHING their advertisement in
ambiguous n ~nlluring language they
arc sure TO get the pick of the unemployed
men and women Their main object is to
get the people 10 call, for it Is then easy
enough to nduce the most likely to try
their luck by holding out flattering prom
ises. The scheme most usually employed
Is to advertise for collectors Mt n fixed sal
ary. When n man calls and proves salts
factory he is told that he can have the job
ms soon MS 1t is ready, being made to be-
lieve that he is to have n new route MS
soon rs the canvassers have drummed up
enough subscribers.
II INC meantime tne man Is ADVISED TO
do n little ~canvassing himself. He will be
able TO make living wages and familiMize
himself with the business. The man is,
OF course, n little disappointed, but at last
consents to become n book agent for the
time being in anticipation of getting q
place us collector at q fixed salary. An
iron bound contract is her drawn up,
for the sake of formality, he is told,
by which he agrees to sell the book on
commission He is then required to de-
posit $40 as security for the dummy copy
he is TO carry with him. Time passes,
and the route on which he was to serve as
collector is us far from completed rs ever.
He has found that canvassing is hard
work and doesn't pay his board. He gets
discouraged, turns in his dummy copy
and demands the return of the deposit he
paid on 1t. The firm refuses to return the
money, and point to the clause in the
agreement that refers to breach of con-
tract. The firm has the law on its
side, and the man has no redress. The
cost of manufacturing these dummy
copies Is not one-tenth of the security de-
mandcd, and many firms pay their run
ming expenses with the money received rs
deposits. New York Evening Sun.
, 1888-03-06

In controlling the movements of do
nestle animals by the voice, besides words
of ordinary import, man uses a variety of
peculiar terms, calls md inarticulatc
sounds-not to include whistling-which
vary in different localities. In driving
yoked cattle and harnessed horses, team
sters cry "get up" "click, click'' tongue
against teeth, ''gee," 'haw," "whoa,"
"whoosh," back" etc, in English
speaking countries; "~arre," '~'arri,"
''juh," ''gio," etc., In European coun-
tries. In the United States "gee''
directs the animals away from the driver,
hence to the right; but in England
the same term has the opposite effect, be-
cause the driver walks on the right hand
of his team. In Virginia, mule driv-
ers gee the animals with the cry ''hey-
yee-ee-a." In Norfolk, England, "whoosh-
wo;" in France, 'hue'' and 'huhaut;''
in Germany, ''hott' and ''hotte;" in some
parts of Russia ''haita'-serve, the same
purpose. To direct animals to the left,
another series of terms is used. In call
ing cattle in the field, the following cries
arc used in the localities given: ''boss,
boss, " "sake, sake" (ConnecticuD; 1000,
coo' Wirginia); 'sook, sook," also
"sookey' CMaryland); ''sookow" Ala-
hamM; ''tlon, tlon" Russia); and for
calling horses, 'kope, kope" maryland
and Alabama); for calling sheep, 'sko-
nanny maryland; for calling hogs,
'~'chee-oo-oo" Neutrality-suspicious..
, 1888-03-06

1t was not until last year that the
Moors would permit any examination of
the cliff dwellings which have long been
known to exist some days journey south
west of the city of Morocco. This strange
city of the cave jewellers is almost exactly
like somc of those in New Mexico and
other territories which ~archeologists have
explored. The dwellings were dug out of
the solid rock and many of them are over
200 feet above the bottom of the valley.
The face of the cliff is in places perpen-
,~iicular, and it is believed that the troglo-
dytes could have reached their dwellings
only with the aid of rope ladders. Some
Of the dwellings contain three rooms, the
largest of which is about TIKI feet, and
the walls of the larger rooms are generally
pierced by windows. Nothing is known
as to who these cave jewellers were.-New
York Sun.
, 1888-03-06
A rIro worshiper,s Child.

On the birth of u Parsee child, u magian
and n fire priest, who is always an as
trologer, are called In to predict the flu
turo life of the babe. The magian,
dressed in n strange robe of many colors,
u pointed cap with jingling bells, and
armed with a long broom made OF be-
resma twigs (which is thought to have
the power of putting evil spirits to flight,
enters the chamber of the Parsee mother
and babe and, setting the end of his broom
on fire, dances around, exercising the evil
spirits; finally he fourishes his flrebrand
over the mother and child and in all the
corners of the room. This done, the fire
priest draws n number of squares on n
blackboard; in one corner of each square
he draws n curious figure of bird, beast,
fish or insect, each of which stands for
some mental, physical or spiritual thar
Gctcristic, together with its appropriate
star or planet. The magian then proceeds
by means of spells n lamentations to ex-
orcise any evil spirit that may be lurking
unseen in the blackboard. Next the fire
priest begins TO count and recount the
stars under whose influence the child is
supposed to DO born, and then with closed
ture life of the babe. Next he prepares
n horoscope or birth paper and hands it to
the father. Then, placing the babe on his
knees, he wave over it the sacred fame,
sprinkles It with holy water, fills its ears
and nostrils with sen salt to keep out the
evil spirits, and finally returns the
screaming infant to its mothers arms
Mrs. Leonowens in Wide Awake.
, 1888-03-06

Until within n few years only q small
number of even the wealthiest persons.
especially in America, felt that they could
afford to include peacocks among their
pets. Tit feathers were costly, and every
woman prided herself upon the possession
of n few in her bonnet. II she were for
tunate enough to have q fan made of these
feathers she felt proud indeed. Gradu-
ally, us the hunters secured larger guam
titles, wealthy people began to use them
for decorative purposes. Elegant screens,
some with the feathers spread thinly on a
cloth surface, and others, which were
more costly, with the feathers closely
sewed together; fans with silver handles,
sofa cushions and chair seats were made
of the brilliant plumage. The feathers
were even used In the decoration of walls,
and for friezes and dadoes.
But suddenly, and apparently without
cause, the demand ceased. The feathers
that had previously been the joy of the
owner, were looked upon with distaste
and pronounced out of fashion. They
were ruthlessly torn from the hats they
had adorned, from walls and screens, and
thrown into the rubbish heaps.
Whence came this sudden and unex-
planned dislike? The reporter was told
that an ancient superstition to the effect
that peacocks and peacocks' feathers were
sure TO bring a luck to their owner had
been revived and had brought about the
downfall of the fashion. He made in
quiries at the stores where peacock feath-
ers were formerly supplied, and found
that the demand for them had ceased en-
tircly. At Tiffany's it was said that they
had not sold a fan or screen of peacock
feathers for several years. Customers
never ask for them. The reporter was in
formed at other houses that feathers that
formerly sold at high prices can now be
obtained for twenty-five, fifty and seventy
five cents n bunch. A number of impor-
tiers said that they were used very little
New York Sun.
, 1888-03-06
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

THE CHEYENNE LEADER is quite right
Wyoming's motto should be, Wyoming
first; the rest of the world subsequently. "
But Wyoming should not forget that by
helping Denver she helps herself Den
yer contains more people than there are
in all Wyoming. There is not one of
them who is not friendly to Wyoming and
confident of its bright future and willing
to assist in Fastening it. Omaha is too
far away to be of much aid. 1t is not in
the Rocky mountain country. Denver is,
n it can help Wyoming if the people of
that territory will let it. 1t occupies the
same relation to Wyoming that Philadel-
phia docs to Delaware and Western New
Jersey. just as the commercial interests
Of those states lie with the Quaker City SO
do those Of Wyoming tie it naturally to
Denver,-RepubIcan.
We have no fault to find with the posi-.
tion that Wyoming by helping Denver
helps herself. In many ways we are more
naturally tributary to Denver than to
Omaha. but the merchants of the latter
city have made a much more determined
effort to secure our trade and its capital
is 5 arr contributing freely to our develop
ment. II Denver fails to profit as largely
as it should in the richness of Wyoming
the fault will lie entirely with Denver and
not with Wyoming.
The RPubdicdH should not forget that,
in the figurativc language of the street,
there arc no strings tied to Denver and the
people of that city will not be hiudered in
aiding our development to the limit of
their ability. 1t is only truth TO say that
they have hitherto done absolutely moth
log, while Wyoming, in the way of bust
ness, has certainly contributed something
TO the growth of Colorado's capital.
But whether as regards Denver or
Omaha our first concern should be to
build up the cities within our own Dor
ders-
, 1888-03-06

Briefly, the scheme Is this. The scouts
or signal officers carry In their knapsacks
six small iucandescent lights of the diff
ferent primary colors. These are con-
nected by a very fine wire with a small
battery in the knapsack. Attached to the
small globes that inclose the lights is a
very small oval electric motor, operated
by an independent battery. When one
scout wishes to communicate with an
other he sends one globe high into the air
and hen turns on the electric fluid that
Eliminates it. by the use of the differ
ent colored globes and by combinations a
conversation of any length can be carried
on ut night at long distances. The inven-
lion will be patented in Europe, and m
effort will be made to introduce it into
lie difference European armies, as well rs
intS this country.-Philadelphia Press
, 1888-03-06

There are all sorts of ways of earning n
living in a big city. One of the most re-
cent that has come to my notice is TINT of
dog washing. There is n Frenchman here
who makes a comfortable income by
washing dogs. He has n graded scale of
prices, and is as busy rs he can be all day
long. For large dogs, st. Bernards,
mastiffs and Newfoundlands, he gets 81
for each washing; for settlers, collies and
dogs of that size, seventy-flve cents; and
for pups II other toy dogs, fifty cents.
He has his own towels, combs and
brushes, but the owners of the dogs sup
ply the soap. AS most dog soaps are ex-
pensive, and rs it takes nearly n cake to
wash n St. Bernard, this is q wise ar
rangement. He also makes n speciality
Of destroying fleas on dogs, but for this
he asks n special price, as it is n tedious
job, for he catches them flea by flea, and,
as every one knows, this is no mean task.
A few years G people not only did not
keep dogs to the extent they do now, but
they did not take the same care of them,
and there were very few who would have
spent fifty cents or 81 n week for dog
washing. Now there ARE any number
who are very glad to get it done for the
price. In the eyes of n dog lover there is
nothing more melancholy han an IN.
cared for doS,-New York Letter.
, 1888-03-06

Kate Field is known to be n woman of
versatile talent, but is hardly suspected,
by those not intimately acquainted with
her, to nave the qualities that go to make
a good housekeeper. She showed great
tact for that feminine branch of art when
she had a house of her own in DevonshIre
street, London, n few years ago. She had
been living for some time in hotels, board
ing houses n lodgings, was tired of all
and determined to set up for herself
Having no desire to live alone, she made
n plan by which she would have company
and all h comforts of n home, and still
AVE the bills shared by others. She
called the plan cooperation, " the Same
name she gave to another and more eX-
tensive undertaking on this side of the
water.
1t worked well as far as the cooper
atives were concerned-they were all per-
fectly satisfied. She furnished rooms at
low prices and the kind of food hat is
longed for if you live Mt n restaurant and
dreamed about if you have TO live ut
home. After dinner every one found the
drawing room pleasanter than II other
room In that or any other house, and
there the friends congregated, for, of
course, they were all friends of the host
ess. They chatted and played cards until
the "night cap" hour came round, and
after a mild libation retired to bed "K.
F." as she was Familiarity called, made a
success of what she undertook except as
far rs she was concerned. "Co-operation"
turned out to be only u name, for it was
she who did all the work, battled with
drunken cooks, fought the Troublesome
trades people, and received only in return
unshared if welcome praise. 1t is not to
be wondered at If ut the end of three
months the project was given up.-New
York Press "Every Day Talk"
, 1888-03-06
ECHOES FRnM TIE EXCLUSION

The Denver Neios speaks very kindly
Of the well known proclivitics of the
Cheyenne people in these words:
Our Wyoming visitors were given an
evidence yesterday of Denvcr's church
privileges, which are equal in all respects
to those offered by the most favored
%citie4."
The Republican gives pictorial fame 10
six of the legislators. The humber in-
cludes Speaker Peasc, President Riner,
j. g. Rummel of johnson county, T. b.
Adams and q. 2. Organ Of This city and
j. b.. Cummock of Uinta. The like
4csses are in no cases remarkable for fidelity
TO their subjects ana in one or two in
-tances are quite bad enough 10 arouse
thoughts of gore in the minds of those
who have received pictorial attention.
The interviews with the visitors were,
however, remarkably well handled and
speak well for the ability and enterprise
oil the newspaper. Tho Republican
rather foridly eulogizrslW Wyoming in these
words:
In all the length and breadth of the
splendid domain which lies north of Colo.
RADIO, over 1000 square miles of plain
and mountain and fertile valleys-in all
Wyoming there are scarcely 100, 900 pco
ple. If the gem territory were equitably
divided among its denizens each
would have as his or her W
more than $40 acres OF land. In this vast
area there are ripping streams and
turbid rivers and peaks crowned forever
with lasting coronets OF snow; high and
broad mesas, where grow from year to
year the most succulent grasses, undis-
turbed by hoOt of animal o. football of
man, growing but to nod in softest
Zephyrs and wave in ~tierccst winds, cure
and die; smiling valleys and wooded
canOns; mountains Of iron and lucxhaus-
tible stratus of coal; an ocean OF oil which
only the driller's tools are needed TO
reach that it come spOuting forth high
Il free; and great lakes of snowy soda
which for thirty and even forty feet hold
within their confines the purcst article of
valuable commerce; beds of copper ore,
and stores OF yellow gold. Wyoming is
not only not half known but not known at
ali. The magic wand of the queen of
water and the capital in employment of
muscle and machinery will transform mil
lions of acres into waving wheat fields
and darken the sky with the smoke from
from n thousand chimneys This is the
future of the Territory of Wyoming.