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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-09-19

nounced to be worth one dollar per
pound. We understand, also, that a
Mr.. Lucas near Lucama has sold his
crop of II acres for $1,000. 1t gives
us pleasure to know that the crop is
remunerative to those who have
planted. -70fsnot Rural Home.
TOO MUCH CUTTING.
A we'll known farmer who was in
the city yesterday says the farmers, as
rule, are running their tobacco by
premature cutting Said he: They
seem to have entirely lost sight of the
fact that it is just the first of Septem
Der and think it is October first. Why,
September is the very best month on
tobacco. The reason they are in such
hurry to cut is because their bottom
leaves are firing. They out to gather
the lower leaves that are firing and
let the plant stand. If they will do
that the tobacco will get ripe and rich
and waxey, but the way they are going
on the whole crop will be thin, slasy
and green, and there will be no filters
for the manufacturers --DanviXe Reg
lister, Sept 4.
ONE ADVANTAGE TO THE FARMERS.
The farmers are realizing benefits
by selling for high prices their smokers
for cutters, which they could not have
done, provided the hand worked cigar
cites alone were used. Much of the
tobacco now used for cigarettes could
not have been utilized for that purpose
without the use of machines. So we
find that it is often the case that what
works to one mans injury benefits
some other class. So this is the way
the world goes. This is progressive
age and must continue to be, and
while inventive genius and skill works
Obstruction to some old establighed
customs, it opens up new fields for a
different class of operatives, which may
require a different training to qualify
our laboring people for the work. The
only argument we can bring to bear
on this perplexing question is to try
and adapt ourselves to the circum-
stances that surround us.---ALe1
Walker, in Durham Globe.
REVOLUTION IN TOBACCO CURING.N
There is an item going the rounds
which indicate that there seems to be
a revolution in the art of curing to-
bacco in this State. As a tobacco
producing people we read the points
with interest and commend them to
our farmers for thoughtful considera-
ton. By the old method the stalks
were hung with the leaves on them in
the barn and all cured together, max
ing it difficult, laborious and preca-
rious to get just the desired color in
the leaf. New processes have been in
vented within the past few years which
greatly lessen the labor, the risk and
the time in curing, ensuring better re-
suits. Many planters have adopted
the method, which seems to be com
ing into favor, of stripping the leave:
from the stalk and curing these only
thus saving much time and labor and
securing a more uniform color and
better grades, which means, of course,
higher prices when put upon the mar
ket.- Winston Republican.
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TOBACCO CRUMBS.
Some Notes of Interest to the Trade.

The Alamanre Cleaner says "to-
bacco is curing up nicely"
The Greenville Reflector says to-
baCCo has been made in Pitt county
this year that will readily bring one
dollar per pound.
The tobacco in the Rocky Mount
N. c., section has nearly all been
cured. The PLAIN Dealer says it has
yet to hear of a single bad cure, and
adds: We suppose the crop this year
as far as color goes, is the finest ever
raised in this section.
The Winston On. c. manufactur-
ers continue busy, judging by the
amount of tobacco tax paid and some
of the shipments made recently. In
August the receipts from stamps at the
Winston office were &c., in
dicating a manufacture of S7S,45c
pounds. y
HENDERSON BUYERS IN NASH.
A gentleman reports that last week
fifteen buyers from Henderson, N. c..
were eager buyers of brights at high
prices in Nash county. The crop is
indeed fine one there he says. Hen
derson is no setting hen, but turns he1
face to the rising, not the setting SUM-
--Sonttern 7obaeeonist
Chase City va is coming to the
front as a tobacco markat. The
Progress says: The Directors of the
Planters warehouse met at the Min
eral Hotel on Monday morning last
After fully effecting the organization,
the President appointed Messrs. Geo.
A. Endly, John E. Boyd and Ed. M.
Holt to formulate and apply to Circuit
Court, for a charter for the company
and Messrs. w. H. Jeffress, w. A.
Brookes and Ed. M. Holt a committee
to act in conjunction with the Presi-
dent, in attending to locating the
warehouse.
WHAT DANvILLE (vA.) MANUFACTURERS
ARE DOING.
The Danville (Va.) manufacturers
have certainly gone in with vim to
make a record for themselves and are
succeedingly admirably. In August
they paid tax on SSo,2Io pounds OF
tobacco, as compared with 5So,621
in August, 1883. In the eight months
of this year they stamped 5,o37,162
pounds, as against 3,4SS,S5o pounds
the same period of 1888, making an
increase of I,55S,5o5 pounds for the
eight months of this year, or almost
forty-five per cent. Westeyn Tobacco
Journal
Tobacco cures so far have been verv
good and sales far ahead of any pre-
vious year. We were informed in
Wilson Friday that Mr.. Calvin Barnes
had been offered for his crop a price
which would clear him somewhere
near $4,000. Mr.. ]. E. Bats living
seven miles East of Toisnot has some
exceedingly fine tobacco. He has
samples in Wilson that were pro-
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Notice.!

Having this day qualified before a..
Clerk Of the Superior Court of Von une
county as administrator of the estate ~ ~
E. Young, deceased, notice is hel..,,y giv -,
to all persons holding claims against Ia
estate to present them to me duly autha".
ticated within one year from the d..a
hereof or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their collie ctiOn. Persons jndeh,,a
to said estate are requested to make imma
diate payment. This, 10th August. 1850
X. Z. YOUNG
Administrator of d. E. Young, decd
DAY & ZOLLICOFFER, ATT'Ys.
aug 22-6 OIL
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
ghe aa1ieha Daily gayle ghursday torine ay 2,
THE TEXAS EpIToR,At CONVENTION

THE TEXAS EDITORIAL CONVENTION
Ell PAso. Tex, May 1.-The second day
of the Texas editorial convention passed
off with great eclat. After . lengthy
business meeting at the court house the
delegates went in the afternoon to Paso
del Forte, where they examined with due
appreciation all the strange sights OF the
city. A splendid dinner had been spread
by the Mexican authorities in one of the
large halls of the new custom house, at
which Mayor Candano presided. All the
prominent citizens of Paso del Norte were
present. Many eloquent speeches were
made, both in English and Spanish.
In the evening the editors were driven
to the extensive vineyards of DR. Alexander
in the suburbs of Paso del Norte, where
another sumptuous entertainment await
ed them. After returning to FL Paso a
banquet, prepared by the citizens for their
editorial guests at the Grand Central
hotel, was again the occasion OF unalloyed
enjoyment and much eloquent oratOry.
An elaborate program has been prepared
for tomorrow, which will be the last day
of the convention.
At the business meeting today A. NJ.
Johnson, of the Houston Post, was elected
president of the association for the ensuing
year, and r. E. Yantis, vice president
Tbrty-five new members were admitted.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of
Colonel Harry Smythe. deceased during
the preceding year, were passed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
THE RaII WAY MAIL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, April 30.-There was one
place in the executive departments where
there were no idlers. That was in the
office of the superintendent of the railway
mail service Every man who could work
was at his desk and there was no time TO
attend to visitors or to answer stupid ques-
tions. for the next legal day was TO be the
fateful first day of May. From that hour
there were TO be no admissions TO the rail-
way mali service except through the civil
service commission. The last few weeks
in the service have been busy ones. Dur
ing the period the pressure for appoint
ments has been without parallel, and
it is only because of the lack OF time
that more removals have not been made.
Ten days more were desired by the con-
gressmen to enable the postm ster general
to complete his reorganization of the rail-
way service. These ten days were not to
be had OF the number of appointments
TO the service since March 1, 80 per cent
are said TO have been reappointments of
Republican clerks who were removed by
the Cleveland administration. During the
last few days pressure for reappolntment
in the railway mail service has been I'M
paralleled The announcement of the
president that the civil service rules will
go into effect as to this class May ], has
stimulated the desire for appointment IN
it. Superintendent Bell Is OF the
opinion that when the rules are applied
this service will be found to be in good
condition. The pressure for appointment
in this department has been greater than
in any other. The clerkships are allotted
by congressional districts. being assigned
according to the number of piles of mail
routes in each district This rule was rig
idly enforced under the Cleveland admin
istration, and it has been deviated from
thus far in only a few instances, where the
good of the service seemed to demand IT.
One result Of the arrangement has been
that some congressman. to whom perhaps
eight or ten places were assigned, have
been besieged by from 80 10 100 ap-
plicants, and this pressure has
In turn been transferred 70 the divis-
ION superintendent. Yet, notwithstand-
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
HE HAMILTON WRECK

HAMILTON, Ont, May l.-Another body
was taken from the wreck today burned
beyond recognition.
Relatives and friends of missing persons
were endeavoring today to identify watches
and other trinkets found in the ruins with
the following result: A silver shield with
name R. o. Peterly. n Y; a gold watch
with the name Morgan Russell Sculien,
Chicago; silver watch with the mon
ogram "W 0. NJ" inside; sword with
the name &C. B. Winslow" on the blade; a
watch chain belonging to c. J. Frazer, of
Omaha, a watch marked &c. l. S." iden-
titled by George Grumotte, of Chicago, rs
belonging TO his wife. One body was par
TALLY recognized as thai of David Booth,
of Toronto, and another was identified as
that Of j. s. Hall, of kankakee. Thomas
Curnick of Chicago identified a silver
shield belonging to his father, J. G.. Cur
nick. of Chicago. and George Mckenzie,
of Chicago. recognized watch and pin as
belonging to his sister and aunt, both of
Chicago.
Five doctors examined the burn bodies
today and concluded that seven were men,
four women and two children. The others
have not been determined.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
PARNELL'S TESTIMONY.
Evidence Evolved by Characterization
of the Witness.

LONDON, May 1.-The direct examina-
tion of Mr. Parnell was concluded at to-
days session of the Parnell commission.
Mr. Parnell declared that he had conduct
ed the Irish agitation constitutionally.
His cross-eXamination was begun.
Mr.. Parnell on cross-eXamination before
the commission today denied that the Irish
World ever collected moneys for the Par
liamentary party since 1857. Attorney
General Webster here produced extracts
from the Irish World praising Mr.. Par
nell's action in parliament after 1892.
Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Par
nellites, put in extracts adverse to Mr..
Parnell.
The cross-examination was then con-
tinued. Mr.: Parnell admitted knowing
Mooney; said he was known as Trans
Atlantic" He didn't know wheth-
er Mooney contributed to the Par
liamentary fund or not. Mooney
wrote violent articles, still witness
wouldn't object to receiving Moneys
tribute to assist the party If be did not
publish articles advocating murder. Wit
Patrick Ford since 1881. Mr.. Parnell en-
phatically denied that his Irish schemes
ever included coalition with Fenians in
order to expel the landlords from Ireland.
He certainly aimed to destroy landlordlsm
but not to drive individuals from the
country and never had any idea of resort
ing to illegal means. He did not rec
o!lect meeting Mr.. Davitt and John
O'Leary in 1878 and discussing
with them possible alliance
between Nationalists and Fenians. He
had no notion that the national fund in
America and skirmishing fund were
identical.
Attorney General Webster here read a
violent manifesto signed by John Dewey
and others and issued at Dublin. Mr..
Parnell declared that he had never heard
of it before. he had met Messrs. Dewey,
Breslin, Finerty aud Alexander Sullivan
and a number of physical force" men.
He said he would frankly avow that he
felt it was no part of his duty to exclude
any one from the league on account of
their antecedent. He wanted to include
in it all Irishmen, trusting that every
section would accept the constitution. He
had aimed at asking the physical force"
men TO abandon their movement and to
accept his To shut the constitutional door
IN their faces because they did not i'm
mediately agree would have been foolish.
He did not recollect making speech at
Lynn, Mass, in which it was alleged he
had said that when England was beaten
to her knees the time would have to come
to realize the idea of the Nationalist. He
admitted that if he had used those words
he must have been thinking of methods in
warfare in event of constitutional agita-
ton falling AT Troy somebody offered s.
for bread and $50 for lead. He did not OBJ
ject to the offer, because he thought the
officer meant s. for charitable work and
$50 for league work.
This statement caused laughter.
The commission at this point adjourned.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02

ing this great pressure, the changes made
have been comparatively few, the only
cause for removal being acknowledged in
efficiency, except in few cases where
clerks have made themselves obnoxious
during the Democratic ascendency by GO
ing out of their way to secure the dis
charge of their Republican fellow clerks
So far as possible old and competent men
discharged for political reasons have been
reinstated, and 1t is believed that when
the service goes under the civil service
rules 1t will be found in good shape
throughout.
AS to the other offices, there is great
gloom on the faces of the applicants.
Few Of them have the means to go to
New York. Some have scanty means
either to go home or to remain here,
and they are waiting in gloomy and
desperate hope for that something to turn
up which does not seem to turn. 1t is per-
haps worth noticing, however, that those
whose protestations are the loudest that
the president moves too slowly, are indi
viduals who would not grace the federal
service if appointed Many are persons
who ought not to be in the possession of
congressional and other Endorsements
which they have received. They are, many
of them, men of no ability or merit, and
without standing in their respective COM
munities. hey wish to have the govern
ment provide them with livelihood,
which ahey don't seem to be able to earn
for themselves. These are the people who,
for the most part, are so shrouded in
gloom
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS DEAD.

CHICAGO, May L-One week ago today
Miss Wilhelmia Stohl, aged 81 years, re-
siding in the suburb o. jefferson Park,
died of rheumatism of the heart. She had
once gone into trance in Germany. This
time when the time for the funeral had
arrived, the body showed no signs of de-
composition and the funeral was postpou-
ed. The lips remained red, the cheeks re-
manned flushed and there was no pallor
of the body. The mother believed that
il was another trance. The body WAS put
into bed and artificial heat applied in the
hope of restoring her 10 life. Finally ply
sicians were called in and made scientific
tests. The looking glass was tried, arti-
fetal respiration and artificial abdominal
pressure WAS applied without result.
Finally the tibial artery was opened and
then completely severed, but not drop of
blood flowed. showing conclusively that
the girl was dead. Still the mother was
not convinced and the body remains IN
buried and the efforts at resuscitation
continue
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02

CHICAGO. May Three weeks ago Sam
uel I.aztras, T. Bugbee, A. B. Gregory and
n. T. Eaton, western stock men, issued an
invitation from Kansas City to several
well known stock men throughout the
country asking them to join in organizing
an American Live Stock Commission COM
pany, and TO convene for that purpose at
the union stock yards. The meeting was
held today at the Transit house and was
quite largely attended. Those, present
were reticent as to the objects and scope Of
the company. The commission men at
the yards assert that its sole aim is to evade
payment of the so cent commission. The
members are heavy cattle raisers and pro-
pose to open branch house at Kansas
City. The company. it is said, will sell no
cattle not owned by its stock holders.
The following board of directors Were
elected: II. w. Gresham, Pueblo, Col; j.
c. Gunter, Dallas. Tex: A. B. Gregory,
Withrow, H.; I. P. York, St. Louis; P.
Phillips, Kansas City; ". A. Towers,
Montana; B. R. Fout, Wichita; 7. S. Bug
bee, Kansas City. The capital stock is
$1,000
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
GAMBLING TRAVELLERS.
An Exhortstioa Whose Truth and JsssSs
Is Self Evident

An Exhortstioa Whose Truth and S.sssss
Is Self Evident
An Omaha Traveller addresses his CON-
rades through the Merchant Traveller -
follows: 1t - with deep regret that see
the habit OF card playing getting . fTn
hold 90 the travelling nea, and this habit 10
often INDUCED 10 at . sacrifice Of time
which should bs devoted 70 business. !
will give one instance and who Of a. eus
have seen this repeated many tines overt
A few days ago the writer was sitting In
the hotel Of Nebraska town engaged in
writing when o number Of travelling men
entered. Having t2st arrived in tie town,
they had hardly had tine 20 register when
one Of the number proposed they have .
game Of high Ere. and . four-hssted sans
was AZ once made up. This was three
o'clock IL the Afternoon I isfs thers ~
eleven o'clock thai night ssd tbs gscss Wa
stan On, they having stopped oniy less
enough 20 "a: supper, and nos ors Of sssr
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Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
LITERARY BREviTiES.

THERE are GO newspapers and periodicals
published In foreign languages in this Re-
public.
THE late John Bright was great admireP
Of John G.. Whittier's poems He could re-
peat ''Snowpound," and many others Of
Whittier's poems, and often did 30 In pub
lie.
'As FULL of anecdotes rs an onion Ii OF
odor," is the way Minneapolis reporter
described distinguished lecturer toward
whom he wanted to pc especially compli-
mentary.
A Boston newspaper asserts that Or.
Oliver Wendell Holmes and James Russell
Lowell will never again produce any thing
in literature worthy Of place beside their
best work.
A MEMORIAL fund was lately collected oJ
the friends of the late Phillip II. WEIGH, the
bumorist, 20 be devoted to the education Of
his children. Edward CLARK, Of tho New
York Post, is acting IS treasurer.
THE leading newspaper of Scotland lately
contained in one issue over Ave columns Of
reports Of Burns dinners, concerts and
club meetings, held in more than fifty towns
and villages Of that land in celebration OF
the poets birthday
MR. LOWELL recently SAID ne was one OF
those men who believe In system, and who
seek 10 utilize every moment ct their CON-
mand to advantage. put aside 90 many
hours, generally In the forenoon, for read
ing and writing. and try 10 be uninterrupted.
II l am / make it up the first leisure / can
secure"
JOHN BRIGHT Is said 70 have gained bis 30
rare mastery Of strong, pure English by bis
study Of the English Bible. Besides this, he
got also from the same source about all the
other characteristics and clements Of char
acter and moral power which went 70 make
him one Of the grandest public educators
that even England has bad
Mrs. HoDGsOs BURSETr is 70 receive
$3.50 q year for her work In editing tho
cbiidren's department OF syndicate Of En-
lish and American papers. As her row
epue from "Lattle Lord fsuntieroy' aver
ages 81. 800 a week. 1t Will be seen that Mrs.
Burnetts lines have fallen In pleasant
places-at least as regards financial mat
ters.
MILDRED FULLER, the pretty young dsnRh-
ter Of Chief-justioe Fuller, Of the Supreme
Court, has written a three act comedy
called dreams" She IL q msmbsr Of the
senior class Of Wells College, Aurora, and
her play was produced for the 6rst time In
the drawing room Of the college o few week
ago Miss Fuller assumed with mach sao-
cess the chief character, Elsie, tho Dresuss.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
MORE HOMES READY.
LANDS MAY BE SECURED IN THE
CHICKASAW NATION.
Settlers Become FreehOlders by
Cultiyating and Improving
the Property.
One Years Residence Required to Entitle
Homesteaders to Citizenship-The
Plan Strongly Favored.
The Matter to be Considered Shortly -The
Exact Manner in Which Guthrie's
Mayor Was Standardization of
Officers of the Kansas Loyal
Legion-General News
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA, Kan. May
1.-The highest temperature was 62o.
the lowest 37o. and the mean $50, with
cold and cloudy weather, light frost in
the morning, fresh north to northeast
wind.
Maximum velocity of the wind: North,
Is miles per hour at 5:35 p. m.
Reduced barometer at a. m. 30.l9e
inches. at p. N. 30.233 inches.
Mean relative humidity 66 per cent.
Last year on May L the temperature
was: At a. m. 81, at noon &c, at p. m.
~, mean &c.
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
May 1.-The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Thursday. May 2,
at a. N.
For Missouri and Kansas-Generally
fair, colder Thursday morning, followed
by rising temperature and northerly
winds
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-02
spAN,sH-AmFR,cAN saNouE

NEW YORK, May LIN the banquet hall
of the Hotel Brunswick tonight the flags
of the South American republics were dis
played along side the stars and stripes. 1t
was the occasion of the first annual dinner
of the Spanish-American commercial
union J. NJ. Cebalos presided and he was
supported at the table of honor by War
ner Miller, Secretary Noble, Stephen Pres
ton, Russell b. Harrison. Horatio Guyman.
Fernandez Cocha and F. G.. Pierce Sec
rotary Noble during his remarks said 1t
deyolved on the merchants of New York
city to open up the trade that was await
ing development between the two Amer
icas-North and South. A line of steam
ships should be established between the
United States and the southern part Of
the American continent