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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
HAS WORKED EARNESTLY FOR THE Up
BUILDING OF HENDERSON,

The Henderson GOLD LEAF is sever
years old. 1t is live local newspaper
and has worked earnestly for the upbuildinc
OF Henderson and all its interests. The
ChrohIcle has warm place in its heart fol
Mr.. Thad L. Manning, editor of the COLE
LEAF, and it congratulates him upon the
happy completion of the seventh year. Nav
he live to number seventy times seven -
RoIetgh State Chr0hicie
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

The Henderson GOLD LEAF is seven
years old. We hardly know how to say
enough good things about Thad Manning
and hi, paper. for the GOLD LEAF is a spe,
cial favorite with us, one we look forward
to the day it arrives and are quick to look
at it when it gets here. We hope it will
continue with Thad Manning as editor
until it ia seven times seven and even
ouger.-GreenriL!e Reflector.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

The GOLD LEAF has passed its seventh
year, and we sincerely congratulate Bro
deserves, and no doubt enjoys, the seuer-
Gus appreciation of the people of lIenier-
son, for no paper in the South is more LOYAL
and faithful To the interests of its town.
Bright ncwSy, energetic and en'crprsing,
II deserves and must win succesS.--RnkeiM
ProGrcsssre Farmer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

The Henderson GOLD LEAF, one of
the best weekly papers in the State,
has recently completed its seventh year
Ihad K. Manning has owned and edited
the paper ever since it started, and the sue
cess that it has met with is greatly due to
his pluck and energy. May both Brother
Manning and his excellent GOLD LEAF
live long ana prospcr.-SntisJury HeraM
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
4 GOOD SHEET, ADMIRABLY, ABLY ED.
IrTn

The Henderson GOLD LEAF, (and may
It's days always he golden) has attain
ed to its seventh birth day, aid. is now
lu>ty fellow of its kind. 1t is a GOOD
sheet. admirably, ably edited. and has done
its town goodE service. 1t has worked
hard for the upbuilding of Henderson and
her business interests. and we are glad to
see that in all kinds of fortune it still holds
the fort We wish Brother Manning and
his paper all the good luck possible and
assure him of a warm spot for him in the
heart of the Noes Of Ortord.-Neus Of o.
ford.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

LOVES THE GOLD LEAF AID HOPES TIL: Ed
ITOR Will. BIZ PRESIDENT OH THE
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
HAS WORKED HARD FOR HENDERSON, !.
CQNURI A .,-....
AND PROSPERITY

heartily congratulate you upon the COM
pletion of the seventh year of the GOLD
LEAFS very useful and honorable career.
l know something of the difficulties under
which you have labored, and you certainly
deserve credit for bringing the paper up to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
10 The Public

take this method Of Announcing that
I have bough: the stock OF goods OF Mr.
). IL. Goodrich, and will continue the
business at the same place Cheat.larn
building. Main street, Bird door from
Bank. | will carry . comnlete line OF
dry goods. notions. boots, shoes, hats.
staple and fancy groceries, dc. VIII
make speciality Of confectioneries
canned goods AMI fancy groceries, and
respectfully solicit sbsra Of the f,milv
trade. My strict personal attention will
be given to thu hest interests Of my Gus
toners, and l fl4tter myself to say /
thlnk l can sell them as reasonable a.
any one. Ny stock viii be found fresh
and complete at all times. Give me
call. Very ReSrectfullv.
D. W. ii ARDEE.
Gee. IL ) [ Han t-r-o", \ q
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

Our esteemed Southern exchange, the
Henderson (N. c. GOLD LEAF, scored it,
seventh birthday with recent issue. The
GOLD LEAF is an exponent of the simon
pure article of Democracy, and we wish
for it seventy times seven years of use.
tulneSs and Observation-Disclosures 60. }
Erau.iner
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

And am fully prepared to fill any funcr-
al orders that may come to me. " hat /
cannot supply will not be found III town
as L shall carry Il COMPLETE STOCK of
everything in my line aid devote NY sPE-
GAL ATTENTION to the undertaking bust
ness in future. 4 long practical expert
cnce extending over thirty years qua lities
me think for thorough Understanding OF
what | am about lam now prepared to do
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
HAS DONE EARNEST, FAITHFUL AND EFF
FECTIVE WORK

The Henderson GOLD LEAF is seven wears
old. Yes; it is wide awake, cnterprising
and progressive. and we bear willing and
full testimony to the earnest, faithful
and effective work Tlad Manning has done
for his town and county. The GOLD LEAF
merits success and we wish it ever increas-
ing rosperity.-Durham Recorder.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
WORTHY OF THE PUSH AND ENTERPRISE OF
THE fLcUHISHlNG TOWN OF HEN

The Henderson GOLD LEAF has entered
upon its Sth volume. 1t is ii paper worthy
in every respect of the push and enterprise
of the iiuuTishiny town of Henderson. and
that is saving much for it-PNtsJor0 Wome
ONE OF IT'S srNIGHTIIEsT AND MOST VAL
led EXCHANGES.
go. :! 49,. -. :,oG.n Lea. by Ihad Il.
'...'....-. .,.. .,. -" -prightiest an,i most
:ff... <~;i.';. rs Ha~ ist~t i:>~','' A.. t.T
=: Inlay Il = -'"..; wears old. long
my :. ij... a. continue Il present "a eei
20 .rt,nn@ EtlIs
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

HAS GROWN BRIGHTER WITH EACH RETURN
ING YEAR.
The GOLD LEAF, of Henderson, is seven
Years old. And with each returning wear
it has grown krlghter. If Thaddet,s will
excuse trade illustration, the GOLD LEAF
is like an 1888 wrapper OF the highest grade
in the great crop Of North Carolina news
papers. -DanrAle, Va, Southern ToJucco
JyurnGk
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

We failed tn mentions that our highly eS
teemed contemporary. the Henderson GOLD
LEAF had reached its seventh birthday.
We love the GOLD LEAF and its brilliant
editor, and we hopt, he will live 10 BE-
President of the United States.-I'ochy
Ny,lnt Pho5nir
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

DOE>N I KNOW HOW TO SAY ENOUGH GOOI
THINGS AEOCT THE GOLD LEAF
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07

ny EArOHi.N : az Ifif. SI.iDN rGRE aR.ICl
OF DEMOCRACY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-07
NOT 4 BETTER WEEKLY PAPER PUBLISHED
IN NORTH CAROLINA OR VIRGINIA.

We congratulate our friend Thad Man
ming, on the seventh anniversary of his
paper, the Henderson GOLD LEAF. There
is not better weekly published in North
Carolina or Virginia than his, nor is there
in our opinion a more deserving man than
its editor. Long may it live and flourish
DanrNte { Tu.) Iinscs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19

talk. A man In the cangre'
Rntion gets up and leaves
the house, saying, II don't
Whit to hear A talk. He
told m:d lies and cheated me-
in a trade" b
B says IL want to shy Il
word for the M ,sttf." AM
other leaves the house, saw !
ing, 81 can't listen to that
man. He owes me a ihSt
debt and wont try to pay
me-"
z gets up and says, "Brptlr
ren, | think we ought to-
pray us well as talk. Let NY
pray He kneels down and
teglIls. A dozen people tHt,
their fingers in their ears,
saying, II don't want to
hear him pray. He is ale
ways in ~ fuss with his neigli
bors. No one can live ili.
peace with him."
d arises and says, 81 am
much concerned abOut tie
salvation of these siniiers.'
He exholts them torppent.
I he laugh at him; and one
whispers to another, "HH
need not talk to me. i saw
him come out of a grogshop
the other day wiping his
mouth"
Miss e goes quietly into
the congregation and says
to a friend, II have come
to speak to you about your
souls salvation" 1hefriend
, looks her in theface and says,
Excuse me. Not long a.
60 Isaw you dance nearly all
night at a ball Idon't think
ballroom religion would dc
: me much good if l had it,
y Recorder. ~ u
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19

er ret out OF the he'd again
that he might arrange his af-
fairs before death. When
the sick man was told what
the doctor had said, he arose
in the bed eXcitrdly and said,
Il will never get up pagam eh?
i will walk to the doctor
and show him" He
jumped to the floor, walked
across the room and fell
dead.
The otherwas about ShH.
out west, who when arlesting
IL, man. was stabbed through
the fltart. He seized the
man by the shoulders, after
the blade had struck him,
pressed him to the ground
drew his revolver, and delib-
erately thrusting it down
the struggling person $
throat, pulled the trigger
at the instant he himself
died. i
The third story was re
garding another officer who
was hunting down Il thief
The man thought he had
given his p,lrsuer the slip
but just as he entered ont
door OF a rail road car tn
officer appeard IN the other
; The thief instantly fired, thu
! bullet penetrating his rui
} suer's brain. The officer
however, returned the shot
bringing his man to TIL
! ground, He then dragge'
+ himself along the aisle o. tn
$ Car, firing as he crawled, III
/. til his revolver WAS empty
$ He was dead when he Wa
/, picked up u second after h
, ceased to shoot -BostOnGs
zette.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19

their holy eyes; the East be.
gan to kindle. Faintstreaks
OF purple soon blushed along
the sky; the whole celestial
concave was filed with the.
inflowing tides of the morn
ing light, which came pour
ing down from above in one
great ocean of radiance, till
at length, as we reached the
Blue Hill, a flash OF fire blaz-
ed out from above the hori-
zon, and turned the dewy
tear drops OF flower and leaf,
into rubies and diamonds,
in a few seconds, theeverlast
Ing gates of the morning were
thrown wide open, and the
lord of day, arrayed in glo-
ries too severe for the gaze Of
man, began his course.
II do not wonder at the an
cient Magains, who in the
morning of the world wentup
to the hill-tops of Central A.
sia. and ignorant Of the true
God, adored the most glori-
ous work of His hand. But
| am filled with amazement
when | think, that in this en-
lightcnad age, and in the
heart OF the Christian world.
there are persons who can
witness this daily miracle,
and yet, in their hearts, say
THERE'S no God" ."-Selected
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
Instances Of Will Power.

N-FhV Z " aH
Three.stories weretoldover
after dinner cigars the . ther
day, showing the power OF
mans will. One was Of a
young officer in the English
army, who was peculiarly
stubborn and irascible. He
had been confined to his bed
aftera severe attact of the
heart, and was unable TO
move. His physician asked
one OF his fellow officers ITO
'waru him that lie would new
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
UNDER CLEVELAND

Much as the average Republl
can may admire Tanner and
his policy toward the treasu-
ry, there is in these figures
matter to give them pause.
Over 81, 900, 900 increase in
the public debtunder the Re-
publican President during
the two months in which, du
ring each year OF President
Cleveland's Administration,
there was an average decrea-
Sc ofabut $40, 900, 600! How
will this sound on the hust-
ings if it is kept UP? 1t is
death to to the surplus, sure
ly, buttwhat is it to the tax
payer?- Messenger.
1
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
The Glory of Il Sunrise.

chad occasion, Il few weeks
since, to take the early train
from Providence to- 30 'ton,
and for this purpose rose at
two o'clock in the morning.
Everything around was
wrapt in darkness, and hush
ed in silence. broken only by
what seemed, at the hour.
the unearthly clank andrush
of the train. 1T was a mild,
serene, midsummer night
the sky was without q cloud,
and the wind was whist, The
moon, then in it's last quar-
ter, had just risen, and the
stals shone with special lus-
tire. Jupiter. two hours high
was the herald Of the day.
The Pleiades just above the
horizon, shed their sweet in
fiuence in the EaSl; Lyra,
sparkled in the zenith; Andre
media yelled her newly discov
cred glories from the naked
eye in the South; the steady
pointers far beneath the Pole
looked up from the depths o
the North.
"Such was the spectacle al
| entered the, train. As W,
proceeded, the timid appro
ach Of twilight became NOR
perceptible; the intense blu
of the sky began to softer
the, smaller stars, like littl
children, went first to rest
the sister-beams OF the PIE
: AIDES soon melted together
: but the bright constellation
OF the West and East renal
ed unchanged. Steadily til
! wonderous transfgnratio
went on, Hands of angels
! hidden from mortale eyes shi
! ted thescenery of the hpa'
2 ems: the glOries OF night d
I, solved into the glorfs
! lawn. The blue SKY now tn
y ed more softly gray; ii
! great watch-stars. shut y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19

We have before us the
statement Of the Treasury De
partlnent up to the 31st Of
August 1889. There is now
the comparatively small sur
plus remaining Of $43,4S9,-
9O9.64. tits very rapidly
disappearing TheCbngress
will not have to worry over
lit this winter. II is being
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
Notice |!
ADMINISTRATOR Sale.

Administrators Sale.
On Thursday, the 10th duy
OF October, 1889, l will. a*
the Administrator OF thelatT
W. H. Edmisten, sell ulrns
the premises, OF said estate
on a credit of 6 months, With
note and approval securitys
the personal property which
has come into my hands ls
Administrator, afOresaId.
The property consists of: Six
head horses, one mule, twelve.
head ofcattle, thirty or forty
hogs, a lot Of sheep, and hay.
The household and kitchen
furniture OF the deceased ms
chinery, farming utensils q
etc &etc. ThisSept. 4th 49,
| AS. Edmisten Administraf
tor Of w. H. .Edmisten. decd,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
A Touching Scene.

Anric Paine contributes
the following lines to the Mi
nor Key columns: Clear and
strong did the sweet old
words, Hide me, 0, my Say
ior hide" come to us, sitting
forlorn and disconsolate, in
a wrecked train, on the out
skirts of a little village way
up in Maine. waiting for the
promised train arrive that
Sas to carry us onward. Tur
ming to discover from whence
came the sweet sound, we
found u tiny chapel Just be-
yond, crowning a noble hill,
SUI rounded by a beautiful
grove, which seemed to shell
terit and it's quiet guardi-
ans, who so peacefully rested
in their narrow homes, from
the inquisitive eye of the pass
ing stranger. We soon found
our way up the wandering
path, and in a short time had
quietly slipped into the old
fashioned, high backed pews.
and were listening with bow.
ed heads to the prayer Offer
ed up by the white haired pas
tor, who in his snowy robes
looked a very patriarch.
There wasinCeed only "twe
or three gathered together ,
but none the less earnest
were the words OF their aget
pastor. as he exhorted then
in trembling tones to seel
that ''home not made will
hands," to which he seemed
so near-sO near that he wa
only awaiting his Masters cal
1t was only evening prayer
but which of us who wa
40 unexpectedly called t,
Gods house by those simpl
! words, brought to us by til
gentle breeze, shall soon fol
get those few moments OF qt
, ct communion with our Hea
enly Father? And we ben
) our footsteps towards til
scene OF wreck and destru'
, tion, from which we had Zee
J so mercifully preserved,
was with q feeling OF tend'
reverence that we turned I
. have a last look at the litt
! village church, athwartwhiC
!, the sunbeams seemed to Ii,
+ ger with a loving touch as
; shed Its last golden rays
mongst us.-Picaune.
i aiNo Confidence In Them.
nL A i.alininls rnaatinr II *
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
ApvERTpMNe RATES.

For intermediates rates cores
pend with the Editor.
Z Local notices 5 cents a line.
Subscription Invariably in AD--
VANCE and advertisements paya-
ble on demand.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19

M NOffNtCiNN'' 'C III t'iV'.' w. ".-'
siipty OF the country can I
possibly require. Corporal
Tanner is to the front and he
is making the peoples mon,
ey, fairly fly. asl q, lin
But Tanner is not satisfied. |
He is very voracious. He
says he must ha w ,000.-
800 mole for the Fed IA
pensioners-the soldiers who
fought the South. The pee
pie are submissive, and the
denlagogues have holt ofthe
Treasury keys.
|1.Rut let us examine more
particularly. One year ago
the surplus in the Treasury
was.$107, ,G73,32O-as much
money as would have nearly
run two yearsof Buchannon'S
Democratic administration.
One month ago the surplus
was $65, s37 ,O9O. What is
ie now. 1t is but $780,
900. tsa att
Here is an actual rednc-
ton in one month of the sur
plus OF nearly $22, 600, 900.
At that speed of expenditure
and robbery OF the people, by
December there will not be. a
cent in the Treasnry, but
there will be a def l.. The
Congress will have top ovidf
ways and means by which tC
carry on thego Yernmcntanl
meet the deficit created by
Radical rule, and those trai1
ed Democrats who voted fol
a squandering ofpubli;fund'
upon the blue-coat soldiers
including thousands offraud'
There is one thing certain
8 there will be no surplus IL
!, worry over.
!, We find in that truswOrth.
and able paper, the N. Yor]
!, Evening Post, the followin!
exhibit OF what has bee
done and what is doing. |
!, will be intesting to tax-pay
!. ers and voters to note tn
: contrast between the twOaC
;, ministrations. We quote
a HINDER CLEVELAND p
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
ThingsTo Remember.

Ne lately had occasion to
show that North Carolina
played an important part in
securing, the adoption by the
conventions of 1857 OF the
present constitution of tn
United. States, and that later
her action tended to folcethM
Congress to submit the
amendments to that instru-
ment which have since been
regarded rs of. trals"epden-
tai Importance er yf,,
1t has often been Snid that
The first white child born Of
English pnTentage in Amer
lea was born on our soil.
The first Protestant b;p.
tism performed in the New
world wns Oh our soil.
The first action for inde
Eendence was taken by our
Provincial Congress. and the
declaration OF Mecklenburg
was a year in advance OF the
declaration at Philadelphia.
There are some. Other
things in which North Caro-
lima was also first. ''
In 1741 she sent five hun
dred men to help take Car
thagena in Central America
They were under Col. Innis.
of Wilmington, who was al
terwards appointed by Gov.
Dinwiddie, OF Virginia, tothe
chief command OF the Amer
lean forces operatingagainst
the French i'm what is now
Western Pennsylvania. i-s1
In 176Gs when the British
war vessels whose papers
were not duly stamped, th'
people OF WILMINGTON refused
to allow the contractor te
supply the Kings ships witt
provisions, seized his boat
aud took the men and lodged
them : in jail. The nY peopl'
from the neighboring coun
ties embodied in large fore
and a party went on boar'
OF the Kings ships andforce'
the Kings officers to give vi
the vessels they had detaine'
and to agree not tolattemp
to execute the law. Thi
was war. No blood wa
shed but nevertheless it wa
fragrant war, and that wa
was in 1856. There was n
similar action in any Of th
a colonies until years afte
wards.
The battle of Alamance
a It'll was an affair anon
and between the people I
North Carolina. A larl
part OF the population Of Il
Western section became di
contented with their situ'
ton. They proposed to pa
no more taxes imposed /
their ownlegislatd tdie; toha'
no more courts; to obey I
laws made by their own q
sembly;; they proposed 4
dissolve the bonds OF COVE
ment. If there had been ! !
" opposition to them the
would have been anarcl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
~ q tglAt 10 !NtL. w ~ Z NA
sta ahliShed in the colony.

established in the colony.
The men of Carolina, rls-
ing to the height OF tAeir du-1
ty, put down therdi&onieut- |
ed ard preserved the sruls ef
law and erler. 3ss
The leaders in the struggle |
for freedom in North Caroll-
ma were not mere agitators,
they acted firmly, intelligent
ly, and patl'ioticallY,' They
dared to maintain their
rights as against the British
and dared to perform their
duty to North Carolina.
North Carolina was their
country and they proposed
to maintain their freedom on
one hand, and to maintain
lawsanl order 3on the other
hand.
In 1774 thepeople Of North
Carolina elected the first rev.
olutionary representative
body dprivingrits rightsfrorn
the people ever elected in
America 1t was the North
Carolina Congress. 1t was
composed largely of the same
men who were at the same
time elected to the assembly.
the assembly sat in the morn
ing, recognizing the King
and the Kings Governor; la
ter in the day, the Congress
would meet not recognizing
the King or the Kings Gov
emor. No other colony took
such action.
At May term 1885, the n
Carolina Court declined to ..
bey IL law passed by the Leg.
islature, on the ground that
the Legislature had no power
to pass such a law. One o
the Judges sai'l, "As Goo
said to the waters, so farant
: no further SO the Constitu
: tion said to the Legislature.
That was the first time an,
(: court had ever held a legisla
tive act, to be nul and voi'
!. because unconstitutional. |
g was a great precedent. 1t es
tablished constitutional libe
Z ty on a safe and sure basis
' In England it is a maxim
that Parliament can do any
n thing except make a woma
9 a man; in America the Legis
= lature is subordinate to tn
q Constitution. North Carol
9 ma led the way in enforcin
n this doctrine.
7, North Carolina was th
q first State to have a geoloe
le ical survey made. ea
/ 1t was the first State in tt
'e Union to establish an Expe
q rnent Station.
d AS far back as 1919, 81
p sent to England and impor
a ed q civil engineer, at $500
't a year in gold, to dig cana
IS and, straighten her rivers. T
rs was a red headed, industl
as GUS, hard workingman, ma
n ed Fulton Q'samieYAH
10 For years North Caroli1
ne had the longest railroad
er the world, az well as the lol
HI est plank road.
in She made provision for h
lg insane when there was on
OF two or three public insa
Sc asylums in the world. H
ne statesmen has not been ba
Is ward. News and Observer
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
administrators Notice !

Sta tie OF N. \.
Watauga Co.(
Having qualified
as the administrator OF w.
H. Edmisten deceased, notice
is hereby given to allpelsons
who are indebted toIsaid es-
ia te, to come forward and
make. .pIomptset settlement and
all persons having claims NJ
gainst said estate, are noti..
fed to present them to thu
undersigned. on or before the
18th day OF September, lS-
90, for settlement, or this IIt,
tice will be placed in barr Uf
their recovery. This Sept,
4th. 1889.
A. S. Edmistcn, Administra-
tor of w. H. Emisten.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-09-19
No Confidence In Them.

A religious, meeting is in
progress. Bv.3A gets up to