The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-12-19
Human drones are convicts in the win
ter and tramps in the summer.

Human drones are convicts in the win
ter and tramps in the summer.
As an evidence OF the success OF Hen |
derson's second banking institution, the |
Citizens Bank, we will state that stock i
in it has been refused at sos.
Henderson is quite produce market
us we'll as a tobacco and commercial mar
ket. All kinds of country produce find
ready sale and at good prices.
The best way to get out OF trouble Is to
FACET boldly instead OF avoiding its COM
ing until at last you meet 1T IncapacI-
tated from the struggle to keep out OF its
way.
There are many business men OF a su-
perstitious turn of mind who will not pay
bills Oh Monday There are many others
whose superstitions extend throughout
the week.
The man who thinks it does not pay to
advertise, sets his judgment against a
great many far-seeing business men who
say that it does. Both experience and
observation teach that the latter class
are right.
The value OF newspaper Is seldom es-
timatcd at its true worth. 1t dies many
kind deeds which the public, not knowing,
take no account of. But it is seldom
that you hear people praising newspa-
per for the good it does.
Dear reader, do not be afraid OF the
man that talks the biggest. He il not
always dangerous. Many people believe
him TO be ''cutter and a shooter and
I, 6 ha Ho,,f'
out OF the back door and "shoOt' down
the alley.
From the display OF fancy goods in the
store windows one would be led to sup
pose that the holidays were near by and
Old Santa was trying to get up a corner
on such things instead of coming down a
chimney as he used to do in times of
yore. Consult our advertising columns
if you would know where to buy such
articles.
Pluck and perseverance, energy and en-
tc!pi-ise will accomplish almost anything.
1t will fill vacant store rooms and dwell
Iings; will bring market house; will put
in water works; build mills and fac
tories; will find the laborer employment;
will bring to the town steady trade; will
make no man poor will aid the cOInmu-
Eity; viii keep the town alive and make
everybody feel happy. Let US exerci Sc
more OF this sort of spirit.
Have you prepared comfortable quar-
tiers for your stock during the coming
winter? One great drawback to many
farmers in the South is the fact that they
do not properly care for their stock in
winter. The weather may be open and
not very severe good part OF the time
but it is not enough so to let the poor
dumb creatures stand out and take
shelter on the South side of the barn all
winter. BE merciful to your beasts.
The newspaper business is like other
lines OF business in one respect-it takes
money to run it. I'm nearly every town
and county there are people who are
willing to lend their moral support to a
newspaper, but in final wind up moral
support doesn't pay the devil his wages,
or buy paper and ink. There are people
who come in and subscribe to help US
along, but who fail to think that unless
they pay for their paper they are asking
us to lend them so much cash.
The GOLD LEAF cannot boast anything
like great boom with an influx Of new
subscribers at the rate of a dozen or fl
teen day, nor are its advertising col
umns so crowded that it cannot give its
patrons Il large amount of valuable and
interesting reading matter each week,
but it is coming down the home stretch
of its eighth volnme in great shape. with
more friends and more patrons than ever
before, and has every prospect Of even
more brilliant success and usefulness in
the future.
You are Il married man. are you not ?
Then YOU must know that your wife
works quite as hard as you, her holidays
are few, the breaks in the routine OF her
labor are very rare and the strain upon
her mind and tug upon her heart are not
lightencd or lOOsened, as you are by brisk
contact with the world and frequent
gIimpses at the Kaleidoscope of affairs.
You go out, she sits in; you spend, she
saves. Do not lose sight of these things
and be considerable of the pleasure and
comforts of that faithful accomplishing
wife as well as your own.
AS will be seen by reference to his
card published Ill another column, Mr..
James NJ. Williams has qualified as
constable of Henderson township and
announces that he will give prompt and
faithful attention to all business placed
in his bonds. 1t is creditable to Mr..
Williams that his official bond was the
strongest one ever given by similar
officer in the county. He is steady
and reliable young gentleman and will
discharge the duties of his office intelli-
gently and to the satisfaction of ali con-
cerned we are sure.