The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


III your soul is open to appreciation
there is beauty in everything.
New tobacco is coming into market
right along. 1t is selling remarkably
we'll, too.
Henderson is not a safe pldcefO rOgues
and burglars to operate. They are very
apt to get caught when they begin such
practices hereabOuts.
Jim Young, colOred, has been appoint
ed, through Cheatham's influence, special
treasury agent at Wilmington, \. e.; sal
airy, 81 ,3OO.-Rnteiyh Ereni"g Caa.
\ great deal OF rain has fallen through
out this section during the past week.
Crops have received more damage from
this spell perhaps than III any time
previous.
Good crops OF all kinds will this season
reward the Industrious farmer, let US
hope. Still, there can be- no question
that in some places they have been So
rionsly affected by the late heavy rains.
long pull, ii strong pull and Il pull
altogether will build up Henderson and
make IA great and fiourshing manufac
tnring city OF it, We must have cooper
ative effort, unity OF purpose. Nothing
more, nothing less.
w. se4. from II recent copy OF the Nor
folk Virqinian, that Mr.. f. l.. t. Manning,
n knslnan of ours, has been endorsed by
u mass meeting of Democratic voters for
II seat in the Select Council OF that city,
to fill a vacancy.
To make a town boom every citizen
must take hold and whoOp up improve
ments. 1t requires united action to make
II town grow There must be no personal
spite and petty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Springs (.Ho.) Banner.
The largest cucumber we have heard OF
was grown by Mrs. Sallie J. Wier, a few
miles from town 1t was 12H inches long
and measured II \ around. Unfortunate
" it was not weighed or we would also
state how heavy it was.
Death comes equally to all and when
it comes it levels all to one common
equality. Death is the great leveler.
Kings and peasants alike can claim little
more than six feet OF earth broad breast
for Il final resting place.
The editor is home again much re-
freshed bv his trip to the mountains OF
Western North Carolina, the most de
lightful country Oh earth, than whose
people none better or more hospltablr
are to be found anywhere.
Paw off all debts and give your con-
science u rest This will make your cred
itors happy, will spur business and will
scatter the blessings of the good time
coming And it is the small accounts
due persons here and there-that wehave
reference to especially.
Deal out Kindness and favors with an
unsparing hand. The cause You under
stand not, search out. If you cannot
find happiness by direct search, try an
other plan Make Others happy and see
ii that does not make You happy
PdinesriHe Democrat.
We want to print the news, and our
readers can help lis very much IN the mat
ter if they will Some OF our friends are
complying with our request i'll regard to
sending items OH. postal cards, and we
appreciate the favors highly. Let us hear
from others throughout the county.
An exchange gives expression to a will
drrness of truth when it says: 1t Is Use
less for n local paper to boom its town
unless it's advertising columns show the
energy and prOgressiveness OF the busl-
hess men. business men should keep the
patronage OF their local paper up with
the procession.
The postmaster-g general makes the fol-
lowing suggestion to the public: Print
your name and address on the LETT hand
corner of all mail matter. This will in
sure it's immediate return if improperly
addressed or insufficiently paid; and, II
not called for it can be forwarded with
ont ,,n;pr IN bo Iaa6 lattpr Office
The town OF Henderson publishes it,
ordinances in the GOLD LEAF. its home
paper-Jone<JOrO Leader.
Put it this way, brother: Its home
paper. the GOLD LEAF, publishes the or
dinances of the town OF Henderson, thai
the citizens may know the law as it eX
lists for their supposed government.
Please do us the favor to mention TIL
GOLD LEAF when trading with our ad
vertisers. 1t won't cost YOU anythin:
and may put dollars i'll our pockets. Th
advertiser likes to know when he is get
ting n return for his investment i'll print
ers' ink, and there is no surer way OF hi
finding it out than for YOU to tell them so
The Shelby Neu Era has written its owl
obituary. 1t will appear no more. 1t i
the old, old story: subscribers failed t.
pay promptly and business men withheld
their support. Running II newspaper
an expensive business, and one cannO
prosper in small town without cOnstan
and substantial suppOrt.-Ginton Caaco'
ian.
Advertising business men are the one
to patronize. They mean business an
arenot too stingy nor too indOlent to lie
the people know what they have for sal
and what they propose to do. We hav
always found liberal advertisers the hes
firms to deal with and the fact that the
make their business known shows tina
they do business on strictly correct bus
hess principles Wilmington Messenger.
The national flour is the daily bread c
the nation We should never cease on
efforts to place it in every home there t
give life, health and strength to the o,
cupants. And when our efforts in TIN
direction prove successful, there will b
more Joy among the people than wOul
ever come through the faireSt of flower
from Gods botanic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sunday People.
Nails, builders hardware, lead, oils an
paints at W ATKINS