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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

The leading lights among Henderson
tobacco warehouses, is Davis Side-light-
the old standby and steadfast friend of the
farmers. It is shining brighter this season
than ever, rejecting the beaming rays that
fall from the smiling and well pleased
countenances of its patrons. And the cause
of this is the high prices they receive for
their tobacco at Davis Side-light $50 81
was the total average for the entire break,
3l6 lots, last Friday. This sounds big, but
the books will show it. And this was no
premium sale, no picked lots, no special
favorities We took it as it come to US,
from all over Vance, Granville, Person,
Franklin, Warren, Nash and Mecklenburg
counties, and every man was our friend.
Owen Davis says he is going to make things
lively this season and will blow the bell
lows till the last cent is gone. There Is no
sectional feeling and no special favorites
at the Side-light, but all will be treated
alike and the full uatue of every pile of
tobacco will be paid. The new crop is
selling well-high-and now is the time to
bring it in, and Davis Side-light ware
house is the place to sell it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
FOR SALE.
Valuable Real Estate.

BY virtue Of power conferred upon me
by AN order issuing from the Superior Court
Of Vance county, in q cause therein pend
Jug entitled Z. d. Mitchell, administrator
Of NJ. &. Duke VS.. Josie +. Duke, ct. a., /
shall, on MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1889, sell at public auction. to
the highest bidder, upon the terms herein
after named, at the court house door In
HENDERSON. Y. O.. the real property belong
ing to the estate Of NJ. q. Duke, deceased !;
the same consisting Of a valuable tract Of
land situate in Vance county, about five
miles from Henderson, and adjoining the
lands OF VIM. Hughes. Gen. r. b. Haw-
kins and others, containing one hundred
and fifty acres. more or less. This land
will be sold In two separate tracts Of 101
acres, and between IS and 80 acres In the
other Improvements on the larger Tract.
about 20 acres OF which are In original
growth, are one tenant house and store
house and on the smaller two tenant
houses. This Is very fine tobacco land.
and is we'll adapted to other crops grown
In this section. A plot OF the property may
be seen at my Office.
, Terms, one-third cash, balance Oh .
credit of six and twelve months. Deferred
payments to bear eight per cent. interest.
'Caais, 18th August, 1893.
A. e. ZOLLlCOFfER,
aug. 20. Commissioner.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Transient advertisements to be published
one month and under. must be paid for in
advance. All advertising for "A shorter time
than three months is considered transient
advertising Accounts rendered quarterly
for all advertisements published for a longer
period of time
Local advertisements, to appear among
reading matter under heading of Business
Notices. will be charged 10 cents per line for
first insertion, and D cents per line for each
insertion thereafter.
Legal advertisements. such as administra-
tors and executors notices. commissioners
and trustees sales summons to non resi-
dents. &c, will be charged for at legal rates.
sHcef,t when they exceed a certain limit of
space, VDn which case we reserve the right to
fI our wn price: All such business must
tt PAl a FOR IN ADVANCE. The charge
is very lall and we cannot afford to take
risks wait the pleasure OF persons to pay.
Obi 1kuary notices, resolutions of respect,
etc /wili be charged for at the rate of one
eel a word and the cash must accompany
Me manuscript. In cases where friends and
patrons of the paper are concerned, no
charge will be made for the first ten lines
about % wOrGls-Or articles not exceeding
that in length.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
Now Is Your Opportunity

To buy furniture cheaper than it was
ever sold in Henderson before. am offer
ing my entire stock at and below cost to
close business. Desiring to make change
in business the goods on hand must go at
once If you need anything in the line of
furniture give me call, as coll SAGE you
,noneu. E. VI. SHARPE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
Lost.

Somewhere on the streets of Henderson,
two deeds, conveying certain lots in
Henderson to the undersigned The deeds
being executed by Walter e. Harris and
DR.. Fletcher r. Harris A suitable re-
ward will be given the finder by leaving
them at the office of the GOLD LEAF or de-
liyering them to JACOB HUNT.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
The Norwood Female School

Opens August 26th. Terms moderate.
Course of study thorough. For further
particulars apply to
MRS. r. II. NORWOOD.
aug. 81 o. PrinciDal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

THE GRAND EXCURSION TO RICH
MoND.-The great excursion to Rich
mond next Wednesday is now all the
talk. and large crowd will go from
Henderson and surrounding country.
1t will undoubtedly be one of the
grandest occasions of the kind that has
ever taken place from Raleigh. A
visit to the capital of the Old Domin-
ion cannot fail to be pleasing event.
as there is much of interest to be seen.
The managers. Messrs. King, Lacy &
Sherwood, will conduct everything in
the best manner. and a pleasant trip is
promised all who go with them. Fare
for the round trip from Henderson only
$500.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

Still leading In low prices for new
groceries. r.. THOMSON.
Car load fresh water ground meal Just
received at II. Thomason's, which wifi be
sold at low prices. aug, 8.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

New tobacco is coming In freely and Is
selling for fine prices. Mr.. j. II. Gordon
sold one curing at CoOper's warehouse last
Friday for an average Of 1924 per hun
dred for all grades This tops the season.
When high sales and big averages are to be
made D. Y. Cooper never fails to get there.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

Our tOwnsman w. w. BriscOe has opened
Real Estate and Insurance agency and
will take charge of and sell, lease or rent
and collect rents on any property intrus
ted to his care, and we hope his friends
will patrOniZe him, as we feel sure he will
look to his patrons interest. He will also
loan money on first-class security. He will
make a speciality of the renting and selling
of farms. aug. -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

Be it remembered by hOuseeeepers and
others that H. ThomaSOn'S is headquarters
for new groceries. The leader of low
prices
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22

The Henderson Tobacco Board of
Trade visit Durham and a re Ense--
'ained by the Durham Tobacco Asso-
t:on--Eloquena and Entertaining
Addresses by Messrs. Green, Henry
and others-The Visitors Make a
Tour Through the Factories and
Later on Pariake of a Banquet al
the Hotel CIaibOrn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
A ROMANTIC STORY.
from the Bellaire Independent.

rTOln the fStlidlTe lnuepeHuenI.
Less than ten years ago James J. West
of HOpedale, Harrison County, passed
through Bellaire on his way to find en-
plOyment in the great West. He had
never been a hundred miles from home
until that time, had only fair education,
obtained in the Normal School at Hope
dale, had little cash and very common
suit of clothes. He found employment
in Chicago, and two years ago he came to
the surface as one of the purchasers of
the Wilbur F. Story property, consisting
of some very valuable real estate and the
Times and Mail newspapers, in all valued
at something near three millions, and i'm
mediately thereafter he took the place of
business manager of the newspaper pro-
perties, and soon lifted the editOr-in-
chief of the Times out of his cha and
coOliy seated himself therein, and strange
ly enough he seemed to succeed well in
the place. All this reads like page from
book of romance, and is as strange s
anything that happens in real life But
the tickle goddess seems to have with
drawn her favOrs from Jim West. He
has been lifted out of the editOr-in-chiel s
chair, and the management of the great
properties taken from him, judgments
have been piled on top of judgments, al d
the Sheriff of Cook County has levied IN
his fine household furniture and his ele-
CANT horses and carriages, and his palatii |
house at KenwOod is to be sold and divi-
ded among his creditors. Only what the
Illinois law allows as exemptions will be
allowed to the heretofore lucky boy. He
may rise again, as he is not more than 30
years or age, and has plenty of time to
build on safer basis.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
NEWS NOTES.

Four more oil wells have been drilled
in AuglaiZe county, Ohio.
IT is charged that the Standard Oil
Company is trying to get possession of
Indiana gas field.
AN English syndicate has secured Op-
tiOns on three breweries at Sandusky, o.,
for about $4,000.
THE old soldiers of Greene county, o..
have arranged to erect monument in
memory of their fallen comrades.
CONGRESSMAN BUTTERwORTH sailed
for Europe on Saturday. He will return
in time to take part in the Ohio campaign.
THE Signal Service Office says that the
wet season is about over and that a hot
August is probable.
A FARMER named Danley, living near
Fremont, Ohio, was swindled out of $500
by sharpers, who pretended that they
wanted to buy his farm.
THE Lima Paper Mills, of Lima, O.,
have been purchased by the American
Straw-board Association. The price re-
ported paid is $1,0OO,OO0.
THE storm which struck Chicago Sat
urday was the most severe in the history
of the city. During the three hours of its
continuance 4.02 inches of rain fell.
Mrs. HARPER, wife the convict of ex-
President of the Fidelity Bank, of Gin
cinnati, was at Deer Park Saturday, and
saw the President and Attorney General
II: regard to pardon for her husband.
he President said he would look into
the case, but at present he could not see
his way clear to act.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
A SHORT SERMON.

From the Van Vert Bulletin.
Look here, my Democratic friends, what
reason have you for believing Ohio will
go Democratic next November?
Why are you always claiming victories
and never gaining them?
Why is it you always have the Repub-
lican party whipped three months before
an election?
Why is it that two months before an
election you are not quite so sure of the
result?
Why is it that one month before the elec-
tion you do not know whether to stand
your ground or run.
Why is it that just three months from
the time you have the Republican party
party whipped (in your mind) you catch
most terrible and well deserved licking +?
Listen little bit:
The progressive people of Ohio have no.
thing III common with party whose every
idea has been voted or shot to death.
They have nothing in common with a
party whose history is made up of a long
list of failures whenever it has been tried.
They have nothing in common with a
party whose administration ruined the
financial prosperity of the State.
The progressive people of Ohio want a
progressive Governor
They want in power progressive party
They have tried the Republican party
and it suits them.
They have tried Governor Foraker and
he suits them.
They are going to try him for another
term.
And mark you, you can not nominate
man who can defeat him.
They will not only elect Governor For
aker.
They will elect the entire State ticket.
And Republican Legislature.
And that Legislature will elect Re-
publican T. S. Senator.
And my good Democratic friend bear
in mind that the above is true.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01

CINCINNATI was agitated by a dread
full tragedy the latter part of last week.
DR.. A. E. Jones,a prominent resident of
Walnut Hills, Il years of age, arose from
a sofa, where he had been taking nap,
at $50 o'clock in the afternoon, and
started for his barn, in his shirt-sleeveS
and bare-headed. On the lawn color
ed man, who had been in his employ but
a few weeks, was engaged moving. His
wife saw him as he went out, and he
said something to her which she did not
understand That was the last seen of
him alive. Not returning to supper, the
family began to feel some anxiety about
him, and a search of the neighbOrhood
was instituted, but no trace whatever
discovered. Or. Jones, Jr., his son, went
down into the city and visited the no
tells and club houses in search of him,
and failing to find him notified the pO-
lice. The city was thoroughly searched
on Friday. Saturday some traces of
blood were followed to the man-hole of
a sewer, and removing the the iron lid
the body was found, wrapped in horse
blanket. The colored man, who had as
sisted in the search Thursday evening
and Friday, disappeared Saturday morn
ing, but was arrested during the day at
Madisonville, few miles from the city,
and confessed the murder
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
A PROPOSED REBELLION.

An attempt is being made by the city
authorities Of Cincinnati to compel the
saloon-keepers of that city to close their
shops on Sundays, as required by law.
A number of arrests have been made
and convictions had. One night last
week the fraternity held very largely
attended meeting, at which several hun
dred pledged themselves to keep open
house on the following Sunday and de-
fly the law. A resolution was also adopt
ed pledging those who united in the
movement to set the law at defiance and
to collectively stand by and uphold indi-
viduals who might be arrested.
The proposed rebellion did not mate
rialize to any alarming extent. Two Sc
rions disturbances occurred during the
day, but the determined action of the
police and favoring rains cooled the ar
dor of the disturbing element One
hundred and thirty-five arrests of saloon
keepers were made.
1t is gratifying TO know that less than
one-half of the SaloOn-keepers of the
city took part in the proposed rebellion,
and that large body of them are OPP
posed to defiant notification of the law.
1t is well enough; and it is well enough
if any considerable number of men in
Cincinnati are disposed to defy the law
that they should make proclamation
of it.
Saloon-keepers should realize that the
time has gone by when saloon influence
can master the politics of Ohio. No po-
litical party can afford to ally itself
with that element, much less when it
ostentatiously proclaims its contempt
and defiance for law. The majority,
probably, of the voters of Ohio have lib
eral opinions concerning the liquor traf-
tic. They are not disposed TO quarrel
with their neighbors about what they
shall put into their mouths. But ma
jority Of the voters insist that the traffic
is the source of prolific evils, and that it
is the duty of the State to throw around
it such reasonable safeguards as the
well being of the whole people may de-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
A STRANGE SUPERSTITION.

From the Steubenville Herald.
Thursday being the 25th of July was
turnip- planting day throughout a large
portion of this vicinity. There is a curl
GUS and amusing superstition regarding
this day which is more firmly believed in
along Mcintyre Creek than in any other
locality, and that is that turnip seed to
thrive well must be sown On July %. But
this is not all. They must be sown before
daylight by the head of the family, walk
ing backward through the field, clad in
nothing but his shirt, and he must not
speak TO anyone before daylight comes-
This may seem very foolish, but we will
venture to say that four-fifths of the tur-
nips in Jefferson County were sOwn yes
terday, and that at least twenty farmers
observed the walking backward shirt tail
arrangement. These relies of the days of
witchcraft are believed in by a surprising
number of people
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
IDLENEss sIsADANGFRors

Fault in the kidneys. When inactive
they speedily fail into disrepair. Those
obstinate and fatal maladies, Bright's dis
ease and diabetes, ensue with terrible Ger
tainty upon the inaction of the organs
affected CataTrh of the bladder. enuresis.
gravel and Strangury are also to be ap-
pretended from partial paralysis of the
bladder, of which weakness and sluggish
ness are the causes. HoStetter's stomach
BitterS is fine tonic and promoter OF
activity for the renal organs. and one
which can be relied upon to afford them
the requisite stimulus without exciting
them-an effect to be feared from the
unmedicated alcoholic exciteant of com
merce. A further beneficent effect of the
Bitters, by renewing activity of the kid
neys, is to enable them to drain from the
blood in its passage through them, i'm
puritieS productive of rheumatism and
dropsy. Nervousness, fever and ague.
constipation and dyspepsia are conquered
by the Bitters. SI-4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
A CENTURY OF PROGRESS.

From the London Iron.
Only a century ago charcoal iron was
produced to the extent of about 10000
tons yearly: twenty years later the pro-
duct was but $1,000 tons. Even Great
Britain in 17SS produced only IS, 800 tons
not so much as some furnaces in the
United States now turn out yearly. The
manufacture of steel was Just beginning
in the States; twenty years later only 917
tons were produced IN the country. The
cOarseSt pig iron then cost about as much
as steel rails do now. Last year the Amer
lean production of pig iron was 9,490, 739
tons, and the highest price of best fOun-
drv pig was S2l ton. The output of steel
rails was. in round numbers, ], $50, 100 tons
and the best price S31.50. A single Amer
lean railway now buys more iron than
both Great Britain and the United States
made a century ago. There were neither
railways then, iron bridges nor buildings;
no petroleum pipes, for there was no pc
troleum: no gas pipes, for there was no
gas lighting even in Europe until later
Washington lived in an age of darkness;
instead of the electric light the people had
candles costing about two cents apiece.
In all the departments and applications
of chemistry the century has simply Gre
ated a new world. American pressed
glass, which has completely revolution
ized the supply of table and house ware
is an invention of the last sixty years.
Farming in WashingtOn's day knew no
thing of machinery; even the first iron
plow, patented in 1897, was failure, for
New Jerusalem farmers thought it pois
Oned the soil. Mowers, reapers and har
vesters began to be invented about the
same time, and even the ordinary imple-
ments were such as it would not now be
thought possible to use. The steamboat
was practically unknown, and the railway
until forty years later; the cost of trans
pOrtation by wagon confined the area of
possible production with profit, as to most
crops, to the margin of nayigable waters.
In fact, new world has been created in
this century.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
TO THE RESCUE OF SMOKERS

from the New York Tribune,
a Vienna scientist comes to the rescue
of the unregenerate smokers. DR.. Haiek
produces statistics In relation to diphthe-
ria, showing that one smoker contracts
the disease to three non-smOkers. His
theory is that tobacco smoke protects the
throat against microbes very much as it
destroys the deadliest foe of the rose tree.
1t is known that tObacco-smoke is fatal
to bacteria in civilizations when injected
into them; and it is fair presumption
that diseases like diphtheria can be either
prevented or rendered less virulent by sys-
tematic smoking. In any event, the learn
ed professors statistics demonstrate that
smoking is not an unmitigated evil.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01

MAJ. POWELL, Director of the United
States Geological Survey, says that the
time is rapidly coming when the flood
waters of the country will be used to
fertilize lands, and that reservoirs will
be constructed for the purpose all over
the land, as they are now building in
European countries.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
CONVENIENT MARKETS

Good soil, pure water and excellent eli
mate are advantages to be considered
when looking up home, business loca-
tion, farm etc. West Virginia, Mary
land and the Shenandoah Valley, Vir-
ginia, afford these with many more ad-
vantages. No section Of the United
States offers superior opportunities, and
persons seeking home should examine
these States before deciding upon To-
cation elsewhere. Improved farm lands
adapted to stock raising, dairying. grain,
grass, and fruit growing can be obtain
ed at low prices and upon easy terms.
Thriving towns invite the merchant,
mechanic and business man. Abund-
ance of coal, timber, ore, water power,
etc. Free sites for manufacturers.
Persons desiring further information
will be answered promptly and free of
charge by NJ. V. Richards. Land Immi-
grafton Agent. B. II o. i, r., Baltimore,
Md. I'll 1t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01

SOME good authorities maintain that
Dakota will have tolerably large wheat
yield in spite of the dismal reports of al
most total ruin in many parts of the
Territory. 1t is quite certain that all
manner of crops in some parts of the
State are failures, but it is hoped there
will be fair average yield.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
NOTHING TO FEAR

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
The fact that the Prohibitionists have
nominated a State ticket in Ohio will not
excite much interest in or out of that Com
mOnwealth. That they would make nom
nations was, of course, understood by all
men, but this circumstance has had no
concern for either of the big parties, The
time when the Republicans of Ohio had
anything to fear or the Democrats to hope
from the Prohibitionists ended several
years ago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01
SOUTHERN "WANTS." J"

The spirit of the Southern Democracy
is clearly shown by the following from
the editorial columns of the Wilmington,
n. c., Messenger:
We want all the restitution we can
get. We want the money of the nation,
in one form and another, until the raw
ages and robberieS of the war are com
pensated and restored. We want ''pay
for our Negroes" in any indirect way we
can obtain it. We want such compen-
satiOn to the State and the South, such
help for general purposes as will enable
us to provide and maintain a liberal
pension roll for our old soldiers.
The money is in the Treasury, and we
want it. 1t is there accumulated, and
still accumulating under the laws of fl
nance passed by the representatives of
the people in Congress. We learned in
the old school of simon-pure Democracy
that the people were sovereign, and
through their representatives, under the
forms of law, and in observance of the
Constitution, could do as they pleased
with their own.
In other words, the ex-Confederates
are quite ready to raid the United States
Treasury at the first opportunity, and
the only reason why they have not al
ready done so, is that the Republican
party has been between them and the
cash box in the Treasury. These South
ern Bourbons would do well to conclude
that the Government will in no event
"pay for their negroes" and that their
silly chatter about it will tend to
strengthen the conviction that the vel
fare and progress of the country will be
the better assured by the continuance in
power of the Republican party.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-01

KENTUCKY has filed another claim to
the title of the dark and bloody ground,
in the lynching of the negro James Kel-
ly for assaulting white woman. Kel-
ly was in jail awaiting trial, and would
no doubt have been convicted and pun
ished for his crime, but his color was
against him and in the eyes of the mob
justified the Iynching.