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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

WE have received letters from the
cities of New York, St. 10, St. Louis
and Washington, importuning us to
have the Columbus Exposition of Il 92
holden in each one OF those towns. We
shall do no such thing. 1t shall be in
Lenoir. There is plenty of room
around here and they shall all go to
Hibriten-half rates to Blowing Rock.
"Lenoir-angels named her." -Le-
n0ir 2obie.
Agreed. Lenoir let it be. Not a
Tar Heel editor in the State, who was
there in July, would vote against it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
GRACEFULLY DONE.

As graceful an act as has been done
by any one lately was recently per-
formed by Gen. B. F. Tracy, Secretary
of the Navy. When the new steel
cruiser Baltimore, built by Demo
cratic administration, made a trial
trip a few weeks ago and proved her
self in every respect a success, Secreta-
ny Tracy sent the following congratu-
latory telegram to Hon. VIM. c. Whit
ney, mis- predecessor in office:
w. c. Whitney, late Secretary of the
Navy, Lenox, Mass -
Accept my heartfelt congratula-
tions upon the magnificent performance
of the cruiser Baltimore.
B. F. TRACY.
Mr.. Whitney's reply was equally as
graceful, as the following will show:
LENox, MASS, Sept. IS, 1880.
To the Secretary Of the Navy, Wash
ington:-
Many thanks for your kind despatch
| have felt certain the result would be
satisfactory, as l do also that you will
continue to raise the standard, and in
time register much higher results than
these.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
A Marvel of Simplicity.

from the Western Insurance Review,
July, 1891
The great Equitable Life has an
nounced a new policy contract. 1t IS
one which we predict will awaken q
worldwide interest from the very
start. This policy happens to be in
the very line of what we have been
hoping to see. The Equitable has
happened to harness up one of our
hobbies and has started it upon a
triumphal tour that will be continuous.
We take no credit at all, but feel
mighty proud over it, all the same.
This policy is marvel of simplicity.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
w. G.. WHITNEY

Abiding to Gen. Tracy's telegram
the New York Herald says the act will
shine like an aurora borealis in
naughty world. Indeed, we almost
think the millennium must be treading
lightly on the outskirts of our Ameri-
can civil lization.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

A weekly resume of the News, Humor and
General Topics of the Day.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

The GOLD LEAF believes the ques,
ton of education m the South is para
mount to all others, because with the
people educated, many existing evils
would be already corrected and abol.
ished. We speak of the whites par.
ticularly. We are with the Goldsboro
Mercury when it says:
Throughout the South the question
of education is meeting much encour.
agement. The thoughtful men and
women are waking up to the impor.
lance of the matter. With the masses
poor our only salvation is to educate
our youth. Intelligence is copartner-
ship with energy and economy will
make our dear Southland blossom as
a rose. Educate your children.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
PARKER & GLOSS.
HENDERSON, N. C..

LIME, CEMENT, HAIR AND COT.
TON SEED MEAL on hand. TRY on,
NEW hurley SEED OAT; finest oal
on the market,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

The Burlington Nezos comes to the
defense of the patent out sides in this
fashion:
1t is little remarkable how some
of Our exchanges abuse patent out
sides, when their home print often
looks like it crawled together without
the aid of editor, printer or devil.
Don't say anything, brethren, unless
you can get up something that will
turn down the patent out side or ready
print.
The Meas is right. The GOLD
LEAF has no harsh words for the pat
ent outside although we "don't need
them in our business)." The patent
outside is not only the best printed
but the most readable part of some of
our exchanges.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

Nice sailor hats at Is cents at Davis &
Roses.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
FACTS WORTH KNOWING
ADAM AND EVE SET THE FIRST FALL
FASHIONS they fact that they somewhat in
NEED OF CLOTHING,

And fashions for SPRING, SUMNER FALL
and WINTER but supply the CLOTHING FURNISHING GOODS &c
WE'LL While OF the
glory that belongs them be admitted that their
while and FIT hrag
being made of fig We of that do want to
fashion fall rather
them and glimpse
of our NOVELTIES STYLES PATTERNS in CLOTHING for
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
"THE PEOPLES PAPER"

Published at the live and growing town
of Henderson, in the centre OF the
Famous YELLOW TOBACCO District.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

Millinery opening 9Th, 9th and 10th o.
tOber-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
at Davis & Roses
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
MEN. BOYS AND CHILDREN,

We
market Even would be rival dealers that will
PARADISE OF BUYERS SHBOETH
SHOPPERS Fall with the this will
fall
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03
THE FALL IN PRICES

All along the line class goods sold by But by this don't
derand that there to falling off auhe quality of the articles
handled Not bit of We have simply bought to better
the that belonged the dollar conclusion
this advertisement where will FALL OVER 1T until digest the
sna o" com aad @ s9 an p
self pWe have the exclusive sale the JUSTLY
COON BRAND COL CUFFS the FAMOUS AND POPU
Barnes, Stainback & Co.,
Leading Cothi@s Gents FurnIheT and Hater,
HENDERSON, $3.50 n. G.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

The biggest bargains in crockery ever
offered by Davis & Rose.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

A nicely trimmed felt hat at Davis
Roses for less than dollar
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-03

Oct. 2, 1889
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.
Flitter-foot Sol as a Caterer.

Flitter-foot Sol as Caterer.
Editor Of EVENING JOURNAL.
Curiosity sometimes prompts me to
glance over the rawlings of Republican
Glasses" in the Sunday Star, and the
pitiable ignorance so often exhibited, has
prompted me to inquire who is the
author, and / have been informed that
the productions are the effusions Of a
web.footed caricsture ON humanity, that
on one occasion essayed to exhibit itself
ON the platform at a Republican conven-
tion, but was unceremoniously squelched
by being denounced by very prominent
Republican leader. as GLITTER footed
fool. Well that Republican knew him
best, and ! will not attempt TO enlarge
on the description But in read
ing his Republican glasses yes
terday, was amazed at his
newly discovered diet Here is quots-
tion from his great weekly contribution /.
"But there is no use enumerating these
delinquencies and referring to the blank
cts, the coal, the salt, the prisoners
should have, but don't get in their soup,
for which the sheriff gets thirty 1--WE
cents a day" have frequently heard Of
the reference to goats eating tin cans, but
! this is the first that have ever heard Of
the propriety Of feeding human beings on
blankets and coal, and the proposition
Is exceedingly unique. have heard Of
science that could manipulate old shoes
into Jelly, but "Flitter foot" has eclipsed
even this, and now recommends diet Of
blankets and coal soup for the prisoners
Oh, solomon What benefactor you
are Just think Of It The poor print
ers in your scab establishment
who were heretofore forced TO
I've on one meal day can now regale
themselves with that delicious bill OF
fare soup made from cid blankets and
coal cinders What a misfortune that
You did not make the discovery long ago.
but it is better late than never, and
shall soon expect to see that living skele.
ton that governs your political instinct,
inspired with new life. Instead OF that
gaunt and shapeless collection Of NAL
formed bones, almost protruding through
an ink-speckled drum head hide, we may
expect to see IL 8 we'll into the proportions
Of well-fsd alderman or beer brewer
All hail to the "Flitter-foot, he ha
solved the problem; and when the mil
lionaire's tariff drives all other luxuriei
from the habitations of the poor, the.
can live on soup made from coal cinder
and old blankets, rags etc, thrown ava
by the rich STUDENT.
Wilmington, Oct. 2.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

the year. Unlike most authors. he works
all summer and rests all the remainder Of
the year.
Alma Tadema is described as the least
imposing object in his studio He looks
and is little over So He is short and
strongly built and most energetic in his
movements
George Bancroft, the historian. cele-
brated his eighty ninth birthday ami
versary yesterday. 81 was trained" he
once wrote, Ito look npon life here as a
season of labor
King Otto of Bavaria is in very bad
way He is alternately the victim of vio-
lent excitement and fits of unconscious
ness lasting for hours, and sometimes he
refuses to take any food.
Frank E. Pettigrew, who is believed to
be sure of one of one of the new United
States Senatorships in South Dakota is
Vermonter, who footed it into Sioux
Falls, from Sioux City, in 1869, just tc
save stage fare.
Benjamin G. JONES' only son of J. Rus
sci Jones, Chiago millionaire, has beer
adiudged insane and sent to an asylum
He was wrecked by dissipation. Recently
he lost $3.50, 100 III speculation. He mar
ried a worthy woman, but his downward
course could not be stopped In six week.
not long ago he spent foolishly $2J, 600
One of his orders was for So, 900 worth o
| fireworks representing scenes from Lit
1 tie Lord Fauntleroy"
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
TO DEMOCRATS.

For generations the Democratic party
has reigned supreme in Delaware. OF all
the trials made BY the small contingent
of white Republicans backed by money
from abroad and handling, as club, the
solid negro vote-ignorant, superstitious,
stolid--the only one which ever succeeded
was that pecuniary spnrt which landed
Mr.. Higgins into the United States Sen
ate against the will of the majority of
the people Of Delaware and the majority
OF people in his own party.
Democrats, we ali know that with our
party harmonious this never could have
been. We find fault with no man for
what is gone The past is buried We
must not look back. but forward. The
questions are all OF the future II is nc
matter what any Democrat did or did not
do heretofore, the question is; What is
the duty Of every Democrat now
That duty is very plain. Il
is to close the ranks and root out this
enemy which would wrest The state
from the rule Of its good citizens and put
it under the domination Of ignorance,
hate, superstition and lucre.
To-day the Democratic party in Della
ware stands united for principles, not
men. And with this motto we will g
on to victory.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

The Globe-Democrat calls Tanner a
symphony in CAB.
A statue Of ex President Pierce is to be
erected In Concord, n. II.
King George Of Greece, bought $500,
009 worth of furniture in Paris.
Balfour, the Chief Secretary Of Ireland
is always guarded by detectives.
It is said that General Boulanger' s
autograph, which was worth 81 80 in
France a little while ago, can now be
bought for sl25.
A monument to J. W. Marshall, dis
coverer of gold in California, viii be uD.
veiled next May at Coloma, FL Dorado
county, California.
Mime lie Roy, who is starting an ex-
ploration to Persia, is accompanied by a
single man servant, but will organize
armed bands as she pr5c els.
Henry Watterson is totally blind in
O., e eye and is able to see only dimly with
the other. When he writes he bends his
head so low that his nose almost touches
the paper
Mark Twain lives an idle, easy -goins
sort Of existence during nine months O
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

For practical purposes it Is difficult to
comprehend what the American Congress
can accomplish under the direction Of
Mr.. Blaine and of this protective tariff
administration If protection means any
thing whatever, IL means that trade
between the States Of North America
and South America is not
wanted The policy Of the Repub-
lican party has been to exclude
foreign goods and TO condemn and stop
all trade with foreign states. For years
the efforts Of the Republican press and
the Republican party have been directed
to suppress all commerce with foreign
countries The extreme and intense ad-
vocate Of this policy was James q. Blaine
and Mr. Harrison was elected for his parti-
san adherence to that d lctrine Under this
policy American commerce has been
driven from the seas, English capital
nourishes enterprises on the banks Of the
Plate; those communities borrow Eng
lish money. On the English Stock Ex-
change and on the continental Bourses
their securities are chiefly dealt in. They
prefer English to American goods. The
settlements are made in London and in
pounds stirling. The rich South Ameri-
can merchant travels much, but he is
found in London, Paris or Rome. He
visits Washington almost as rarely as
Pekin His sons and daughters
are educated in Europe They have
accepted the situation and have allowed
themselves to be thurst away from the
United States. Now with those exclusive
laws still in existence and with Secretary
Blaine and President Harrison backed by
the monied influences which they repre-
sent it cannot be hoped that any good re
suits win come from the congress. The
good results that our merchants and manu-
facturers expect will be followed only by I
revision of the tariff and by sensible recip
rocity. II is folly to make exclusive laws
and then invite the South American
states to step over them.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
MLMINGToN EMTeRPRIsEs.
Some of 1t is Starting the Salisbury
Electric Light Company.

Some of It is Starting the Salisbury
Electric Light Company.
The Salisbury Advertiser of Saturday
has the following:
"a charter has this week been granted
to the Salisbury Electric Light Company,
of Salisbury, Md. The charter names
Preston Lea and William s. Heger of
Wilmington Del, and Allison A. ellis,
John p. Owens and g. Stanley
Toadvin Of Salisbury as incorporators.
Preston Lea has been elected president
of the new company, A. A Gillis, secre-
tary and treasurer. These gentlemen,
with Christian G Febiger. w. s. Heger,
and E. Stanley Toadvin constitute the
board Of directors. The capital stock has
been fixed at $50, 600 which it is hoped
will be taken by our home capitalists and
business men. The object is to purchase
the plant, wires, patronage and all privi.
lepes of the present company now in
Salisbury.
"A A. Gillis has the books of the new
company in hand and will receive any
subscriptions at his store, and give al
desired information. He and Mr. Toad
vim will canvass the city soon.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

THE cornerstone Of the projected New
York World building will be laid in the
metropolis with appropriate commemora-
tive exercises next Thursday. Joseph
Pulitzer has reared in the journalistic
world an Institution which is marvellous
in its success and prodigious in It's enter
prises and this he intends to appro
priately house in structure that shall
be the grandest newspaper building in
the world That one mans genius could
galvanize moribund newspaper int,
such prosperity shows the wonderful
possibilities Of Nineteenth century jour
naiism.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
Weather.

Indications at D m. for Delaware and
Maryland Light rain, followed in the
District Of Columbia by fair, cooler !;
northwesterly winds.
New York Herald Forecasts The
cyclone yesterday in the Eastern Gulf
will probably move northwardly with
threatening weather on the Southern
coasts, its influence extending along the
Gulf Stream, Masters Of vessels now
sailing to Southern ports should be
on the outlook for cyclonic gales
The ''cold wave" from the lake
region will probably occasion frosts,
affecting the tobacco crop Of this section.
Temperature fell in the United States
yesterday, except in the Northwest. The
chief minima reported were Marquette,
"a degrees; Rockliffe, Port Huron and
Sault Sainte Marie, 36 degrees; and AL
pena, Green Bay and Toronto, 3S degrees
The chief maxima were Key
West, 80 degrees; and Corpus Christi
Brownsville and Fort Assiniboine, 7S de
grees. In this city and suburban dis
tricts to-day colder, partly cloudy to fail
weather will probably prevail. preceded
| possibly by light rain near the coasts
with fresh to brisk northerly and north
westerly winds.
Baynard's thermometer, q. m, "a
g. m. &c. IL a. m, 60: p. m. 65.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
DOVER IN DARKNESS.
well-Known Young Men Serve as Cap
pers'' for Fakirs at the Fair.

Well-Known Young Men Serve as Cap
pers'' for Fakirs at the Fair.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Oct. THE work of the
fakirs at the fair last week must have
been eminently successful to Judge by
the tales of woe that innumerable vic
Tins are telling of their hard luck at the
gaming tables, that were indeed rather
thick on the ground The association
was rather unfortunate in this connec
tion. They had sold all the privileges to
one man. who sub.let them, and games
were 'rung in on them, of which they
had no knowledge until complaint was
made, and invariably after well founded
complaint the fskir complained of was
bounced unceremoniously. It may cost
them some money to obtain the knowl-
edge, but eventually the countryman
learns that the man who expects to beat
fair or circus fakir at his own game is a
fool. In connection with the fakir bust
ness at last weeks fair, however, there
are several would be fast" young men
in Dover, who have gotten themselves in
bad odor and deservedly so if what is
said of them is true. It is stated
openly and in some instances names
are given that several of the
most notorious fal1irs on Tuesday hired a
number of young men to act as "cappers
or stool pigeons, for SO much per diem.
The "capper'sn business was to play and
win and then return the money, "appar
emily won. to the fakir on the sly. Its
not a very honorable profession to adopt,
truly. that of stool pigeon to fair fakir.
Town Council had better drop the
almanac IS failure, especially as far as
the moon is concerned. Last night.
for instance. it should have been noon
light, and Of course under CouncilmaliS
ordinance the street lamps were not lit
But the heaviest sort of clouds were
rolling along between the city of Dover
and the moon The streets were as dark
after Z o'clock as Erebu. Council woulC
confera blessing on the citizens Il
they drop moonshine and use gas works
Among the exhibits at the fair thai
deserve special mention even at this
date was the pear exhibit of 7. P. Han
son. That gentleman, who has one O
the finest peach orchards in the state
showed some Kieffer pears that were
about the most beautiful specimens il
that line ever seen in the cereal build
ing.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07
cHRIsTIANA GOOD TEMPLARs.
Delegates Chosen for the County Sunday
School Convention.

Delegates Chosen for the County Sunday
School Convention.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
CHRIsTIANA, Oct 7.--Grand Chief
Templar Sweeney Of Dover visited the.
i. o. G. T., No. 9, of this place on Satur
day evening and delivered an eloquent
address to that order. Twenty members
of the Fairview Lodge were all present
and rendered some fine vocal music. The
lodge is in a prosperous condition.
The following delegates were chosen
from the Presbyterian Sunday school to
the county convention at Newark on
Thursday: Miss M. E. Southgate, Miss
Irene Lofand and Rebecca Churchman
The NJ E. Sunday school delegates will
probably be selected at the board meeting
this evening.
Howard Lofand and William Wright
left on Saturday for Philadelphia, where
| they win study dentistry.
The Ladies Mite Society of the NJ. f
Church will meet at the parsonage or
Thursday evening to arrange plans foi
holding festival in the basement Of the
church next month.
Attorney William F. Smalley, Jr., wa:
in town Saturday evening.
Leona Wright OF wilmington is visit
| ing Mr.. Graves.
| Miss Sallie Peters has returned hom,
| from an extended visit to Wilmington
Mrs. George Allen is very sick at her
home.
Frank Levey of New Castle spent yes
terday with his parents here.
John Wayne of Wilmington has beer
! spending a few days at his home in thil
4 place.
Misses Annie Faith and Mary Steele o
Philadelphia who have been spending
short time with Mrs. James Davis lef
their homes this morning.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

IN is question Of peculiar interest
why Delaware, and the whole tier OF
Southern states were omitted from the
list OF localities to be visited by the dele
gates to the American Congress- The
explanation which is given by the secre.
tary who prepared the route concerning
the omission OF Delaware is that vii.
mington was forgotten The apology
renders the omission more conspicuous
aud grave Were New Orleans, Atlanta,
Charleston, Birmingham, Memphis,
louisville, Richmond and Baltimore and
the great industries In each Of those
localities forgotten9 Why were they
forgottenG Since 1870 the population oi
the Southern States has increased from
$4,000, O00 to 49, 600, 600, they have more
an doubled the cotton crop selling il
Europe $3.50, 000 600 worth Of ieecy fiber
in a single year, have now more thar
40, 600 miles Of railroads, have increased
the annual value Of the manufactures
dozen times over In twenty years, Will
the advance in mining is equally great
If the delegates were allowed to obtail
an idea Of the marvellous progress thes
states have made they might wonde
how the figures have been concealed an
forgotten and why they are kept ava
from The South.
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

CAMPAIGNS in Ohio are usually hot
Fire-Alarm Foraker and the thunder and
lightning Halstead would make much
more honest and dignifed people than
Ohio possesses, bot. Till the present
time this excitable and hysteric pair have
had 1t all to themselves; but Campbell,
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
opened a masked battery on Foraker and
Halstead last week that has
raked them front fiank and rear.
In a specially prepared speech, the
event of the campaign, Campbell read I
letter from George R. Topp. one of tb,
Board Of Public Affairs in Cincinnati ap
pointed by Foraker, aud chairman Of th'
Republican City Committee. demanding
drawback Of twenty-f five per cent. from
q city gravel contractor. There was n
chance to deny that Topp hAd writer
the letter and no chance to deny For
.akers connection With the disreputabl
Evening journal., 1889-10-07

lsna .Ad, so Halstead made plea of in
sfisy Tor 7opp This plea - contrary
to the facts but Halstead IS IN
bad FIX and cannot stop to
consider facts So be argues that
Topp was insane in the face Of the facts.
that the letter was written on sth Of
June last, and that Topp was chosen
chairman since that time. But the
country must be saved again. The sol
diers must have more pensions, the wool
men must have higher tariffs, the
mouldy flags must not be
sent to the South Fire. Alarm
Foraker must be governor of Ohio and
the cratic and bitter Halstead must &c
to the Senate. To accomplish all this
there must be campaign Of hate, false
hood and foolshness in Ohio Why not
allow Halstead to prove that Chairman
Tcpp is insane7 Why not let him proys
at the same time that Foraker, Halsteac
and the crowd Of disreputable Ohio Re
publicans are insanel