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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18
IN AND AROUND NEW
3 gIEs<sI,

MIR. G. 3. Lewis of the Detroit
Free Press writes an interesting let
ter to his paper about New Berne, N.
c. We make an extract. He says
Upon the return Of Amadas and
Barlow, who had been sent by Sir
Walter Raleigh to explore the coast Of
North Carolina, the latter reported !:
eve viewed the land about us, be-
ing, whereas we first landed very
sandy and low toward the water side,
but SO full Of grapes, as the very beat
ing and surge Of the sea overhowed
them, of which we found such plenty
as well there as in all else, both on
the sand and on the green soil; on
the hills and in the plain, as we'll as
on every little shrub, also climbing
towards the tops Of high cedars, that
| think III all the world the like
abundance IS not to be found; and
myself having seen those parts of
Europe that most abound, find such
difference as were incredible to be
written"
What was true at that date is more
than true now, for the wild grapes
have in a measure been replaced by
varitlc5 whose fame is world wide. A
coast more fertile in its agriculture,
richer in its harvest of oysters and
fish, there is not; and it is doubtful
if the sea washes any shore which
yields such variety OF timber for
market.
x x. x
The North Carolina farmers, as a
class, are shiftless and lack energy.
They can't let go of the ways of their
fathers and grandfathers. They can't
realize the new deal and the new era.
They are therefore improving but
slowly. Here on this Eastern shore are
opportunities not ofred elsewhere in
the South. 1t has the peculiar climate
and temperature demanded for truck
and fruits. A man who will come
here and take ten acres of land and
devote his energies to vegetables, ber-
ries and fruits will make hsmself well
Oft IN five years and rich in ten. There
isn't square foot of land within fifty
miles of New Berne which cannot be
brought up with proper attention and
made to yield double returns.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18
THE OLD NORTH STATE.

Mr.. c. b. Lewis. ON. Quad'). of
the Detroit Free Press. who was re-
Gently i'll North Carolina for the pur-
pose of writing about the State. It's peo-
pie and its industries and resources. in
one of his letters to his paper dated
from Raleigh. says:
From one end of North Carolina to
the other the towns are alive and BOOM
ing and the Old North State is a grand
domain--rich in its broad acres. rich
III It's water powers and WATERWAYS
and blessed with n thousand advan-
tages denied to other sections. She is
to-day working gold mines in thirty-one
counties and silver mines in five others.
She mines and markets seven-eighths of
the mica used in the United States.
She supplies the country with the
emery Of commerce.
"She has ll2 varieties Of native
timber which is disable and marketable.
She has l76 varieties of minerals. She
has water power estimated at 5000. 900
horse power. She can grow any grass.
fruit or vegetable known to the United
States. She has an honest. conserva-
tive administration. low death rate.
a high standard of morality. and in 10
State in the Union is the law more re-
spected or more closely obeyed. She
has the coal and iron and timber to in
vite manufacturers climate and
soil which promises the best reward to
the farmer
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1889.
CALLING ATTENTION TO
OUR SECTION.

The Concord Times IS one Of the
best weekly papers in the State. 1t IS
edited with ability and is intlliegently
conducted. 1t is progressive in its
ideas and never loses sight of an OPP
portunity to do good for its town and
its section. No paper in the State per
haps works harder for its constituency
than the 7Imcs-and its labors have
not been in vain. The GOLD LEAF
has had occasion to say this before.
The value of such a paper to the com
munity in which it is published cannot
be over estimated. 1t deserves well at
the hands of its people and should be
accorded a generous and hearty sup
port even without the asking.
We say this much by way Of preface
to the following article which we take
from the Times of last week, and we
thank our TREND Tor 1t.
The sentiments reflected therein are
SO nearly our own that we appropriate
it, asking the reader to substitute the
GOLD LEAF for the Times, and Hen
derson for Concord It says:
The Times IS constantly putting
forth efforts to attract attention and
trade to our town. The establish
ment of every business enterprise is re-
corded and commended. 1t has many
readers, and each week they are re-
called with recital of our progress
and attention is attracted here, not
only from this section, but from all over
North Carolina and many other States.
Now, this must necessarily result in
good to the town, and consequently
to every citizen, not only of Concord
but of the whole county, for whatever
benefits the town, benefits the county
also.
The Times does all this 'sfree gratis, -
simply Tor the good 1t results IN to the
home of the editors adoption. 1t
does it without money and without
price. Every week large number OF
copies OF the paper are scattered all
over the country, and the people near
and far read of us, and wonder and
commend. We do this out of our own
pocket. We buy the paper, print it,
and mail it, and it costs no one but
US farthing. We are working for the
good of the town, and no effort is con
sidered lost or expense wasted that will
accomplish this result.
All we ask at the hands Of the peo-
pie OF Concord IS their earnest and
hearty support. We want this in the
shape of kind words of encouragement,
and we want it in the shape Of cash
subscriptions and big, fat "ads." We
submit that it is only fair that you help
us in return for the aid we render YOU.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18
MOTTCE!
Sale for Taxes!

Under and by virtue of the tax list fol
the Town of Henderson, which is in nv
hands for collection, | shall, on Monday,
the 9th day May, 1899, offer for sale at the
Court House door in Henderson, n. C., the
following lots or parcels Of land belong
ing to and listed BY the parties hereinafter
named, tO-Wit:
Harvill Harris estate, one town lot on
Garrett Street Tax for 1882, So. 10: 1883
$40; 1881, S5.19; 1885, $40; 1886, s. 10:
1887, $40; 1888, S5.lO. Total 5000.
VIM. Z. Wyche' heirs, one lot on Mont
g0mery Street. Tax for the years 1886,
% cents; 1887 IS cents; 1888, S1.76 Total
1852.
j. K. Davis, Trustee, two lots on William
Street. Tax for 1888, S15.S3.
-, Geo. Wester, one lot on Garnett Street.
Tax for 1883, Sill
Robert Ward, Southern part of town one
iot; IaN Tor 1886, Sl.Oo; 1887. S1.00; 1888,
K. NJ. Powell, one lot on Breckenridge
Street. Tax for 1888, So 46.
Henry Cousins, lot near col. Baptist
church Tax for 1887, S1.O0; 1883, s. &c.
Mrs. W. &. Guptor, lot near col. Baptist
church. Taxes for 1888, - cents; 1883.
IS cents. Total S1.05.
\. J. Green, lot on Rowland Street
taxes for 1897, Sl.3j; 1888, 81 CO. Total
Thos. II. Hawkins, one lot near Booths.
taxes for 1887, Sill; 1888, S2.76, Total
X. Hines Herndon, one lot on Rowland
Street. Taxes for 1887, 81. IS; 1888, 8 rs
Total 81 20.
Samuel Harris, one lot near col. Baptist
church. Taxes for 1886, &c cents; 1887.
81 90; 1888, $50. Total 81 96.
Granderson Hall, one lot on Rowland
street: Taxes for 1887, 81 cents; 1855 81 II.
fatal S22l.
-, L. NJ. Walker, one lot on Horner Street.
Taxes for 1887, $50. 1883, Sl6.1S Total
$500.
Parties whose names ana property ap-
pear III the above notice can govern them
selves accordingly thereto The above
property will be sold for the payment of
axes as above set forth. This the 3rd day
IF April, 1889.
J. /. CJRRiN,
lax Collector for Town of Henderson.
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NOTICE!
Sale OF Land for Taxes!!

shall afer at public sale at lii: court
house door +. Henderson Vun"e county,
*rrth CranIina, ou The fist Monday
il, lay. 1853. the san.e being the 9th
day If May, tie lands Ill 'Ifi"n'd below
30. f.: taxation BY The parties named
bel,:s .oT the year 1888. - satisfy the
.aZcs assessed against said lands in favor
at tue la!e OF North Carolina and the
cylntv If Nauce i,r the war 1883, and
- the c 6 hereinafter named, Tor the
taxes a.~c.:;ed against aid :snds for the
yexr 1857 and 1856. The liz; OF me iande
IT, -. soI,i at said lime and :,iace ami The
names nf .he parties listing The sam S
.s.ii tie taxes due III each case are as
juiiCws:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT.

We invite contributions on all subjects OF
local and general interest views and state
ments upon matters of public concern orig
inaI poems, essays. critiques, etc.
One side Of the paper, only, must be VIII
ten on-and the real name Of the writer &C
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will be paid to anonymous letters
for the views or statements of correspond
ents-and reserves the right at all times to
revise or reject any article. he may think
proper.
Address all communications to
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18

HE GOLD LEAF heartily endorses
the following from the "Iison AE-
0GHte. Speaking Of the Wilmington
STIR. one Of the allest and most en-
te,,.r;e;,, md ;,e.r,,c.;,.a ,,,r,ar. !, the
= =,
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IN our op!h'on' the Deal eo'leo odlLy
newspaper /" 'i0 o''ste % '''9 " II
mIh6toii' ''t3/' I,9 uHi0io'i' u i'"''
mentS are a! eai'cd "lth cons? 'Cuo'9
ability "nIle It's views on ponies are
always strongly anu !ololOly &
pressed long may II sHiile 10 lis IL
o'AtT' Oh inc i'@'ii""y u GUY 'o'''
IcaSiJ performed.
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voice 'i'o Nel'"''''S'i ''0Ne' - i''' IA
power the party OF protection to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-04-18

Fresh milk delivered at your door every
day III patent glass milk jars at eight
cents quart. Dec. Is,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-12
Treatment of Roup.

How many beginners can tell what
roup is, and give the principal symp-
toms? strictly speaking it is a disease
of the air passages, caused by cold.
1t is very contagious, and generally, if
not properly attended TO, is fatal. It's
peculiar symptoms are very offensive
discharge from the eyes and nostrils.
face badly swollen, with general de-
bility. A. soon as a case of this dis
case is discovered. the bird should be
Immediately separated from its mates
and placed under the following treat
ment: Wash the head and nOstrils
with CASTLE soapsuds, and with weak
alum water, or a solution OF chlorate
OF potash. After a day or two, battle
the head and nostrils in whisky or
diluted spirits of camphor, and give a
good strong dose of cayenne pepper in
a warm cooked mash for morning and
evening meal. II the patient will not
eat force some down its throat. In
ject into the nostrils and throat Labar-
raque's solution Ito be had at drug
stores). diluted in four parts water.
Keep the fowl in warm, quiet and
clean quarters. away from all drafts
the prime cause-and it will speedily
recover. If you have a warm. we'll
ventilated hen-house, kept clean and
comfortable. you are not apt to be
troubled with this dreaded disease =
paio Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-12
PIGS AND SERVIANS.
A Country In which Pork Constitutes the
Real Industrial Wealth.

"A country ia Wblch Pofk constitutes the
Real Industrial Wealth.
Men and women alike wear huge
sandals with a wilderness of straps
bound about the leg up to the knee,
and the women display multi-colored
aprons worked by themselves, short
skirts, and short, thick-quilted jackets,
with a gaudy lxerchief over their hair.
The aprons aforesaid are among the
few pretty objects a traveller can take
away with him from Servia as speci-
mems of native industry. They arc
worked in a sort of spurious Turkish
style. and, though rough in material
and crude in color, are effective as
chair or small table covers. The best
product of the country is the Prot
carpet, worth about a ducat or ten
shillings a square meter The designs
are extremely pretty, and the rugs,
without being so heavy as Persian, or
so ragged and scant in the web and
wool as Caramanian, wear forever.
The manufacture of these is entirely
confined to Prot. near the Bulgarian
frontier, from which place they take
their commercial name. The real
in its pigs. Out of popu-
latiOn of nine millions, seven
millions walk on four legs with an
independent air, a sort of "a pig and
brother assumption of co-egual rights
and privileges The Servian pig is
certainly a remarkable animal, and no
other pig is so self-assertive, so strong,
or so hairy as he. We have seen one
of them. while driving along by the
side of his master. insist on alighting
where he pleased, which happened to
be over the splash-board. No persua-
sion or argument could induce him to
alter his mind, and it YVES not till he
had tripped up the pony and upset the
cart that he was satisfied. The ma
ture hogs coat is of a deep red brown
and as curly as retriever's. turning
to long gray bristles down his back as
he advances in years. His presence is
everywhere visible or audible. He
crops out on every hillside and from
every thicket and copse, and lines the
banks of the Danube in hundreds, while
the train that carries you away from
Belgrade will cross tracks packed with
squealing pOrkers and taxing magma
ton to conceive by what ingenuity the
beasts were ever induced to enter and
be penned. When we remember that
King Alexander's great-grandfathe
was a swineherd at Takovo, we must
further allow the pig his niche lin Ser
Wan history to add TO his commercial
importance and artistic value. --Satur-
day Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-12

They won't come back In hurry
we've got the guns. amingnition anc
the rest of the plumber. grimly re.
marked Bunyap. And they didn't
Dick was relieved to find that the
four redskins got out from under a
second before the boulder struck.
They must a thought the devil
showed il over onto them" said
Bunyap, "for they started on the dead
gallop through the gap like he were
clos't to their heels.
Mr.. Morrison had finished the
brandy on their return and felt happy.
30 much so that when Dick introduced
himself and casually mentioned that
he was making money in cattle hand
over fist, the millionaire greeted him
with effusion.
''Only l wish'd you'd taken better
aim with that boulder and mashed the
whole covey," he said. regretfully.
Dick said nothing. The one he had
shot weighed heavily on his mind. iusti-
fable as was the deed. Four would
have been as crushing weight as
the boulder itself. And he inwardly
returned thanks.
A prospecting party that happened
along on the following day helped
them bury the dead and hitched spare
mules to the reloaded wagon. Lick
accompanied Millionaire Manning to
his lodge where, to his wild-eyed
amazement and delirious delight, he
found Doris established as mistress of
the manse for few weeks.
Six months later Dick repeated the
question whose answer made such a
radical change in his life; and Million
aire Manning, who had been making
private inquiries as TO Dicks prosI
poets, shrugged his shoulders before
replying-"Yes."
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tion, and his blood was at a white
heat of wrath by reason Of what lay
under the slit wagon-tilt. And with
no very definite purpose in mind he
tethered his pony. after which, imitat-
ing as far as possible the stealthy
steps of the old trapper. who has done
duty for so many years in dime and
half-dime literature, he made his way
through the night shadows in the di-
rection of the distant campfire.
This proved to be built in a deep
rift of the irregular-shaped bluffs, and
it was but the reflection that he had
seen. The tall form of half-uaked
Indian, rifle in hand. standing sentinel
like in the entrance. was unpleasantly
silhouetted against the blaze, which
effectually precluded a further re-
connoissauce in that direction.
Now, with the going down of the
sun, the sky had cleared. And as Dick,
crouched behind clump of sage
brush, watched the sentinel with a
thorough sense of his helplessness to
do more, the full moon began creeping
slowly up over the edge of the wide
plain he had traversed but a few hours
before.
Higher and higher climbed the
great oval shield which. to use a
strictly original phrase, ''bathed every
thing in a flood of silvery light
a clump of sage bushes included.
But the same moon-rays illuminat-
ing the face of the bluff show Dick
how, concealed from the eagle-eye of
10, he might ascend to the top and look
directly down ON the campfire. So,
having wormed himself cautiously
around a convenient angle, Dick be-
gan his upward climb.
Like most things it was far easier OF
accomplishment in theory than in
practice. And to accomplish it noise
lessly was most difficult of all, owing
to bits of shale and rock that t0ould
go rafting down the irregular steps
he was climbing.
But Dick finally reached the summit
with "barked" knees and torn cloth
ing. Resting little while to get his
wind he crawled forward till he
reached point which should directly
overlook the camp below.
But TO his disappointment a sand.
stone boulder. dislodged by some con-
vulsion of nature. rested almost on the
verge of the bluff just where he had in
tend TO peer over.
Getting round to one side, Dick fiat
tened himself out on the brow of the
bluff and. craning his neck forward,
| looked down.
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STARTLING FIGURES,
A Mathematical Genius Describes How
Life Is Made Up.

A Mathematical Genius Describes How
Life Is Made Up.
A man whose head is bullying with
mathematical problems has figured out
the disposition of every hour of the
daily life of an average man, and tells
just how many hours a man of fifty
years has devoted to his toilet, meals
or newspaper. Let us assume" said
he, THAT the sleeping hours of an
average man will number eight daily.
This Is One-third of his time, 20 in
fifty years your man will have slept,
all told, sixteen years and eight
months. The man who is shaved daily
at fifty years probably had his face
scraped not oftener than three times
per week at twenty-five years. while
during his eighteen years a razor
never touched his face Say that
the semi-centenarian has averaged
two shaves week for fifty
years, and that will give
800 scrapes in the half century. At
an average of fifteen minutes per shave
the time devoted to this one small ele-
ment Of life will run up TO fifty-nlne
days and nine hours. If man should
not shave in fifty years. and then at
tempt to make up his proportion ali at
once he would have to shave night and
day for nearly two months.
The average man, who is not limited
to twenty minutes for dressing, break
fast and catching the train, consumes
about thirty minutes in getting inside
his clothing in the morning. Half an
hour per day for fifty years would
amount to one year. fifteen days and
five hours, so that If a man should
dress himself at the start in life for the
whole fifty years he would pass two
weeks beyond his birthday anniver-
sary. and this means working twenty
four hours per day. A bath should
precede dressing, however, and
twenty minutes day for that
purpose would put a man in
the tub for eight months. thir-
teen days and eleven hours out of the
fifty years. For other demands of the
morning toilet allow ten minutes per
day, or four months, FIVE DAYS and
twenty hours in half century. Why,
just a single minute every day spent in
hunting for a collar-button means twen-
ty days and fourteen hours in the
course Of fifty years.
"Half an hour for breakfast. forty
minutes for lunch and an hour for din
ner amount to five months, FIVE days
and nine hours of eating In fifty years
~ life. A man who lives away up in
the Twenty -eighth ward, and spends
an hour each day jogging to aud from
business in horse-car, may not re-
alize IL, but it is nevertheless true IT, at
in thirty years. on year. three months.
one day and six hours of his time will
go in that way. When a man reckyns
his tine as worth 80 cents IN hour, il
seems rather rough to think that il
takes 1882 so worth every year TO get
TO business and back home every DAY.
PHILADELPHIA Record
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PLAIN STRAW HATS.
WAYS to Adorn and RejuveDate These
Useful Articles of Apparel.

WAYS to AdOrn and RejuveDate These
Useful Articles of Apparel.
White hats can be cleaned, if not too
badly sunburned, by scrubbing them
with water into which half teaspoon
full of ammonia is poured. With the
hand they can be neatly drawn into
shape, the crown being drawn over a
small crock the right shape, and placed
in the sun to dry. If droop is to be
given to the brim, it must be tied in
that shape and hung.
Hats too badly sunburned to clean
can be nicely colored with aniline dyes
and then given a coat of shOe-polish.
A black hat that has become rusty can
be made to look quite fresh by this
process.
II you wish the hat any other color
except the black, do not use any thing
but the dye.
All colors OF hats are trimmed this
summer with white silk null rose:tes.
with bard around the crown.
For little girls. long ties of the same
material are tied under the chin. a
daisy chain is quite pretty for a tiny
girl
Feathers should not be used for
small girls Few people use hats for
girls under seven, as they are so
much in the way, the white null caps
being preferred.
If the outer rows of braid are
nd
or two of fancy braid around in its
place If you lower crowns or make
any alteration in the straw, do 1t be
foro you clean it, as it will show less.
The coarse, straw hats worn on
farm are very pretty trimmed with
soft, cotton null, for ordinary wear
through the hot weather and for picnic
purposes. These hats are called the
Buckeye, and are made of fine shaw
ings. II the brims are lined with pink
or blue chambray they will last much
longer. For morninr wear, market
and as the accompaniment of a ging-
ham suit, they answer the purpose
quite as we'll as something more ex-
pensive.
The vexed question OF hats in large
family is quite a problem during the
summer.
The simpler these articles are for
little children the more becoming they
are. It should, in tact, be the simplest
thing in the little girls wardrobe. -
Farm and Fireside.