The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-11-14

more successful as canyassers or raisers
OF money than men? 1t is an impregnable
sort OF fellow that one of thef sex can't
down on deal of that kind.
A dog-in-the-manger policy never yet
helped town. There is some of that
policy used in Henderson as well as else
where, and it should be dropped. There
is absolutely no sense in pursuing such a
| course.
Energy will do anything that can be
done in this world, and no talents, no
circumstances, no opportunities will
remember that. 1t is by steady and per-
sistent application that success is
achieved.
Ii you wish to pay your subscription
in wood, we will be glad to receive it. 1t
is the same as the cash to us as we have
to buy wood as well as other supplies and
necessaries of life. And now is the time
to bring it in before it gets cold and the
roads bad.
When you see man coming out of the
postoffice with a smile on his face and
copy of the GOLD LEAF in his hand, you
can bet your neck he's all right He
knows where he is going and what he is
going to do when he gets there. He
reads the advertisements.
The Painesvillo Democrat has evidently
} been observing some of it's exchanges
closely. 1t says:
The man of essentially mean and vic
ious instincts, no matter what his pre-
:, tentions, cannot be the editor of a news
= paper very long without betraying his
/ real character.
i Keep out of debt if you possibly can,
and do not give mortgage ifyou can by
= any means get along without it. Mort.
gage is the spectre that haunts the farm.
er's every moment HecannOt get ahead
: of it; he cannot leave it behind. 1t is
with him always, even unto death, and it
, is the legacy he leaves to his children.
There is one editor who is esteemed as
highly and treated in the same manner
as the local preachers some times are
The editor of the Waynesville Neus was
: pounded by the appreciative citizens o
/ that town. In most places the editor
f gets "pOunded' by some unappreciativt
0 citizen-when the other fellow don't gel
d licked.
y Howmany persons will go to the circus
e tomorrow "just to take the children tt
S see the animals do you suppose? Dom
Il dodge the responsibility that way. Conn
f out like a man and say you go because
-. you like the circus and never miss an OPP
. portunity to witness the high kicking
} antics of the short skirted female ride
y and trapeze performer.
=, The Murphy Bulletin speaks Of a prac
> tice that we suppose is in vogue in ever.
: town, when it says:
,, 1t does look rather queer to see bus
l. ness men in a progressive town writing
b out legal notices and lacking them abou
G on other peoples property, rather tina
o use the newspapers OF their town to Civ
" publicity to these notices.
D Your friends at a distance would be d.
d lighted with a present of year s sui
Or scription to the GOLD LEAF. Besides a
q the family reading, general news and mis-
- cellanv. it is like a letter from the fren d
''i here every week Some of our reader
~ subscribe for more than one copy OF tn
paper and have an extra one or two sen
to some friend Or relative at a distanc
in The leaves are falling. The trees al
~ left bare to brave the winds, rains an
ice of winter But the buds will CON
III forth again with the sunshine an
" warmth of spring. They are now stri]
et ped of their foliage, but they are not III
protected. He who tempers the wind
,,s the shorn lamb has provided bark ft
1n ' the protection of the tree.-Reidsui
ar- Weekly.
The man who advertises as rule sci
,o- goods cheaper than the one who do
~ not. Why is this? is asked by some on
rS and the answer comes back that the
. vertiser sells more goods therefore he ca
afford to sell for smaller profit, and tt
nd one who is too close to advertise h
nd goods, is too close to sell for a smt
les profit. Put this in your pipe and smo
it. Washington Progress.
on We are pleased to know that our {
his teemed friend W. H. Gregory, Esq,
csc Oxford, has so far recovered his heal
and strength as to be able to resul
,rv work in the newspaper field again
! :, has taken q position as advertising
Tho licitor for the Orphans Friend. with t
claims of so good a paper to represe
his fine abilities will be displayed to go
AN advantage we are sure.
we Mr.. James D. Elan, who is well knoN
''' to the trade of Henderson, has accept
a position as salesman at ). Il Z. W;
col kins'. He is to be congratulated up
hts having identified himself with such
tly good house, while they IN turn are i
tunate in securing his services. He b
Gov. an extensive acquaintance, is ha
III ~ worker and will make his influence
,rk, lor Soou "po'' ''''''
+ doubt.
y . Christmas will soon be here and we s
IONS TO our merchant friends now is the tt
ond to put in your bid for the holiday ira
nov You have only few weeks in which
reason with the public, telling it OF
the cheapness and good quality OF "
ully goods. People want to know what
until have got before they come to see y
Is of Tell them through the GOLD LEAF wi
YOU have and give them kind invi
s;no ton to come and see you.
IS at The GOLD LEAF has already adver
that to the fact that it would be good /
low tOhave all the streets in town designa
by having the names OF each pla1
/, 90 lettered on small board and posted
and at the crossings. The lmproven
o ,, would be considerable while the
o ,,nt would be but little. Will not the q
"o' missioners and Mayor of the town h
this thing done? 1t would be CON-
the fence the citizens would appreciate.
SO W Mrs. Irene Hicks Harrington, daugl
p po,, of DIR. J. W. Hicks, formerly OF Gran
e' county, but now of Orlando, Flor
died at her home in that city Octt
ltion 2Sth. as we learn from the South Flo
eady Sentinel Mrs. Harrington was well KIN