The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

Cuhuay was tie coolest day we have had
this winter. Many persons declare it was
| the coolest day they ever experienced in
| this climate.
One OF the most popular brands Of smo-
king tobacco put up by the Henderson
| Tobacco Company is the Gold Leaf" 1t
| is superior article and has an extensive
sale. Its popularity is easily accounted
| for.
Henderson Tobacco Company are ship
ping immense quantities Of their excellent
brands of smoking tobacco, and notwitli-
standing they are running day and night
with large force of operatives, are away
/ behind orders.
A. J. Dinkins, the artistic Job printer,
has just received new 3O-inch blade Peer
less paper cutter, together with lot of
other material for his Office. He is turning
out some excellent work in the way of to-
bacco labels. letter heads, etc.
What some of our North Carolina towns
need are missionaries to convert the citi-
zsns from their lethargy into activity and
life. We want more men Of energy, ca
pacity, public spirit and means to electrify
and rejuyenate the slow going, apathetic
Inhabitants.
The immigration fever has broken ou'
among the colored people in this section
| Numbers of them are arranging to go to
Arkansas and Mississippi to live in luxury
and ease as they think. Promises Of plenty
work at big wages look very enticing from
a long distance.
Read the advertisement of B. 1. Powell
| in this paper. He wants agents to sell key
tags and stencil plates. From $500 to
| So 90 a day can be easily made by active
agents. Boys ~ or Is years old can handle
the business and earn good money at it.
| Here is chance for those seeking light
and profitable employment.
| Crockett & Ellington have moved their
stock of goods to the store room on Mont
gomery street formerly occupied by j. H.
Lassiter & Son as their grocery department.
| 1t has been newly fitted up with shelves
and counters, nicely painted and is quite a
| neat and attractive store. The firm carry
full line of staple and fancy groceries.
J canned goods, etc.
The Henderson, n. G., GOLD LEAF is
about to publish 10000 copies of an eight
page edition with full write-up of that
city Send us one, Brother Manning
CAenoa (Hlinois) Gazette.
All right, Brother Hege. so good friend
of the GOLD LEAFS and of the South, GER
tainly shall not be forgot when we get
ready to send out such information about
fo1u nd i'm tn Law no.
fore the public.
The publisher Is hard at work on the
Forthcoming illustrated industrial issue Of
the GOLD LEAF. Already we lave re-
ceived several applications by mail for
copies of the paper from persons at dis
lance who are DESTROYS of knowing more
about this section. We call upon our
friends to help lis make this undertaking
grand success. You can help by your en-
enlargement, your assistance and your
patronage.
While "dress does not make the man"
it is never the less true that the style and
quality of clothing he wears has much to
do with the estimate placed upon him. Ele-
gance always combines ease with perfec-
ton of outline and nowhere can this ele-
gance be obtained to greater satisfaction
than at Barnes, Stainback & Co.'S Clothing
Emporium They are Offering great bar
gains now to make room for new spring
stock
Messrs. Meador and Knight, two enter
prising and clever business men of Farm
Vile, Va, will come to Henderson and en-
gage in business soon. They will occury
the store room lately used as j. n. Young
Zoos drug store and propose to carry a
nice line of ladies' dress goods, trimmings,
notions. fancy goods, &c. They come high
ly recommended as gentlemen of integrity
and good business capacity. The GOLD
LEAF will extend to them and their fami-
lies cordial welcome to II andersen.
We quote an exchange: Blessed is the
man who sitteth not in the seat of the kick
er nor mingles himself in the congrega-
ton of the mossback but his delight is in
| new railroads and brick blocks, and in
schemes to build up himself and his own
town. And he shall be like an evergreen
tree planted by the river of waters his
| leaf shall not witheI in the early fall like
the cottonwood, for the Eli Of the boomer
shall get there, but the kicker shall be left
, to hold the bag.
! Mr.. George NJ. Manning, of the compos-
! ing rooms OF the Wilmington Messenger
spent few days with friends and relatives
: in Henderson last week. He came to stay
longer but becoming home sick to see his
best--particular friend, he returned r
time to be ''home'' Sunday night. He rep.
resented the Messenger as doing we'll, and
certainly it deserves Success, for it is one Of
the most wide-awake, and progressive pa
pers in the South, ever alive to the best in
terests of Wilmington and North Carolina
Your business is such that advertising
will do you no good, you say. Well, is tina
any reason why you shoHld not contribute
toward the success of an enterprise tina
will benefit the town and community a
large? Do you not do business here? L
Henderson not your home? and do 20,
not get your living out of the business o
the town? Then why are you not interest
ed in the growth and prosperity OF tn
place in common with your neighbor Yo'
are, but selfshness will not permit you t
look at it in this light.
We observe that the bill to Incorporate
the Southern Exposition Society (witf
Messrs. P. NJ. Wilson, and W. II. S. Bur
gwyn and others as corporators) has passet
its third reading in the House. 1t is it
purpose to allow the holding of a perma