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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
To Encourage Manufacturing.
Wilmington Messenger

The Chamber ofIndustries last even
ing took two steps forward in the mat
ter of inviting and encouraging new
manufacturing enterprises in the city of
Wilmington, especially, and for the
incorporated towns and cities of the
State in general.
The first proposition requests the
Legislature to propose an amendment
to the Constitution authorizing incor-
porated towns and cities in North
Carolian to exempt from local taxation
the capita! property and plant devoted
to manufacturing purposes.
This is right, and SO Ear as we know,
Wilmington is the first city in the
State to move in the direction ind!ca-
ted. TO cities and towns situated as
she is, this is necessary move. Our
city tax rate Is practically prohibi-
ton of manufacturing industries. The
tax rate here is one and three quarters
per cent. Added to the State and
county taxes, the burdens of taxation
in Wilmington proximate three per
cent. The profits of manufacturing,
except in some of the novelties protec-
ted by patents, generally are not large
now -adays, and competition is daily
rendering them smaller. Men will not
embark their money, industry and en-
terprise in experimental undertakings,
where the rate of taxation sets the
chances against them. A margin ol
one and three quarters per cent. may
be sufficient to wreck an enterprise at
the beginning, which otherwise might
ultimately turn out handsome sue
cess. Three per cent. is an obstacle SO
formidable as to deter the most enter
prising and ambitious from investing
in manufacturing buildings and ma
chinery.
1t is certain that if North Carolina
towns and cities arc to thrive as manu-
featuring and industrial centers, the
capital, property and plant SO employ
ed must go free of excessive local taxa
ton. Other States have practised this
exemption, and grown great, powerful
and rich. Instead of drying up, theil
public treasures have overrun from the
contributions by increased populations
which acquired and created new and
additional properties for taxation. Il
is only necessary to instance Georgia
and Pennsylvania.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

Wilmington Star.1

We have had for some days and
have read part of very valuable
work just issued by the National Bu-
reau of Education entitled "The His
tory of Education in North Carolina"
by Charles Lee Smith, native of our
State, and Fellow in History and Pol
itics in Johns Hopkins University. We
purposed writing Of this interesting
and instructive volume at length, but
other matters have drawn us off at
present and we can only hurriedly re-
fer to 1t now. 1t is a credit to the
judgment and ability OF our young
friend, and will do good at home in
telling our people of many things of
which they had no knowledge, and it
will do good abroad in correcting false
impressions and in answering the ig-
norant criticisms of certain Massa-
chusetts writers who affect to "know
it all, and yet who are extremely ig-
norant of historic facts connected with
North Carolina. We thank Mr.. Smith
for the thoroughness of his work and
in a few days we hope to give due at
tention to some of the important facts
embodied in his excellent "contribu-
ton to American Educational Histo-
ry." The following sketch of him is
furnished the Raleigh News- Observer
by DR.. Stephen D. Weeks, another
young North Carolinian, who is de-
voting much of his time to historic in
vestigation and composition, and who
gives promise of future distinction and
usefulness. He says:
"Mr. Smith is young man to have
done such good work. He was born
in Granville county, N. c., August
20, 1865, and is son of DR.. L. Tur-
ner Smith, now of Durham. He was
graduated at Wake Forest with the
degree of B. S. in 1884; during the
fall of that year he taught for Fray
& Morson, in Raleigh; in January,
1885, became assistant editor of the
Biblical Recorder, and continued as
corresponding editor during 1886. In
January, 1886, he entered the Johns
Hopkins University as graduate
student; was University scholar, 1886
'87; Fellow in History and Polit-
ical Science, 1887-'88, and is now
Fellow by courtesy and instructor in
History. He takes his doctors de-
gree in June, and on March Ist, will
become General Secretary ofthe Char
ity Organization Society of Baltimore
City.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
Make Every Man His Own Mark.
biblical Recorder.l

Let the young man learn to develop
his own native talent, his own mother
wit, and by proper use of superior ad-
vantages, confer honor On the mother
who bore him and on the father from
whom he sprang, in letting them be
heard in the pulpit, on the rostrxm, in
the political arena, or wherever in
Gods providence his work may lie.
You greatly resemble them because
Ged intended it, and you cannot help
it. What right have you to dishonor
your own mother, in losing your in
dividuality in another mothers son3
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
THE STATE GUARD.
AIDED BY THE LEGISLATURES.
The Bill Appropriating $4,000 to the
State Guard Becomes q Law.
Wilmington Messenger.1 ]


We congratulate the Legislature on
the appreciation the majority of the
two houses have shown by the passage
of the bill appropriating five thousand
dollars to the State Guard, and the es-
tablishment of a permanent encamp-
ment for perfecting in the military
drill, and training and perfecting the
State militia.
The institution of the State Guard,
as limited military force Of the State,
to be kept in a,high state Of efficiency
as the nucleus for the organization OF
the whole militia of the State, in the
event Of need therefor, was a happy
consummation. 1t has given us an ef-
hcient, we'll drilled and finely dis
ciplined military force, always ready
and in easy call for any emergency,
while it relieves the masses of our
people from the annoyance of the an
nual musters that were required under
the old militia system, when the law
compelled all able bodied persons, be-
tween eighteen and forty-hve, to turn
out once year, armed and equipped,
for the annual drill of the State mill
tia, by districts, and occasionally for
general muster at regimental head
quarters.
Under that system we had no eff
cient militia, and in an emergency the
civil authorities could not have de-
pended upon the military power of
the State for effective aid in the exc
cution of the law, the maintenance of
peace or suppression of disorder. But
all that IS changed now. We have
distributed over the State, fine military
companies of young, vigorous, enthu-
siastic men, proud of their organiza-
ton, armed and equipped in all re-
spects as the soldiers of the United
States Army, and upon the request of
the civil authority, and at command
of the Governor, can be thrown and
massed in any portion of the State in
few hours.
This is our guarantee for the peace
of the State. 1t is the great protect
ing arm which North Carolina has
thrown around the women and child
rem conscious of the power and Sc
curity of which, we live and move un-
disturbed, without apprehension of Or
ganized violence or dangerous disorder
from any source or quarter.
The legislature has done we'll to sup
port and promote the efficiency Of the
State Guard, and those who, from
want of understanding, have opposed
what better intelligence insisted upon
and secured, will not have long to
wait to be convinced of the terrible
mistake that would have been made,
could they have had their way.
The selection and acceptance of the
site at Wrightsville, for the Encamp-
ment ground rendered to the State in
fee simple, was fortunate in all re-
spects. The three railroad systems
concentrating here, through their con-
nections with the other Ohe Richmond
and Danville) permenate the whole
State, and will bring the military COM
panies to this point more readily and
with less cost than to any other point
on the coast.
The location is admirable for the
seacoast battery which the general
Government is to establish for us it
is pleasant, attractive and healthy,
and within fifteen minutes, by rail, OF
the largest city in the State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
HAPPY THE MAN.
BY CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.


Happy the man who in some rural glade
Contented dwells nor of its confines tires !;
The rich, sweet-swelling soil upturning
with his spade
Where the dark earth, with little toll is
To yield sufficient for his few desires.
The rush and turmoil of the greedy town,
Its sin and pride and shame to him un.
known;
Nor beggar's whine. nor surly mammon's S
frown,
Nor drunkard's oath, nor ruined virtue
moan.
Instead. the morning pulsing full with life,
O'erhooded with the varied songs of
The pure. fresh air with scents of flowers
rife
Nor discord here; nor sound of sordid
strife.
But eIoquence without disturbing words.
With swelling breast he rcams the dewy
meads,
The meanest fow'r his Joy and tender
care
The winds that, murm'ring, stir the
tangled reeds,
Fit orchestra adapted to the needs
OF Natures drama acted for him there.
Of castle massive often he has read,
OF mosque, of temple and cathedral
grand
Yet turns for beauty to the fields instead,
Finds some new pleasure whereso'er he
treads.
In meadow, wood or on the yielding
sand.
The cliff abrupt; the rivers silver flow;
The eagles flight; the tempest-ridden
The cleaning salmon swimming to and fro
In quiet pool, the tinlid, graceful roe
ALI dear companions of his student mind {.
For him the peace of close converse with
God,
To him the door of Nature opens wide;
The woods, the hills, the daisy sprangled
sod
He loves them all-where others blindly
He moves serene-his being satisfied.
Amid such scenes his gentle life is passed,
The ward Of Wisdom, learning what is
best;
His creed to love, his church the vauled
In contemplation riches at the last
He falls asleep upon kindly breast.
-ArEG1lsGao IrGDeter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
Julian Carr for Railroad Commissioner
fLetter In Durham Plant. I

l believe one of the strongest points
in Mr.. Cars character, that semi
nently qualities" him for the position,
is prudence. Never would he act until
every one had been heard and every
circumstance fully weighed, but when
he once reached right and just de-
cision he would see it carried out if a
thousand obstacles opposed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
A VERY FUNNY MAN
WHO HAS A WORLDWIDE REP
s4-~ UTATION.
c. B. Lewis the Famous Humorist of
the "Detroit Free Press"

As our readers would doubtless like
to know something of the most famous
humorist of the day, we present the
below excellent Hkene S and the fol-
lowing admirable sketch by Edmund
Kirke, lately published in Haxpey's
M0nkAIy Magazine ::
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
Eager Eyes of Capitalists on Reidsville.
Ti'he TiueS1

The eager eyes of capitalists are
turned towards our magic city of 5000
souls, and the Times trusts that our
people may come closer together in
Interests than ever before.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That forced sales of property by executors
or administrators do not always bring the
best results, and that any arrangement
which will prevent such sales until the
property can be sold for its value is very
desirable.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That policy OF Life Insurance affords
ready money available for the wants of a
family i'll the event of the death of the pol
icy-hJidcr, and that the money collected
from the policy is often the only funds at
tho immediate command of the family.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That the proceeds Of policy of Life In
surance can be used to pay liens agaiusf
property which may exist in the event
he death of the owner.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That the proceeds of policy of Life In
surance will often aid all executor or ad-
ministrator in the settlement of an estate
and prevent All unfaVOlable sale of prop
erty to discharge the debts OF the deceased
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That policies in favor of wife or wife
and children are protected by a special
statue of the State against the claims Of
creditors or representatives of the husband.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28

That a pslicy Of Life Insurance made
payable to a wife can be collected by the
wife without the intervention Of all eXecu-
tor or administrator.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
Paine'S
Celery Compound

IS prescribed by physicians recommended by
druggists, endorsed by minister's, praised by
,lscrs. and guaranteed by the manufacturers,
rs a spring medicine which will do all that Is
claimed for IT, Use it this spring. and see how
quickly II tones you up.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
AoT1TEH En00 a scientific food for inrdl-
ASS 'H'L6 WV ids, ,conrdkcsccHts relish L.

mn A1H0 DYcS Color Anyhfng aav CVler
DH"S"N N'| Siu3ts Durable, Economical
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-28
Purifes the Blood.

Full accounts OF wonderful cures made by
Paine's Celery Compound after other medicines
and the best physicians had failed, sent Tree.
There's nothing like it.
$50. Six for $500. Druggists
WELLS, RICHAkDs9E q Co., Burlington. Vt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
MARYLAND AND THE SALOONS.
The State Thinks About Following
Pennsylvania With High License.

A Baltimore special to the Philadelphia
Press, June 29, says: Many Of the least desir-
able class of saloon-keepers who were driven
away from Philadelphia by the high license
have settled in Baltimore, where the license
fee is only $50. This city has nearly 1000
saloons, of which about 2,s5O are licensed. 1t
has more saloons per capita than any eastern
city. The movement for high license is gain
ing rapid Roadway, and it will play leading
part in the coming legislature campaign. The
outlook Is decidedly promising, and the fight
Ii strengthened by the fact that Pennsylvania
and Delaware, with their bigh-licenss laws, are
furnishing lot Of low dive-keepsrs in this
state. The people will try to drive back the
invasion by a high-license Law Of their own.
The only means now to check the evil IL an old
law which makes the Judge withhold licenses
30 directed by the grand Jury. To-day the
grand jury Of this city sent in . list of promi-
nent saloons to be placed under this ban. All
Of them have violated the Sunday law repeat
eddy. Pennsylvania's experience has done
more to convert Maryland to high license than
all other arguments combined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
WERE LOVERS IN THEIR YOUTH.
He 10 Eighty-three and She Seventy
three, but They are Married at Last.

Society people in Port Jervis and Bingham
ton, N. Y, have uncommon interest in the mar
rage of two weil-known persons in their re-
spective towns who long since passed the sew
enty-year limit. The groom is Jos. Conkling,
aged eighty-three years, long resident of
Binghamton, and fne-looking and active old
gentleman. He has an ample fortune. The
bride is Mrs. Maria Edwards, Of Port Jervis,
aged seventythree years, and a remarkably
well-preserved and sprightly old lady. The
marriage rite was performed at the brides
residence by the Rev. s. W. Galloway, of the
Methodist church. More than fifty years have
passed since JOS Conkling and Maria Tuttle
were neighbors and lovers, living with their
parents near Batavia, N. Y. 1t was the old
story Of the penniless sutton frowned upon and
turned away by the maiden's well-to-do and
obdurate parents. The disappointed lovers
went their respective ways and found other
consorts, who, after many years, died. Thus
bereaved, and after many years of separation,
the old-time lovers met again by chance, re-
neved their VOWS, and were married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01

Gen. Simon Cameron's funeral ct Harris
burg, Pa, Saturday afternoon was character
lied by the greatest simplicity. A choir sang
several appropriate hymns and then Rev. DR..
Chambers, pastor Of the Pine street Prssby-
terrain church, conducted the services for the
dead. All the relatives except Senator
Cameron were present, ~ well - many people
from q distance, notwithstanding the general
impression that the funeral was to be private.
teudsSes we x.r more 0m ntns RersI1s N a.
Kansas; ex-Gov. Hartranft, Capt Norman
Fsrquhar, U. =. N; ex-Congressmen Rrmen-
trout and Barr; eX-Lieut.-Gov Black, Hon.
Edward Mcpherson, Gettysburg, and others,
The interment took place ct the Harrisburg
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
An English Syndicate Buying Shoe
Factories.

Marx J. WorthIey, who recently built q large
ons-story shoe factory in Lynn, Mass, said
Saturday that he was approached some time
ago BY Boston broker, representing English
capitalists, and asked IL he would sell to them.
After considering the matter for some time
he gave them an option on his plant They
subsequently made him an offer of SIPS, 600 for
the plant, stock. and good will, which he has
accepted, providing the terms and conditions
are satisfactory, which will be known ere many
days. While the writer was present Mr.. WORTH
ley was handed a cablegram stating that the
terms we're satisfactory to the other parties
1t is said that should the purchase be made the
same plan will be followed as in the case of the
brewery company, in which the foreigners will
own four-ffths OF the stock and Mr.. Worthley
the remainder. One of the stipulations will un-
doubleday be that Mr.. Worthley shall continue
in the management Of the business for at least
i've years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
AT WASHINGTON GROVE.

,ndence Of TIE EvrNrSo srln.

Correspondents Of THE EVENING star
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd, June 20.
The large amount Of rain during the past
month, together with SO much unusual cool
weather, has delayed the cottage owners from
taking possession Of their summer residenceA
From . hasty canvass it il found that the fol-
lowing have already arrived and settled down
here for the summer;
Grove Avenue-Mrs. q. O. Reid and son,
Warren r Choate and family, William W. s.
Dyre and family, W. Reddin Woodward and
wife, DIR. F. N. Ritter and family, Alfred Wood
and family, William Burris and wife, Mr.. Cor
don and family, Fred A. Gee and wife, J. W.
somerville and family, w. II. H. Smith and
family, II. B. Moulton and family, Mra u.
6hively, Robert Cohen and family, Mra II. II.
Carpenter, Rev. 8. r. Murray and family, and
DR.. W. Merriam and family.
Broadway-W. X. Andrews and family, Bor-
rows King and family, Irah Townsend and
mother, J. e. Briggs and family, Rudolph
johnson and family, Mrs Harbaugh, J. E.
Walker and family, I. N. Rollins and family.
and Thomas T. Hurdle and family and T. @.
Randall and wife at the hotel.
Circle-Dr. n. d. Peck and family, u. Lind
say and family, Rev. NJ. +. B. Rice and family,
R W. Dunn and family, Benjamin stinemetz,
IT,, and family, ]. C. Athsy and family, Capt.
W. r. Shucker and family, Rev. J. McKendree
Rsiley and family, DR.. T. @. Lockerman and
wife, and Mrs. Capt p. A. Rearick and chill
dren.
First avenus-w. b. Valiant and family,
Capt. Ripley and family, L. Dean and wife, @.
w. Ofutt and family, John L. Belt and
family, Mrs. " ID. Knott. Mrs. b. A. Wise and
family, Mrs. 7. B. Penicks and children.
I'd avenue-II p. Altschu and family and J.
z. Owen and mily.
Sd avenue-w a. 8. Jackson and family,
4th avenue-Judge Geo. L. Clark and family,
]. r. Mickle and family, A II. Doan and family,
]. W. Bowen and wife, Court Wood and family,
Chas. Spates and family, E. Potbury and family,
]. s. McCathran and family. G. E. Gartrell and
family, A: 7: Drake and family, Mrs. Miller
and Mrs. Nash.
5th svenue-J. z. Hill and family, A. z. Hill,
Miss -Newcomb, E. N. Willis and family, F. E.
Warning and family, Mrs. F. NJ. Selby and
family, Rev. DIR. Adams and wife, Mrs. 8. p.
Barnes and daughter, Mr.. Snifhn and family.
9Th avenue-C. NJ. c. Spooner and family.
Mrs. NJ Z. Dorsey, Jas. Harrison and family,
J. h. McCsthran and family, and E. d. Harvey.
II. II. Beard has recently been appointed
postmaster, and through the courtesy of the
Post Office department letter-boxes have been
furnished and in different parts of the
grove, from which the mail 10 collected ct
1870. $50 and 10 pm. for the city, and an
hvered at the grove at 7:35 and 11:11 am and
sos pm.
Mr.. Crump, the proprietor Of the hotel, and
Mrs. Dorsey. on Sixth avenue, have a goodly
number Of boarders.
There will be an excursion from the city to
the Grove on the 4th Of July. and in the after
noon 1t Is expected that appropriate addresses
viii be made by Rev. DR.. Corey, Of the city,
and Gen. Sampson. of Colorado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
LIQUOR WAR IN CINCINNATI.
A Judicial Decision Adverse to the Law
and Order League.

The Law and Order people, who have been
trying to enforce the law closing saloons in
Cincinnati on Sunday, received severe SET
back Saturday by decision Of Judge Outcalt
in the common pleas court The judge held
that struck juries in the police court illegal
This reverses the opinion Of the police Judge
and sets aside the convictions obtained against
saloon-men. 1t has been the custom to draw
juries from box containing names furnished
by members Of the city council. Most of the
names put in the box are those of ward poll
ticians or the element who patronize the
saloons. For this reason it has been found
almost impossible to convict any one. Judge
Ermston when he went ON the bench allowed
struck juries, made up of the best men in the
community, and the result was that every
saloon-keeper tried by such a jury has been
promptly convicted II Judge Outcalt had
sustained the lower court the saloonists would
undoubtedly have been compelled to give up
the fight against the law, but the return to the
old system gives them renewed courage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.

q The local circulation Of TIE EVENING
srAs is not only the largest and tlles, but IL u
also the BEST, since the paper goes not alons
into the hands Of the people Of he DISTRICT Of
Columbia - body, but regularly tsse e'str
hornss,-into the families II all slaasss, snd
into those Of the monsyspendins - veil -
the incorporating portion Of the community.
An advertisement In its columns therefore
rssshss the eye Of everybody worth reaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
VIM. O'Brien Again Arrested.

The government proclamation forbiddine the
holding Of nationalist meeting at Cork, yes
tsrdAy, was disregsrded, scattersd msstings
being held at several places in that city and
vicinity. The result was that WIN. O'Brisn, N.
r., and other speakers we're arrested. After
the arrest Of Mr.. O'Brien the crowd stoned the
police, who In turn charged upon the people
with drawn batons, doing very effective work,
Several persons we're injured, including Patrick
Obrlen, n. p, who shook hands with VIM.
O'brisn, and the latter was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
A Baltimore Mystery.

In Baltimore the body of . veii-dressed man,
about twenty-eight years Of age, was found
Saturday at Spring gardens, and besids him
vss lying hAlf-smpty boz Of rough on rata
The man had . sandy mussachs and full face
and was clothed IN . gray striped suit His
A. q Biggs had been appointed 3 school
teacher a. West Liberty, o6io county, ". Va
A letter addressed to "A. 8. Biggs, lf6s MARY
street Pisssburg, south Side, Pa" was also
taken from his p0ckstbook. The letter vas
Va The writer was evidently his sister.