The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-21

Teacher-And when the prodigal sons
rather found that his son was lost to him,
what did he do? Willie, you may answer.
Willie-Advertised -E1cItange
1t will be too late to express reprets that
you were not represented in the special i'll
Illustrated issue Of the GOLD LEAF after it
has been published, Act noe, before it is
toe late,
Our rising young townsman DR.. Arch
Cheatham comes in for compliment at
the hands of Gov. Fowle also. He has
been appointed by that dignitary dele
gate to the Sanitary Convention at Mont
gomery, Ala, and should he go the GOLD
LEAF feels sure that he will reflect credit
upon both his town anc his State.
Our merchants with few exceptions tell
us that their trade has been better the past
fall and winter than for several years. We
are glad to know this, and are encourage
to believe that there is a bright future
ahead of the town if the citizens will use
the proper efforts TO bring about such. If
you can do anything to benefit your conf
munity now is the time to do SO.
The Adcancs believes too few of the
merchants Of the town advertise regularly.
They would get much better returns for
their advertising if they would advertise
all the year Wilson AdUance.
Same here. Good results cannot be OBJ
tanned from periodical advertising any
more than from periodical eating or sleep
ing. Of course continual advertising costs
more but it pays better. Ask those who
practice it.
We take this from the Carthage Blade
We commend the good sense of those
pretty manageable young ladies of a
Western town, who at recent convention
passed the following resolution 1--WE
will not marry anyone who is not patron
of the newspapers, for it is not only a
strong evidence OF the want of intelligence,
but that he will prove too stingy to pro-
vide for his family, educate his children
or encourage institutions of learning in his
community"
DR.. Geo l. Nowitzky, the interchangeable
and irrepressible, whom everybody knows
and likes, is in town this week dispensing
his famous Indian Tea to sick and needy
and shaking hands with his army of friends.
The second edition Of his book "Norfolk
and the Sound and River Cities of North
Carolina" is just out, and we'll gotten up
and most interesting and valuable publ
cation it is. A full page portrait of the
Doctor appears in it, and everybody who
sees it will want the book for this if moth
ing else.
New subscribers are being added to the
GOLD LEAFS subscription list at very
gratifying rate, while our advertising pat
ronage continues on the up grade. For
this we are truely thankful. We are in
clined to the belief that there are people
that appreciate a good local newspaper,
regardless OF. their party affiliations OF pre-
vious condition of servitude. This is en-
cOuraging to Us, and of course the more
patrons we have the better paper we can
afford to make. Still others will be made
welcome. We have room both in our sub
scription books and advertising columns to
accommodate more.
We notice some of our State exchanges
publishing the advertisement of fellow
in Topeka, Kansas, who offers what he calls
''Giant Cuban Corn" to farmers at 81 90 a
pound, and SO on up to S15.0 for % pounds.
He offered the "business'' to the GOLD
LEAF. We wrote him to send US guaran-
tee of the merits OF the article he had to
sell. and remit amount of our charges for
publishing his advertisement in advance,
or it was 10 60. That settled the matter.
We have heard nothing mere from him
When those papers that are running this
business get their pay the GOLD LEAF
would like to hear from them
A GOOD SELEcTIoN.-Our esteemed med
zeal friend DIR, Fletcher R. Harris has had
high compliment paid him by Gov. Fowle
in appointing him delegate to represent
North Carolina at the Southern Sanitary
Convention to be held in Montgomery, Ala,
March 5th. Dr.. Harris will probably at
tend He was for some time Superintend-
ent of Health for Vance county, and has
taken deep interest in all questions per-
tanning to public health. He is thoroughly
devoted to his profession, is man of pro-
gressive ideas, broad and liberal minded in
his views, and takes an active interest in
whatever pertains to his profession. The
appointment of DR.. Harris is good one.
Remember that A. J. Dinkins has first
class job Office and Will do your work as
nt,I hon in th1S TO