The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-11-27


receives and opens all his new goods
he will show the largest and best Sc
lected line he has ever bought-and we
all know that he has always been up
with the times heretofore.
AS will be seen by reference to ad-
vertiscment Messrs. d. w. Hardee
and Il. J. Marston have bought the
teams and drays Of L. L. Howard and
will continue the draying business.
Promising strict and prompt attention
to the wants of their customers they
solicit share of the public patronage.
w. L. Chcatham, the popular young
up town druggist, does not propose to
be left on Christmas goods this season
he never has been-and is making
extra preparations to supply all his
customers in this line. He is getting
III lage stock and great many pref
ty things suitable for the holiday trade.
We are pleased to note that Mr..
Howard, our excellent harness maker,
is kept busy at work and has had a
good patronage this fall. He keeps
good assortment Of harness, saddles,
buggy robes, whips, &c, besides max
ing to order harness for carriage, buggy,
or wagon use, all Of which is Of the
best material and most substantial
character.
Major Harris pair of grays ran away
last evening hitched to a wagon loaded
with lumber. Coming down the street
i'll front of Mr. w. w. Reavis' they
ran into Mr.. Ira T. Harris buggy, in
which a cOlOred man was seated at the
time, completely upsetting and demol-
ishing the vehicle and breaking the
wagon also. Both drivers had mar
row escape The horses were unhurt
We take pleasure i'll calling attention
to the change in the advertisement Of
II. Thomson, the popular and sue
cesstul Montgomery street merchant
and provision dealer. Ho. not only
carries a large stock and is enabled to
sell at low figures, but is one of the
best and most reliable men to do bust
ness with. You always get l6 ounces
to the pound and SO inches to the yard
at ThomasOn's.
The successful advertiser not only
gives particular attention to the word
ing Of an advertisement, but is also just
as particular about its typographical
construction and display, SO that q
casual glance tells the story; while the
''nake up" and general arrangement is
pleasing and catches to the eye. An at
tractive advertisement cXcites the curl
Osity of the reader, and he reads to
satisfy his MISUNDERSTANDING
If any one needs to be put in prop
er frame Of mind for thoroughly niOy-
Ing Thanksgiving. he should read the
Double Thanksgiving Number of The
Ioufh's Companion, which is just cut.
From the artistic cover in three colOrs
to the Children's Page, it abounds with
seasonable things. including no less
than seven complete stories, one of
which was awarded Five-IIundred-
Dollar prize in the recent competition.
Long live the country editor. OBJ
scure though he may be. and unknown
outside Of the section whose news and
gossip he serves up in his own peculiar
style from week to week. his is Il life
of usefulness. There is probably no
class of workers who labor harder, de-
vote more time to business. and render
valuable service for smaller cOmpensa-
ton than the great brotherhood of
country journalists. -PrjRter'S Rerie,c.
In writing about the marriage of Mr..
j. T. Moss last week, we inadvertent-
ly credited another lady with being the
orGanist Of the occasion when we
should have said it was Miss Eva Ma
hone The mistake was quite natural
under the circumstances. and while we
do not corcedc that Miss Eva is second
to any one as Il skillful and accomplish
ed performer on that instrument. the
music impressed Us as being particular
" fine. although we were placed in
position where we could not see who
was the author of it,
The progressive merchant of to-day
owes his success to advertising; with
out it one might as well take down his
sign and invite the sheriff to walk in
and close up his business. The wisest
business men and the most successful
ones are those who keep their names
prominently before the public when
trade is good rs we'll as when it is dull.
Constant and continuous advertising,
gotten up in an attractive style. is like
the constant dripping of water upon
the lliuty rock; slowly but surely an
impression IS made.-Er change.
Ladies', for Furs in CapeS, MuffS, and
BoaS, CloakS, Wraps of every description,
and fine dress Goods, 60 to Wat kinS
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Hay and Salt.
Just received, Il car load of No. 1 Tim
othy Hay and ear load of Salt, which
will be sold Very cheap. Call and see me
before buying
nov % II. THOMSON.
Just received, Il full line of Carpets and
Rugs at the Bargain Store.
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1t settles all doubts Just to see Davis
X Rose : goods.
\ Skilltul Young Surgeon.
Our excellent young friend DR.. Arch
Cheatham. is attaining splendid rep
utation as a skillful and successful
surgeon in performing difficult and del
icate operations of the eye and ear, a
branch of study he has made a spe-
cialty Of. and is receiving many enco-
miums for his work in that line. He
is a young man of sterding worth of
character and untiring energy in his
business. DR.. Cheatham has placed
his endeavors to reach high standard
of excellence in his profession and all
who know him are confident he will