The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-08-14
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

Der of Commerce at the court house at
5o'clock p. H., Friday.
SAYS an exchange: The man who
abuses himself by getting drunk should
be arrested for cruelty to animals
hOg(sl.
What did that horse ever do to you
thai YOU should torture him so with
that checkrein? asks the editor of Farm,
Stock and Home.
People who run down. their Locality
should remember that such talk sets
sensible people to wondering why they
don't move out.
There is a law surprising plain,
And this is not at all surprising,
1t made men rich, and will again,
Ii is the law Of advertising.
New tobacco is coming in quite free
" and sales at all our warehouses are
heavy considering the season. All
grades are selling well.
Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. Pettigrew, of
Shreveport. La, are here Oh visit to
relatives and friends. stopping with
Mr.. l.. =. Howard. Mrs. Pettigrew's
father.
An exchange says it will interest
farmers to learn that teaspOOnful of
pulverizcd alum and chimney or pipe
SCOT will instantly relieve a cow bloated
from eating green clover.
". b. Coppedge, one of Franklin
cOunty's successful farmers, is here to-
day with tobacco at Cooper's. He al
ways has a good article and never fails
to realize good prices for it.
Mrs. Gardens public sale of house
hold and kitchen furniture, &C.. will
be held Saturday,, 10th. Sale will take
place OIL the premises. Persons inter-
ested should not fail to attend.
Need we call your attention to the
large and attractive advertisement of
COoper's warehouse. which appears on
the opposite page? You cannot fail to
see it if YOU turn to the inside pages OF
the GOLD LEAF
1t is said that twenty drops of car
bolic acid evaporated from a shovel will
Danish flies from room. \ small
piece of camphor gum held over a lamp
till it is consumed will do the eXtradi-
ton act also. Try it if you are troubled
with these pests about the house.
We ask pardon OF our brother Hall
of the Weldon News for not giving him
his title of :. Major" when we acknowl-
edged his friendly call last week, when
Ell route for Nays Head. Skies bright
eh: Elizabeth City Economist.
We suspect there was fair oman
ahead at any rate Eli. Major?
1t is an old saying. but true, thai
delays are dangerous. SO subscribe
i0r the GOLD LEAF, a paper that ha:
advocated and supported everythin:
that ii conceived to be calculated to ad
vance the interest of Henderson ant
Vance county since it was established
now more than eight years and hal
ago.
There are two points of excellence
about the GOLD LEAF upon which
receives many very tiattering compll
ments its neat, clear print and tn
handsome and attractive style i'll whlcI
its advertisements are set. And W
have ample material to get up goo
many more Just like those in the pape
already.
Your business won't move along un
less You keep pushing it. One way
push it is by advertising. Select
newspaper with a large and CROWN
circulation, like this paper, for instance
Change your advertisement occasion
ally and leave nothing to what is calle
luck" and you will always be wha
Is called ''lucky."
Mr.. Elias Carr. Jr., of Edgecomb
county, is here this week with tobacc,
selling at COoper's warehouse. Nj
Carr is new beginner so to speak, bu
his experience so far has been such q
to warrant that he will soon rank as
successful tobacco grower as well ;
one of the leading and most intelliger
cotton planters of his county.
The dealer who says advertising dot
not pay has expected it to make fo
tune for him in few weeks. An
worse than that. some people nh
have never given the matter of new
paper advertising so much as tri
make up their minds that it does IL,
pay. They should at least give thin
a fair trial before condemning it.
Il pays 20 advertise towns as well ;
The private business of individuals, NJ
The GOLD LEAF has always endeavor'
10 do its part in making Henderson al
Vance county better known to the GU
Side world. See the advertisement c
lhe fourth page of this paper and the
send 1t abroad and put it in the ham
oi some one who may be looking for
good location.
0ooper's warehouse leads all othe
M number of pounds sold and his
prices paid the farmers.