The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-08-21

In writing as well as SPEAKING ono
great secret of effective eloauence is to
say what is proper and stop when Won
have done.-Cokon.
Then some people of our ACQUAINTANCE
have not yet learned the Zone Great
secret OF effective eloquence.,' Mr..
Cotton.
Treat the professional tramp as
criminal. and bear in mind that thew
are nearly all PROFESSIONALS
vile Democrat.
That Is the kind Of treatment thew
generally receive when they strike
Henderson. A job in the street gang
Or berth in Jail are the only quarters
shown such gentry by Mayor Hicks.
''Can you tell me what kind of
weather we may expect next month";,
wrote a farmer to the editor of his
paper. The editor replied: at is
my belief that the weather next month
will be very much like your subscrip-
ton BILL" The farmer wondered at
what the editor was driving when he
happened to think of the word unset
tied He sent a postal note.-Er-
change.
Capt. L. r. Croker, County Super
intendent of Public Instruction requests
us to say that the Board of Education
will meet in his office, in the court
house, the first Monday in September,
at O'Clock for the purpose of examin-
ing applicants for the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, at Raleigh. Boys
and young men who wish to compete
for a scholarship will bear the time
and place in mind
| Owen Davis, the energetic and indie
fatigable young warehOuseman, testi-
fies to the value Of the GOLD LEAF as
an advertising medium. He says as a
result of the small local notice put in
the paper a few weeks ago, he has had
half dozen inquiries from parties in
different parts of the State. about the
stock Of drugs, fixtures, etc, he adver-
tised for sale, while he has rented both
his stores And in the future he is
going to show his faith by his works,
as will be seen later on.
Tobacco has grown to unusual size
this year. Mr.. r. Perry was exhibiting
a remarkably fine leaf just as it was
pulled off the stalk on his farm near
town a few days ago. 1t was IS inches
long and % wide, and weighed 4 Of a
pound. The stem was as large as a
mans thumb while the fibres were
nearly as large as ordinary stems. The
| leaf was thin and tOIOh apd Suoh to-
bacco is curing well Notwithstanding
it's bulky size. Another leaf on M.
Perry's farm measured three feet long.
Something New in the Trunk Line.
Every person needs a trunk be he tray
cling man or slayer at home. And in
this as everything else, 1.-THE best is al
ways the cheapest" The finest line OF
trunks ever seen in Henderson has just
been received at S. & c. Watkins. They
| have something new in the way of rolling
tray trunks, to which they call particular
attention. No lifting of the tray to get
into the bottom, and no turning it over
and upsettiDg everything in it. You
simply slide the tray back, and if you
want still more room all you have to do
is to raise and push back the front part,
folding it up SO to speak. There are six
different boxes or separate compartments
in the top and tray, making the whole
thing one of the most convenient and
best arranged trunks to be found. They
are made of good material, strong and
well built, and are lined inside with linen
instead OF paper. 1t is first-class trunk
in every respect and the price is very
reasonable Call and see them.