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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02
Are We to Have a Negro I'm the Post
office?

Are We to Have Negro I'm the Post
An effort is being made by negro
to get into the Henderson postoffice, it
appears. At the time change was
made in postmasters a couple of months
ago it was understood, and so charged,
that an understanding had been
made between the incoming Of
fetal and the colored Congressman
from this district, through whose in
fuenoe the appointment was made,
that the Henderson postoffice was to be
farmed out-that is certain negro was
either to be given place in the office
or he was to stay in the background
and have part of the salary. From
present indications it looks like that
agreement is to be carried into effect.
How will those white men who have
signed the petition of the negro, or
what is more to his advantage, have
given him a certificate of character,
whether with knowledge of his inten-
tons or not, feel when they realize
that they have helped to elevate him
to a position in the Henderson post
office? How can they explain theil
conduct? What excuse have they tt
offer? We do not understand theil
meaning. We thought the experience
of those who gave certificates of char
acter to the negro Satterwhite, which
he used in Washington in trying to Sc
cure the appointment of postmaster
was sufficient to put others on thei
guard. We cannot believe that thos'
who signed the petition in question o
gave him written endorsements as tt
character, desire negro in the post
: office, but they should at least know
what they are doing before acting il
the premises in matters of this kind
But of this, more hereafter.
Word of Thanks.
Having emerged from the rush of tn
l holiday trade, after the din OF the til
+ horns and the chattering of busy shoI
, pers have lulled into silence for the tim
/: being, desire to tender my grateful an
appreciative thanks for the very liberia
patronage given me. Ny trade has bee
: all that l could desire and ! would b
y doing violence to my feelings did | not il
this public manner express my apprecia
:; ton of and thanks therefor. | hav
d made many customers, and friends too
e trust, and want to make more.
Q shall continue to cater to the want
p of the public, carrying a general stock i
!, my line, and flatter myself to think ca
:. sell them goods as cheap as any one. Sc
; Letting continuance of the same genel
GUS patronage and pleasant relation
!. already established, I am, with the ses
+ sons greetings,
e Very Respectfully,
ASA FARRAR.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02

Leaks stopped in your roof by use OF
"Mineral Paint" Sold only by
S. & G. WATKINS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02
Notice to Trespassers.

The undersigned being in charge of the
farms owned by Col. Burgwyn in Vance
county begs to notify the public that all
said lands are posted, and all persons are
forewarned from hunting or otherwise
trespassing on the same.
I. F. BOWEN, MANAGER.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02

My prices are low, and can save money
to those who deal with me. Buying In car
load lots Flour, Meal, Meat. Salt. Nay,
Grain, Bran, Shipstuf, DC. get my goods
cheap and sell correspondingfy low.
statesmen &C. w. Williams and J..
Walter Hight
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02

Location excellent; instruction thorough;
prices low (board eight dollars) morals
strictly guarded. Address
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-02
Very Compliments to Him.

The best and safest-the Indemnity Bond
offered by ). Il. I DUNG.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
The Dog Had 10 Climb.

We were comfortably seated around the
hearth at Porter Lake, Pike County,
Pa, and the spirit of storytelling was
strong upon us, because the fishing had
been unusually good and the supper
bounteous. The flash and sparkle of wit
filled the upper air of the room as with
n fine aurora, and halo of calm bliss en-
circled the brow of each eptranced lis
tener. But first the drug and then the
antidote.
The benevolent Colonel drew us down
gently from the giddy heights with a
story of n coarse plebeian, locally known
as a catfish. Thus ran his tale:
A man and his dog went fishing in the
Mississippi. In short time the man
felt mighty pull on the line, and he
giant came slong peacefully enough I'M
til he happened TO change his mind, and
then he decided 10 double on his course
md take the man along. The faithful
dog seeing his masters danger, rushed 10
the lescue bravey enough. The willy
catfish, when he found the dog pursuing
turned upon HIM and terrified the dog
who incontinentlv turned tail and swan
vigorously toward the dry land, the cat
fish hotly following.
Presently the dog gained the land and
ran hast ly, the catfish madly surging
after him. The dog, sorely pressed and
fearing a painful death, in his extre NIFTY
climbed a tree, the catfish still pursu-
ing:
Hold on, hold chi" we cried, in chorus
dogs cannot climb trees.
Cant climb tree?" responded the
Colonel. But the catfish was close up
on him, and this dog had to climb. y
Forest and Stream.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
ApprOpriate Color.

During the Civil War, in the border
States the line of discord separated faith
err from son, husband from wife, and
brother from brother. 1t is hard for q
young American 10 understand the rancor
of those days, now that our flag flies over
a reunited country.
There lived in Baltimore at the time a
Northern man, stanch Unionist. whose
wifes sympathies were as strong on the
other side. Naturally enough, the wife s
relatives were bitter against their Yankee
brother in-law, and during ali the years
of strife made his life anything but COM
Portable for him.
Shortly afterthe surrender o. Richmond
he bought n new carriage, which CHANGED
to be lined with q gray cloth, the color of
the Confederates. The "unreconstructed'
sisters in la W praised the new carriage.
and were particularly loud in expressing
their admiration for the color OF the
lining.
oh" replied the gentleman, who had
hitherto patiently endured their scorn,
1T will do very we'll. 1t is a subdued
color F"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

A Milwaukee railway clerk, being very
anxious to get of" one evening when all
the men in his department were required
to work late. applied to his chief for per-
mission to cease his labors, but was fatty
refused. He went back 10 his desk. at
the far end of the room. and spent some
time experimenting as TO how little work
he could do. Finally an idea struck him.
He went TO a closet, secured some old
clothes. including coat and hat. and
soon had counterfeit presentment OF
himself seated upon his stool. Then he
quietly stole away, hoping that the dummy
would deceive his chief il the latter
visited that part Of the Office during the
evening, ami expecting to reach the
office the next morning in time TO take
down the man of odds and ends before
the arrival OF his chief.
lie was out late that night. however,
and did not reach the Office until late.
His chief, as luck would have it, reached
the Office quite curly, and the first thing
he did was to visit the desk of the cum
min clerk. He gazed with amazement
at the dummy.
whats that?" he finally asked.
Il hat, said, one of the clerks, why,
that's Jones, you know. "-MitaCaakee
Evening Wisconsin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
mAn Omaha Chief,

An English traveller in this country
wrote home lately that his first meeting
with one Of the aborigines was in IA art
academy in Philadelphia
Come, said my companion, i will
present you to an Omaha chief.
Il looked for q gigantic creature In war
paint and feathers, and saw small,
swarthy gentleman habited like myself.
We walked together through the & alleries.
He had not yet spoken. Would he NUT
ter savage gutturals, or talk like Cooper
red men of pale faces and setting suns
in blank verse?
The most interesting thing to me
which they have here, he remarked, in a
commonplace tone, lis a death-mask or
Napoleon
MY illusions crumbled away! The
savage hero was u man like other mem
He doubtless drank tea at five O'Clock and
read his newspaper on his way down
town."
How many Americans in England have
searched III vain for the typical, burly,
arrogant, high tempered Jonn Bull, and
how many Englishmen have sought in the
States for the stage Yankee, and failed to
find himl
We have all, probably, in our youth
crept with awe in the wake o I some poet,
hoping TO catch in his words some
sparkles of the divine fire, and have heard
him discourse of the price of cottons or
the gait of n horse.
Il remember" says Madame Jaubert,
my woful disappointment when great
philosopher, famous IN Europe, came TO
visit my father. l had pictured him lofty
and absorbed in his demeanor, wrapped
in his high thoughts like Socrates and
Plato. He was a little, slovenly man,
who kicked the cat and grumbled because
his chops were over done.
We all have in our minds in youth a
vague type of each class of human be-
ings. We love or hate them en- masse.
But when we meet the individual he
never seems TO belong TO his class. As we
grow older these diSappointments force
Us to donbt If there are any typical men
or women. The saint betrays some mean
little vice; the criminal shows that he
possesses noble traits. In this country
especially the chances which are open 10
every man cons taatly rub away the trade
marks of his class, and bring out his in
dividualty.
We slowly learn not to judge our
brother by our preconceived idea of him,
but TO meet him face TO face aud find out
the good there is in him.-YoUth's Com
pdniOR.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Walked Up EnecfuaIIy.

A lethargic, dormant condition OF the liver is
hardly TO be overcome with drastic cathartics
and nauseous cholagogues. A gentler, pleas
anter, and far more effective means exists Of
arousing the organ when somnolent. This is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, vouched for by the
medical fraternity, tested by the public for
many years. A resumption by the hillary or
gan OF its secretive function, with the activity
attendant upon health return to regularity OF
the bowels and renewal OF digestion, are the
no less happy and certain results of using the
Bitters systematically. Its laxative effect is
never painful and drenching, it's tendency being
rather TO perpetuate regularity than to produce
a copious action. Malaria, nervousness, debil-
ity. kidney troubles. and neuralgia, it subdues
effectually
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Misplaced Zeal.

Il was once sent to attend man who
had taken laudanum," said the doctor.
Il hurried to the place and found the
would-be suicide being walked up and
down the room as fast as they could walk
by two friends of his. AS they put him
down on chair for me to treat him one
Of them remarked: Awful glad TO soc
you, Doctor; we've been walking Jim up
and down for an hour and half It's
been terrible hard work to keep him alive
all this time
Il made slight examination; took my
hit and starte to 90, when one Of the
pedestrians said: What's the matter,
Doc; amt YOU going to give him any
thing?" He's been dead for an hour !
replied and left. San Diego Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
MARRIAGE.
when II IL Declared Failure by Men
aud Women.

Wnon ~ 40 declared nature Dy Men
aud Women.
Marriage is failure, the men say,
when wife thinks more of her rela-
tives than of her husband;
When a wife believes that her hus-
ban mnst love her whether she de-
serves it or not;
When a wife stoops to her husbands
level and tries to equal him in being
mean;
When wife fails to realize that pa
thence and gentleness are more natural
with her than with man;
When a woman marries for conven-
fence and pretends that she marries for
love;
When wife pays too much attention
to her husbands old vows and not
enough to the nature of the man she
has actually married;
When q wife insists that her husband
shall be as good as her mother, instead
of as her father;
When wife says that if her husband
earns $3 day he ought TO put 81. 90 of
it in her lap every night as "her
share"
When q wife who is not expected to
do any such work says in the presence
of the neighbors that she was not
raised that way, and will not saw the
wood:
When the wife blames all the trouble
on the husband instead of accepting
her share;
When a woman imagines that all the
women in the world are in love with
ha,. ,,1,,f, Of hue
When wife expects the fact that
she is mother to compensate for all
her failures.
Marriage is failure, the women say,
when man says he can not control his
temper when with his wife and children.
although they know he controls it when
provoked by large, muscular man
enemy;
When a man is liar and his wife
knows it;
When q man is liberal, and fair, and
cheerful with every one except his wife
When q man is fool enough to expect
that an angel would marry him;
When a man is patient and cringing
with men who do not care if they dis
please him, and inpatient with his sick
children;
When man expects that his wife
ought TO buy as much with 81 as he
himself can buy with 50;
When a man frets because his wife
did not love him before she knew him
When a man expects the fountain
to be higher than the head-when he
expects better home than he pro-
vides;
When a man blames his wife because
there is large family of children.
When man smacks his lips in recol-
lection of his mothers cooking, and for
gets that he had better appetite as a
boy than he has as man;
When q man believes that wife
should give all her time to their home,
and then wonders that she never has
any money of her own.-Atchison
Globe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
To Those Interested.
HASTINGS. Mich.. 40

HASTINGS, Mich, April 2, 1853.
Rheumatic Syrup Co.. Jackson Mich:
GENTs-This is 10 ce ~tify that l had been
troubled with rheumatism in al its form
for the past twelve years. and was confined
20 my bed at various periods from three 10
six months at time, and could get about
only by the aid Of crutches. | employed
several flrst-class phys clans OF this city,
none of whom effected cure or gave tenn
porary relief even.
About two years ago / was induced to
try Hi0bards Rheumatic Syrup. and. after
taking a few bottles / experienced relief.
and now consider myself cured. unhesi-
tatingly recommend this medicine for
rheumatism. i know what IL has done for
me. what physicians could not do, /. O..
cured me- OF rheumatism.
MRS. II. ]. KENTIELD.
Ask your druggist for it.
! certiiy to the above statement.
FRED J.. HEATH. Druggist.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Her Last ReUuest.

II have seen some laughable things,
too" said the Do tor. Human nature
comes out when people are very sick. l
was called in once to attend lady who
was taken suddenly i'll and was quite sure
she was going TO die. There was moth
ing very serious the matter with her, but
she was quite sure her end was near.
Doctor she said, L know l am going
10 die. Don't tell my husband, but let
me ask YOU one favor before l CO.
What is it,? / asked.
Whisper. Doctor Ask Mary TO fix
my bangs before they bury me. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
UoM's This

We Offer ne Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that can not he cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known + j. Cheney
for the Lass Il wears and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions, ana
financially able TO carry out any obligati ms
made by their firm.
Nest a iruax Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Welding, Kinnsn & Marvin. wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
L. II. Van Hoesen. Cashier Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is tax en- internally, acting
directly uuon the blood and mucus surfaces
of the system. Price &c per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
A Cautions Rej0inder.

An elegantly dressed woman asked tc
be shown some silk for gowns. and made
the unfortunate clerk hand down and un.
fold piece after piece without coming to
any decision. Finally she concluded she
would prefer some pat erns that she had
first Hooked at, which yolved the turn
ing over of the entire pile, and at last
asked:
Are you quite sure, sir, that this style
is worm"
1T was, madam, answered the clerk,
when you came in, but after the period
that has elapsed should not ike to say
for certain. "-,Judge,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
The Pretty Widow and Her Pretty

The motto Of the widow with the inter-
esting chill is, Train up child In the
way he should 60, and he will catch a
second father for himself" III you see a
woman leading child along the street
AMI you want TO know If she Is widow,
look at the child. Widows weeds dom
seem to be fashionable any more. / think
there ought to DO some kind OF divorces
cap. A man does not need one. lie
always looks single. But ii some inven-
tive milliner will think up a design for a
hat that will perm You 10 understand
whether a woman is a spinster, married
or divorced, she will stve men great
deal of trouble. The most trying thing
for a man to find out about a woman be
has fallen in love with is a husband. lie
can stand almost anything else and stili
hope. But the pretty widow with the
child always dresses the child up In a
way to attract attention. There's some
thing about the contrast between the two
and the way she treats the child that
seems to say, This poor child has no
father" And man, poor sympathe' 10
man, with his heart drawn 10 youthful
innocence, thinks he is catching the
mother by giving candy to the in ant.
The mother, bless her dear, unsuspecting.
frank, ingenious heart, is catching him
and saving the expense of the family bon
bons. Pity is akin to love. is iH 1t
seems to me that love is akin TO pity.
Anyway men don't pity women waen
they don't love them. but they love them
very often when they don't pity them.
Other women do the plying. Sun Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
A Family Gathering.

Have you lather? Have you mother
Have you a son or daughter, sister or a
brother who mas not yet taken Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs. the guaran-
teed remedy for the cure OF Coughs. Colds,
Asthma, Group and all Throat and Lung
trouolesr III SO, why, when a sample bottle
is gladly given TO you free by any druggist,
and ths large size costs only zoe and sl.OO?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Decreasing the Death Rate.

The mortality among Consumptives has
been materially decreased of late years by
the use Of SCOTS Emulsion OF Cod Lirer OIL
with Hypophosphites of Limo and Soda
Phthisis. bronchitis. Abscess Of the Lungs.
pletely subJug dted by "a timely use OF this
excellent pulmonic. Palatable as milk Sold
by all Druprists
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

FoR CouoHs AND THROAT DISORDERS use
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. Have
never changed my mind respecting them.
except think better OF that which began
thinking we'll of."-Rer. Henry Ward Beech
en-. sold only In boxes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Agricultural.

Ma asked precocious Oh csgo
youngster. ARE children called little
olive plants?'"
yes. dear"
And. ma, continued the pet, when 1
get old will l turn into an old seed like
you said pa was the other day."
And pa" coming in just then and hear
ing what was said, put the whole nursery
through course of sprouts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Al Her Feet.

Maiden LADY, think / will visit g
chiropodist while am in the city.
Friend Have you corns?
Maiden Lady-No.
Frisnd-Bunions2
Maiden Lady-No.
Friend-Why, then, visit chiropodist?
Maiden Lady, want to have it to say
that had a man at my feet once in my
life. London Pick Me- Up.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

QUEEN VICTORIA lately gave her con-
sent to the abolition of number Of USE
less court appointments, including the
mnstership of the buckhounds; but Lord
Salisbury declined to make the sweeping
changes involved because he needed the
patronage 10 keep his party friends to-
Rether in the House OF Lords.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

THE recent heavy rains in California
have worked great changes in the sacra-
mento River. great bar is forming be-
low Sacramento, threatening ruin of
navigation. and Governor Waterman has
appealed 10 the Government at Washing
ton to interpose and prevent such a
disaster.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills.

These Pills are scientifically compounded.
uniform in action. No gripping pain so COM
monty following the use Of pills. They arc
adap TO both adults and children with
perfect safety. We guarantee they have
no equal in the cure OF Sick Headache, Con-
stipation. Dyspepsia. BIliousness; and as
an appetizer. they excel any other prepare
afon
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
The Difference.

Stranger-There seems to be Sunday
law in this town.
Resident-Yes, sir. If you want TO get
shaved you will have to wait until Mon
dav.
Stranger-Oh, / don't want to get
shaved, / want to get drunk.
Resident-Come with me.-NeiC York
WeeblU.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

II not ADORE being taught by man. take
this good advice. Try UoG6ins' Electric
Soap next Monday II won't cost much. and
YOU will then know tor yourself just how
good 1t is. DO sure TO get no Imitation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

The contract for the organ for Tai
IMAGES new tabernacle in Brooklyn has
been awarded to the firm that built the
old one. 1t will have 5,07S pipes and ll9
stops. and it is said it will lie the largest
ever built.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

/. G. HATCH, of Santa Cruz, Cal, is
said TO have succeeded in solid fyin
crude petroleum oil, and molds il into
small bricks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

would believe the following truthful state
ment as readily as they swallow sea-serpent
stories, it would be the means of saving
thousands OF lives. The statement which
we desire to make in the most emphatic
manner, is, that DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery, if taken in time and given
fair trial, will actually cure consumption
Of the lungs, which is really scrofulous dis
ease of the lungs. If this wonderful medi-
cine don't do all we recommend, when taken
as directed we win cheerfully and promptly
return all money paid for it. Can any offer
be more generous or fair No other medi-
cine possesses sufficient power over that
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

IL Africa it costs more TO convert ma
tive TO Christianity than il does to con-
vert him into slave.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

A WOMAN at Chester, Pa, calls her
husband Telephone" when he gets mad
and won't answer her.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

SOMEBODY who conceals his identity
behind a typewriter remarks that the
flood was a Noahtable affair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

BEST. easiest TO use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. soc.
WE recommend "Tansill's Punch" Cigar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

SooTHINa-sYRUP manufacturers are
paid cons .derable hush money.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15

Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate. certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain. grass, and stock coun-
try In the world Full information free. Address
the Oregon Immigration Board. Portland. Oregon.