The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03

made in the same old way, says an ex-
change. The girl holds the lemon and
the fellow does the squeezing.
The gainesville Democrat says 'ssome
people are imbued with the idea that
newspaper is public property and sort
of dumping ground for all pet schemes,
hobbies, etc.
The grand auction sale of tobacco
here July 31st, will be the biggest
thing ever known in the State. There
will be buyers here from all over the
country no doubt.
Another train has been put on be-
tween Oxford and Henderson. Instead
of two we now have three trains day
each way. This is done in order to
get freight here quicker.
DIR. G. S. Boyd requests us to say
the parties who borrowed two books,
Innocents Abroad and Grants Atlas,
from him some months ago, will con-
fer favor by returning them to his
office.
Supervisor of the Census Madison
Hawkins. Esq, tells us the returns are
being rapidly sent in. So far the work
has progressed as smoothly and salts
factorily as could have been expected
| he says.
The unwise business man may say
that advertising doesn't pay, so might
he say that the earth, like himself,
stood still. The progressive business
! man believes in advertising, and backs
his faith by advertising.
1t may be better to be fright than
! President but the trouble is there's
no salary connected with being light. :"
I-Bellefontaine Examiner.
There is if you court the Fright"
sort of girl and don't get cleft
If Henderson is fairly counted in this
census she will show a population of
1000 or 4 800, we believe. The emu
merators may have done the best they
could; but the question is, have they
gotten the names of every citizen?
The Henderson Storage Warehouse
Company have declared dividend of
ii per cent. after being in operation
only eight months. And there has
been great loss on account of lack of
storage capacity until the new addition
was made.
| The BellefOntaine Examiner says
Since schools conclude with commence
ment exercises, we suggest, as mat
ter of fair play, that they should COM
mence with some sort of concluding ex-
ercises. It's poor rule that won't
work both ways.
Subscribe for your county paper. We
do not say it will make you live longer
and die happier, or that it will make
you 'solid'' for handsome obituary
notice when you pass away, but il
brings its own reward. Only $3.50 a
year, cash in advance.
Mr.. Samuel Watkins has greatly
beautified his residence lately by the
application of handsome dress Of
paint. With the changes and additions
made in the original plan it is now one
of the prettiest as we'll as one of the
most comfortable and convenient dwell
ing houses i'll town.
Mr.. Sim Dean eft Saturday for Oar
lington, South Carolina, to cure crop
of tobacco for j. F. Williamson, Esq.
He knows full well how to cure and
handle the golden leaf and we expect
to hear good reports of his success and
to see the results of it on our warehouse
floors little later on.
Capt. c. J. Voorhees,, once Of oul
town. now the politest man in Hender.
son. is shaking hands with friends here
to-day. He says h. can't grow old,
but his goat-ee looks suspicious. This
may have been caused by compelling
him to sit in damp church when he
was very young.-Durham Globe, Jaat
25th.
AS will be seen by reference to the
big advertisement of the Oxford Land
Improvement and Manufacturing Com.
pany, there is typographical error in
the display line on the right of the cut
of the Grandy Mansion. There are
too many letters in the word "invest.
ment,' but it is not so bad after all
for this is the biggest Investment We
know of as well as being the safest.
The land improvement company al
GAINESVILLE is preparing to boom thai
town, and is now negotiating for the
purchase of the printing material of the
old TOrchight newspaper Day
The GAINESVILLE land improvement,
company is evidently composed of leve
headed business men. There is nc
more important enterprise to any com
munity than a we'll conducted, wide
awake, progressive newspaper, as the
GAINESVILLE people appear to realize.
. Col. Sol Haas, Traffic Manager, Capt
w. II. Green, General Superintendent
5 and Col. w. A. Turk, Division Pas
senger Agent, of the Richmond & Dan
vile Railroad. were in Henderson Fri
: day. As a result Of their visit al
l extra train has been put on between
here and Oxford and steps were take,
t looking to the building of the new pas
1 senger depot here. There are not
= three better railroad men for their
: respective places than the gentlemen
5 above named. Their presence is al
ways welcomed in Henderson.
AS will be seen by advertisement in
: another column, Capt. l.. r. Croker
Superintendent of Public instruction
for Vance county, gives notice that h
will be in his Office in the court hous,
$ for the purpose of examining whit
e teachers Thursday, July 10th; ALI
: Friday July llth, to examine colore'
teachers who may wish to apply 70
:. certificates to teach. He gives motto
e also that no white teacher need appl,
n who can not give valid excuse 70
: non attendance upon the Teachers
$ Institute recently held.
Disease lies in ambush for the weak :;
| feeble constitution is i'll adapted to en-