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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-17
FOR DARIEN, BRUNSWICK

And Intermediate Points. STR. BELLEVUE.
Leaving Savannah Tuesdays and Fridays at
p. NJ. returning, leave Brunswick Wednesdays
and Saturdays p M; leave Darien Wednesdays
and Saturdays P NJ; arrive Savannah Thurs
days and Sundays 8 A. NJ For any informs-
ton apply to W. t. GIBSON, Manager, Ethel's
Wharf
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24
MAKE THE CHILDREN
HAPPY.

If there is one day above another
upon which children should be hap
by, it is Christmas Day, the day being
especially their own. Whether in the
midst of plenty or III the depths of
poverty, every effort should be made
to make the day one of sunshine and
happiness for them.
Fond mothers who cast longing
eyes on the expensive toys displayed,
and that are far beyond the reach of
their means, can procure easily other
things that will equally delight her
children, they realizing that the gift
comes from loving heart.
We should bear in mind that the
child that receives tin horse is as ju-
bilant as the one that receives an ex-
pensive toy. Therefore, if happiness
is SO easily purchased for children, 1t
should not be withheld. There are
not many who can purchase French
dolls with their expensive outfit Of
dresses, but what mother can not pur,
chase a cheap doll one that costs but
a few cents, and dress it with odds
and ends? What little darling o.
four or five would know the differ
ence between calico, and silk ano
satin? Not one. If it is bright anc
attractive the little eyes will gaze al
the sight without regard to cost.
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RING, CHRISTMAS BECtSi

Within the broad eternal sky
The East Star waits to giorify
Each timid. sunlit, rosy ray
That CSkcrs in the coming day.
While Night in tenderness yet dweliS
Anear the dawn, ring soft, we bells
And slow-ye welcoming Christmas bellsl
Glow yet affair. thou heavenly gem
And holy star of Bethlehem;
Celestial hosts have brought the morn,
And unto Us Is Jesus born!
Emmanuel, his name excels
All else of pescel ring loud. We bells
And 1ong-ye joyful Christmas bcllsl
With fuller light o'er towering lands
And polar seas and desert sands
The sun persuades its gentlest glow,
That SO each soul the day may knowl
From zone to zone the story swellS
In flight Of song. clang on. We bells
And peal triumphant, Christmas bells!
AT humble doors and stately gates
With patient grace the Christmas waits
Lei each home blossom, joy returns.
Wreathe holly where the hearth ire burns;
In lowly guise the day foretells
Its feast and cheer. Swing swift, ye bells
Ye glad, eSultant Christmas bells.
For joyless hearts that ache and mourn.
For lives with burthens oyerborIe,
For wanderers gone sad astTaT,
And all who fall beside the way
At stroke o. SORROWS beautiful kneils,
May somo peace be! Ring on, kind bells
Ye gently singing Christmas belisI
Let all rejoice in Carolings
That .snCtify each one who sings;
Ring out the tidings far and wide
Ye tempted bells-thc CnTistmastide
Hath come again, the Christ child dwells
In every heart. Chime on, ye bells
In prayers and praise, ye Christmas bellsI
HARRIET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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a bell, and small girl entered with box.
Into this box she put the doll carefully on
it's back in such way as not to muss or
rumple her beautiful pink dress. Then
she put on the cover and fastened it in
place with stout bit of Irvine and wrote
on it:
eva Williams, Santa Barbara, Califor-
MIA, -, at the same time saying to the girl,
PUT that in the southern California
STALL"
The girl disappeared with the doll under
her arm, and no sooner was she out of
sight than another girl popped in at the
opposite end ot the room and handed the
old lady another doll.
This" she said, rs she looked it over,
sis a doll for a poor child. 1t is made Of
common china-that is, the head and bust
are. and the rest of her is linen and saw
dust But it will probably make the poor
girl quite as happy as the handsome wax
doll will the daughter OF the rich man."
Then she dressed the doll in calico and a
Bingham hood, and when she was finished
and put in box, which was addressed
Emily Lum, Watsessing, n j., in popped
another girl, who as quickly disappeared
with the instructions to put it in the New
Jersey bin.
The. old lady was always in excellent
spirits. and appeared to take as much
genuine delight in making presents for the
poor and rich alike as many persons find in
bestowing gifts entirely upon the wealthy,
and when she had dispatched the little girl
with the doll to be put in the New Jersey
bin she called for her books, and when they
were brought she adjusted her glasses and
said
I'VE have got to hurry as much as pos
sible or we shall neglect some Of our little
friends. Russia has not been touched yet
and the state Of New York is in the same
: condition, with the exception of Callicoon
and Painted Post. am very sorry we are
so far behind, and the summer almost
gone too. Come come, don't stand around
looking at each other, but hurry, hurry,
hurry,'
AS the two little girls were moving away,
she continued
Dolls, dolls, dolls, hurry, hurry, hurry
Bring up ninety-nine cheap dolls and one
expensive one, as there is but one wealthy
girl to ninety nine poor ones"
And off popped the little girls in great
haste, and no sooner were they gone than
back they came skipping with clothes
basket brimful of dolls between them. The
cid lady smiled pleasantly when the has
ketful Of dolls was deposited at her feet
and lost no time in commencing the opera
ton of adjusting the dresses, of which she
had great variety in every bureau drawer
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a clear conscience.

Mary was filing the stockings when
Lionel came home and, poor soul, she
had evidently been shedding tears over
the task.
A pretty ruche and ribbon for Jen-
ME, and pair of stockings and winter
gloves for Amy, the merest necessities
amid the ocean of lovely, tempting
ahings she had seen that day; pair
of warm gloves for Lionel which he
would not buy for himself lay in
her bureau drawer, and there had
been just enough left to buy a small
! chicken for the Christmas dinner, for
a turkey was not to be thought of this
year.
She had not heard him when he
opened the outer door softly, and he
stood watching her through the glass
door which led from the hallway to
the little parlor.
She had finished now, and with the
stockings on her lap, leaned her head
dejectedly upon her hand. 1t was
SO hard to give pennies where her
warm heart would so gladly lavish
pounds.
" Oh, Lionel. how YOU startled me, -
as he opened the door and went in.
"Nhy-wha; has happened, dear?
He was loaded down with packages,
and every pocket was bullying out in
addition. and She knew that something
unusual had occurred.
:. The Lord hasn't forgotten us yet.
Mary" he said, taking her worn face
in his hands and kissing It tenderly
She listened TO his recital OF the con
vtrsltiOA with Mr.. Dale with eyes
trimming over with happy rearS, when
he had finished, and she realized that
the load Of her harrassing debt wa:
to be lifted, her face took on rever.
ent shade of joyful thanksgiving, and
taking | ionel's hand in hers, she said
gently, " Let US pray
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

Childhood doesn't trouble itself
about such things. If even the poorest
mothers would exercise little thought
fulness, their little ones would have no
reason to envy the children of wealth
on Christmas Day. What an immense
amount of enjoyment they could take
from few candies, few cheap toys,
a few home made cookies, or a few
little homemade garments or play
things that dear good mother 5
forethought had provided? Such thing
should be thought of in time. On
Christmas eve little can be done ex-
cept what comes handiest, but in poor
homes money is needed for many a
thing, and most likely the little ones
would have to go without. Let it be
seen to in time. then, that the children
are provided for. The realities Of life,
with its sorrows and disappolntmcntS
its trials and cares, will come 10 them
time enough. They, like others before
them, may live to see the Christmas
season darkened by death or troubles
almost as hard to bear. Then let the
Christmas days of their youth at leas
be full of joy and merriment. If yot
are wealthy and can make their little
hearts glad by the bewildering thing
they see in the shop windows--al
right. If not, little loving forethough
will go great ways, and out of a yer,
little money you can get any amour
of pleasure for them, and make thei
Christmas Merry Christmas indeed
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did so. the look OF care and detection
on his employees thin face.
at has been my custom. sir, for
some years to make my employees a
little present on Christmas eve" he
proceeded genially, as he took bill
from his desk drawer and laid it in
Lionel's hand. 81 presume you can
find a use for it or, if you can not.
no doubt the good wife can, eh !"
Lionel looked at the bill in dumb
establishment; if an angel bad come
in and clapped him on the shoulder
he would not have been more surprised,
for it was fifty dollar bill.
"But, sir" he stammered, 81 have
been with you 50 short time, / have
not mcrited such consideration"
"That's all right, sir You'll have
ample opportunity TO make 1t up in
your future years Of service, for | do
not intend to part with 50 faithful an
assistant"
Thore was more in the manner
than N the kind deed itself, and
Lionel's heart bounded up with graft
tude. He thought of Mary and of
the many, many uses the money could
be put to, warm blankets, the winter
cloak Mary had needed for years, and
but his face fell. There was a dun
ming letter in his pocket at that
moment which he had concealed from
Mary-from the holder of note
agains, him for fifty dollars and pc
remptorily demanding payment.
No, no, it would be wrong to appro-
pirate one dollar of the gift for per
sonal needs. Mr.. Dale was a shrewd
reader of faces, and Lionel's thin, anx-
ious face had appealed to his sympa-
thies strongly since he had entered the
office, and he noted the change Of
expression.
"What is it, Webb?' he said kindly.
" You look depressed and troubled"
AS Lionel heard the kind voice and
looked into the kind face an impulse
came to him to tell this man his
troubles. 1t was SO hard to bear it
alone and to wear a smiling face over
a heart so filled with anxious care
and hardly knowing what he said, he
poured out his story of the past, oil
Mary and of her pitiful shopping to-
day. "It hurts me so, Mr.. Dale, "
/ he said, in conclusion, "that l can
not use even dollar of your generous
gift tor her,
"How much now would cover this
entire indebtness ?" asked Mr.. Dale
He was drumming thoughtfully on
his desk and looking keenly at Lionel
not in blame or in doubt of the truth
of his story, but in making an effor,
to put himself in another's place.
Fifteen hundred dollars would
pay every dollar
Mr.. Dale rehected-in light of hi:
millions the sum seemed very trifle
yet here was man whose strength and
happiness were being wasted for the
lack of it. " What would you say
then, if should loan you this money
and let you work it out gradually a:
you can afford it?"
-" Say, sir. | should work on wings
it would make my heart so light
"Then put On your wings" returned
Mr.. Dale, smiling, "for we'll have
the matter arranged at an early date
And now 60 home and spend thi
money for Mary and the children will
a clear conscience"
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There was something miraculously swift
in the manner in which the old LADY
dressed the dolls. She seemed as though
under spell of enchantment. for she sang
songs and kept time with her needle that
flashed in the light as she piled it to and
fro. When she had finished about the
fiftieth doll in the basket, she exclaimed:
ut Is now August and am so far in
arrears with this work that cannot
take the time to 60 to dinner There
fore, bring me a cup OF strong green
tea" One of the plumpest Of the little
girls brought the tea as requested, and
when the old lady had enjoyed sip or
two Of it she was enabled to work faster
than ever. Finally she dressed the last
one in the basket, and when they were all
boxed and addressed, some one rang the
doorbell
Say am not able to see any one today"
The little girl backed out of the room, and
then the old lady smiled pleasant smile,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24
CHRISTMAS BLESSING.
4 STORY THAT HAS A MORAL.
How One Mans Heart Was Made
y Glad as Was His Household
With Him.
BY MRS. +. NJ. HOWARD.

the husbands face.
"WEat IS it, Mary?' His tone was
gentle, with an undercurrcnt OF sad
ness and Dependency IN II. Christ
mas comes tomorrow, Lionel. . She
did not look in his face now, but
closely scrutinizcd the frayed button
as if it were the absorbing object OF
her thoughts.
Il know II, Mary"
Could-could-you let me have
little money, Lionele For the chill
dren, you know, dear-we have never
let the day past without something tor
them"
"And we must not now he said ;
"thcy viii never be young but once,
poor things" He. took out worn
wallet from his pocket.
al have looked over all the old
things in search of bits to make over
into garments or fancy things for
them" she continued apologetically,
g. but everything is worn SO close,
Lionel. I try to be frugal and saving.
Her eyes were filled with tears now.
"And you are, Mary. Where
would we have been had it not been
for your careful management? 1t is
all | have this morning. Heaven
knows | wish could make it twenty
or a hundred-there is no limit to the
deserts of the good wife you've been
to me, Mary. Don't cry, dear, it takes
all my courage and strength to see
you unhappy"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

\ telegram from Fayetteville an
nounces that McDougald was acquitted.
We have only space to say tina: the
verdict is disgrace to the jury that
tried him, to the county Of Cumber
land and to the State Of North Caro-
lima. The strong lance of just &C
struck the shield of responsibility. and
fell harmless to the ground. Shame,
shame .-Charlotte Times.
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ne faded face was pressed against
the fraycd button now in vain at
tempt to hide the hot tears which
would come, and his worn glove, much
too thin for the season, smoothed her
hair tendcrly.
"Thcn | must not cry" she an
swered, looking up with a forced smile.
" Yes, it will be enough--more than
| had expected, but feel SO wicked
to ask you for money when | know
you have 50 little to spare me-"
Yes, debt was the skeleton which
danced, not only in the closet but all
over the house, in this humble home,
and Mary went back to her work, her
face drawn up thoughtfully as she cal
culated just how many pennies could
be spared for this or that, and balanced
the differences between the strictly
useful and the more Chldlike but less
material gift. Two dollars after all
was such little drop in the bucket of
necessities, to say nothing Of the orna-
mental OF the beautiful. 1t was not
debt Of CarelessncSs or of eXtrava-
ganCc, She could scarcely have borne
the sclf-rcproach and tine shame if it
had been, but was the natural result
of long wears of sickness and reverse
Lionel Webb in his younger days had
lust ESCAPED with his life from an at
tack OF spinal meningitis which had
resulted IN a partial disability for lite.
He was iery ambitious, and though
obliged 10 accept work which had as
little OF manual labor in it as possible
still he did 1t often when stronger men
would have been in bed with physi-
I clan in attendance, did 1t in such
bodily torture that he hardly realized
what he was doing.
Mary had her share of sickness
too : the anxiety and care attendant
on Lionel's disability was enough te
break a woman of iron, which she wa:
not, and iii addition to it all, three
darling children had sickened and
died.
Lionel had secured 4 new situation
of late-he was growing better with
years and could now take up differen
class of work, and his present employer
was man OF large wealth, employing
many clerks IN his great business.
All this day Lionel worked in
maze OF perpleAlty and regret. Mary:
face, with the tears on 1t, was evel
before him. Tonight was Christina
eve, ana all day long procession o
richly dressed mothers and father
thronsed the store buying, buying
from tuIl purses. while Mary, his true
faithful wife, whose seventeen years Q
married lie had Deen one long st1us
s.e . WI'n 'o1i anu care nou only
P''iu. '"o "oii,,lS win "hiCh 70 o'
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The Truth About 1t.

The Truth About 1t.
When Uncle Sam was but boy,
One Christmas eve he hung
His stocking by the old fireplace.
And then this song he sung:
"Oh, Santa Claus! Oh, Santa Claus,
Give me some potent charm,
That pretty girls, when I'm man,
May grow upon my farm"
And that is why old Santa Claus
ToGag is so admired;
Because he gave our Uncle Sam
The thing he most desired.
Tom LANSING.
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but it is not cure-ali and makes no pre-
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Stantiate
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THE OLD DOLL MILLINER
1Copvright. 1891. All rights reserved

Copyright, 1901. Al rights reserved.I
She sat in q great room near large bay
window busily engaged in the occupation
CT dressing handsome wax doll whose
smile was lost in the roses Of her cheeks.
When the old lady had trimmed the dress
and made it set just as she thought it
should, she held the doll off at arms length
and looked it over critically. When she
was quite well satisfied with it, she touched
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24
Deafness Can't Be Cured

By local applications. foT they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way IL cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an intiamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eustachan
Tube. When this tube gets inflamed YOU
have rum5ling sound or imperfect hear
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is the result. and unless the Inflammation
can be taken ont and this tube restored to
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We will give one hundred dollars fer
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

II you want the latest novelties in Fine
Dress Goods you will find them at
norS WATEIEy'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

The man who slaps us on the back
And tells that chestnut tale;
The fellow who has caught fish
That's bigger than Il whale:
And many others that We know
Who make us weary quite
Oh! how we wish that they M ght be
Forever "out of sight
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

There is phrase that people use
Three words We often hear
They call it slang, yet nothing else
Could make our meaning clear.
We see Some fellow dressed III style,
His cigarette alight,
And as We take him in, rxclaim,
Veg he is out Of sight"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

Dashaway-Well. Uncle Jasper, how are
you getting ON with your Christmas din
ners
Uncle Jasper-Fust rate, sab. Colonel
Winterblossom done guy me present Of
fine fat turkey, sab.
Dashaway-That's strange. l just left
the colonel, and he didn't say anything
about it.
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. He's got to
count dem turkeys fuEt
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

Rock Candy syrupat II. THoNAsnNs'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

It's wonderful how this pet phrase
Is used, yet its extent
Is not yet known. For instance, take
The realm of sentiment.
A fellow calls upon girl
And stays till late at night;
But when he hears her fathers step,
You bet he's "out of sight"
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Alliance Wagon,
REPAIRING AND HORSESHOEING.

Thankful for past patronage, We hop by
good work and ctlIct Attentions 10 business
to merit a comtiuuanc" Of the SAM
Very Respectfully.
GROW d MAl;>lON,
ian oi-1 c Henderson, \. -
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The bank cashier is seen each day
With knitted brow at work:
He Is a worthy, honest man,
And never known to shlrll.
But when You miss his face some day
And read about his flight,
You ask, Where are those bonds and
goIdl"
Oh, they are "out OF sight"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

You put your paper on step,
And then some nervous ,lI
Hangs round, and Is not satisfied
Until he has il hid
And when his father hunts, gets mad
And LONGS to iltt .t.:ht,
That kid Just sit, Il ana says.
Say, pop, it's 'ouJ II .isht'"