The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-09-03

Regular F1Sj anu lulIu 1UtS-
DAYS at 80 p. III. RcaviS Hall.
Henderson College and Vance Sem
mary. for young ladies, will open next
Monday.
Rev. Tucker Graham will preach in
the Presbyterian church here next
Sunday, morning and evening.
An exchange says if you want to be
convinced that better people than your
self are in the penitentiay run for office.
The musical prodigy. Blind Tom,
will give one of bis inimitable concerts
at Burwell Hall next Monday evening.
+. J. & w. D. Horner's Classical,
Mathematical and Commercial School
will open Monday next, September
It'll.
The recent excessive heavy rains
have given crops black eye. Sun
shine has been rare during the past
week.
Nothing is so successful as success.
And nothing brings success so swiftly
and surely as persistent, judicious ad-
yertising.
You can increase your business by
advertising in the GOLD LEAF. 1t Cir
culates among the people whose trade
you want. Try it.
Gov. Holt has issued commission
as Captain and Quartermaster-General,
Third Regiment, to Geo. NJ. Newell ,
of the Vance Guards, Henderson.
Are you a subscriber to this paper ?
If not, send us your name, together
with the necessary amount of cash,
and let us send it directly to your ad-
dress every week.
The largest bank note i'll existence
is Il 10000 bill, and is said to be the
formed of its whereabouts at present
as it is not now in our possession.
The GOLD LEAF takes occasion to
remark, as it has frequently done be-
fore, that its columns are open to the
public for the discussion of all subjects
in which the general public is interested
SpasmOdic advertising, even when
made on large scale, is disappointing
The ephemeral feature Of such adver-
Using looks as if the man had made a
grand effort and failed.-D'y Goods
Chronicle.
Read the war story printed on the
fourth page of the GOLD LEAF this
week. The narrative is based on the
exploits of Gen. J. II. Lanes North
Carolina brigade at Petersburg, Apr
End, 1865.
Think of it, ten boys going away
from Henderson i'll one week to attend
school elsewhere. Certainly 1t can
not be argued that there are not boy:
enough in town to support goot
school here at home.
Merchants who permanently adver
tise create the impression Of strength
and of soundness. People at least fee
that those who keep their names be
fore the public are solid and substan
tial.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
The fall season has Just set In and o
course every business man wants t.
secure his share of the trade. An
nOuncements to that effect are now IL
order and the columns of the newspape
are the place to make them known.
Take your boy off the streets ant
put him at school. If he doesn't wan
to 90 make him go. If he doesn't wan
to study make him study. Learn hin
to be useful man. Give him an edu
cation and you give him high ambition:
and noble aspirations.
Some raise the objection that every
thing is now sold at so small a margin
of profit that they cannot afford to adj
yertise Where is the advantage O
selecting particularly cheap or offering
especially great bargains if the people
are not made aware of them?-Adrer-
tiSers' Gazette.
There is great complaint that the
tocacco crop in this immediate section
Is the poorest known in years. The
excessive rains of late did the business
Tor 1t. Up to two or three weeks age
the outlook was very promising ane
planters were in high spirits. Now it
Is Just the reverse.
Thursday evening next, Sept. 10th
I9r one night only. the much-talked o.
barlow Brothers Ministries will appear
at Bprwell Hall This organization
comes here flushed with the success o.
.is recent Philadelphia engagement al
tLe Arch Street Theatre, where il
packed the house night after night. By
t,ie Philadelphia press the aggregation
&c unanimously endorsed as one of the
n' toH@est ever combined under one
amusement, and as giving a most
ajo!aole and varied entertainment
nl'sisn 10, 80 and 25 cents.