The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-10-01


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The great Southern Exposition opens
to-day.
Hear Rev. Thomas Dixon on = Fools
tomorrow evening.
See our splendid book offer on the
fourth page of this paper.
Mrs. G. D. Els worth, of WASHINGTON
city, is here on a yisi. to friends at
present.
You will read the circus ADVERTISE
ment of course. No use to call attention
to that.
1t is said people borrow trouble be-
cause it is easy to get and need not be
paid back.
a friend of ours says his purse re-
sembles the moons last quarter, be-
cause there is no money in it.
1t is written that no one can serve
two maste-s, but The butchers boy
takes orde,s ION every body.
Tie firm that advertises lively and
tells what bargains it has is catching
the t,'ade in large measure.
Mr.. Morgan Hood, Secretary o. the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Goldsboro, is at home for awhile.
The show pictures are up and eager
crowds stand in front OF the bill boards
and gaze satisfyingly thereat.
Every home advertisement in the
GOLD LEAF is an inducement to people
to do ,helt business in Henderson.
Keep you eyes on our advertising
columns. 1t is good reading ard may
be profitable to you when buying goods.
An exchange says when mosquito
tackles Il dude it begins to realize that
if all flesh is not grass, some of it is
very greer.
One who has been a candidate for
public Office, says the platform is not
the only thing i'll politics that has 10
be planl.ed down.
There are very decided indica ions
of the p essence of autumn, both in
the atmosphere and the changed appear
ance of Na-dre.
Lemon Elixir, one of the finest RENE
dies of its kind now offered to the
public, is advertised in these columns.
Sold by all druggists.
Procure your tickets for The lecture
tomorrow evening. Those who did
10 hero
before had cause to regret it.
Mr.. E. G. Barnes of Cooper's ware
house has returned from pleasant and
successful visit among tobacco growers
in Eastern North Carolina.
The Durham Sun says To find
out the number of children in street,
beat Il bass drum. To find out the
number of idle men, start dog fight.
He is a very unusual man who has
not woman somewhere in the world
who is eXaggerating his virtues. it
j. either mother, sweetheart or wife.
Mr. II. w. L.assiter, ST., a prominent
and highly respected citizen of Oxford.
died at his home i'll that place Monday
afternoon, after an illness OF six days.
Every young man has prigate idea
that the woman who gets him will win
a prize. Somehow his sister entertains
a very different idea. You know this
to be so.
Henderson has great ai,ractions for
the boys who call this home. Although
they may be doing business elsewhere
OR busy at school, Sunday generally
finds them here.
scuppernong grapes, the most deli
ciOus of all varieties of the grape family,
are now plentiful in market. This is
ii luxury peculiar to Eastern and Mid
die Nor til carolina,
Saturday is Vance county day at
the Southern Exposition. We hope,
however, our pc pulation and resources
are not 10 be judged by what will be
seen on that day.
1t is all we'll enough. said one who
has experienced ii, to tell a man who
is in t:ouble to look on the bright side
of life, but the difficulty is in finding
bright side o look at.
Messrs. Purcell & Arthur, OF the
popular Racket Store, are giving their
customers the benefit of the biggest
sort Of bargains this season. They
have large and elegant stock from
which to select.
Next Monday week we will be able
to sing:
uark bark the CANNES bark,
The crowds are coming % town,
The high and low, the rich and poor,
10 see the com ical circus clown.