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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
RAILWAY RUMBlES.
There are 2OS,749 railroad bridges in the
United States

There are 2Os,749 railroad bridges in the
United States.
There are 1911 locomotive engineers en-
ployed on the Pennsylvania system, and
their average pay is $l12 month.
At the end of 1888 Persia had completed
railroad system extending six miles, work
ing one locomotive and two cars.
The will of the late j. n. Mccullough, of
the Pennsylvania company, showed his
estate to be worth over S1O,OOO,OOO
Rice Harper, the originator and project
or of the Lake Shore road, died at San
dusky recently. He was lightweight
years old.
According to Poor's Manual there are 81, =
062 locomotives in the United States At
the end of 1890 there were 1,135, 900 freight
cars in America.
Railroad managers are somewhat exer-
eised over decision by an Iowa court that
1t is not forgery for any one to sign an
others name to mileage contract.
The fastest train in Great Britain is on
the Great Northern railway, which makes
the run from Grantham to DoIcaster, sew
enty and one-half miles, in fifty-six min
utes.
The Pullman Palace Car company now
operates 1850 sleeping and drawing room
cars over 126,037 miles of railroad in this
country. The company has about go, 0OO. :
600 invested in cars.
Recent statistics show that the French
railways annually kill one person out of
each 1000, 900 carried, while in England
q ,O00,O 600 are carried before ore meets a
violent death in a railway accident.
There are many people who do not know
why the term Limited" is applied to Ger
tain fast passenger trains. The term is
only applied to those trains that are limit
ed as to the number of cars they carry.
Out of total of 1874 casualties which
occurred last year on one of the large sys-
TENS crossing Ohio, 525, or 15.4 per cent,
consisted of injuries or death to trespassers,
while only 247, or 60 per cent. happened at
highway crossings.
Railroad reformation is to be the issue
on which the members of the general as
sembly will be elected in Virginia next
fall. The Farmers Alliance of that state
is forcing this position, and the outlook g
very much in their favor
President George B. Roberts, of the Penn
sylvanla railroad, is the highest salaried
president in the United States He first
entered the service of the road at salary
OF so,eoo per year. As it is now, the fig
ure =" stands in FROM I. che $50
Attorney General Hart, of California,
mas decided that railroad lands and lands
soio Dy railroads for taxes are assessable.
Inns ruling Will compel the payment of
LAKES on lo.OooOOO acres of land, on which
! Tue state and county tax viii reach 500. 900
Der annum.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
BABY CARRIAGES,

We have large and beautiful as
sortment of BABY CARRIAGES,
ranging from the Cheapest to the
Finest Shell pattern, upholstered in
Silk Plush.
Full stock of Carriage, Buggy, Cart
and Wagon Harness, Whips, Buggy
Robes, &c. We will make it to your
interest to trade with us.
You people who know what bar
gain is, come to see us and We will
surprise YOU.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
FURNITURE.

One of the very best uses man can
make Of money is to expend , it in
identifying his home. We have more
New Styles, Handsomer Selections
and Choice Novelties in FURNITURE
than ever before. Such fine goods
you never saw sold so low. The very
best in Artistic Styles at fair figures.
Special attention is invited to our line
of HANDSOME PARLOR FURNI-
TURE in Leather, Silk Plush, and
Velvet Carpet Chairs. Styles are
beautiful. Finished in Antique Oak,
Cherry, and XVI Century. Folding
Beds, Lounges, Desks, &c. Both Fine
and Low Grade Chamber Suits, Bu-
reaus, Sofas, Washstands, Tables, &c.
Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
MEMORIAL DeY.

MAY 80.
Comrades, bow with uncovered head,
And deem it not weakness to shed
Tears DER his grave.
Strew flowers with memory's hand,
Float DER him the flag of our land
He died to save.
The red for the blood he shed,
The white for his soul so pure,
The blue fer the sky o'erhead,
Where his namo shall aye endure.
He was only a STRIPPING young,
But nc'er hath the poet sung
Of one so brave.
In the carnage of shot and shell,
With the broken staff, he fell,
And found grave.
Oh, then, scatter the roses red,
Red, red as the blood he shed,
And lilies white;
Weave in the forget-me-not's hue,
A garland-red, white and blue
Our emblem bright.
The red for the blood he shed,
The white for his soul so pure.
The blue for the sky o'erhead,
Where his name shall aye endure.
Grace lie Baron.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
FARM BUILDINGS.

How These Multiplied and y Covered
Barn Yard Resulted.
Eight years ago, writes Pennsylvania
farmer in Hoards' Dairyman, the only
buildings ON my farm were those on the ac-
companying sketch marked ga, 80 by 40
with 20 foot posts, and ''B," Is by 80, with
10 foot posts. The former had a barn
floor through the center IA by 80 feet,
and was elevated on stone wall on
three sides, high enough for stables I'M
derneath. The latter was separated
from the former by the entrance gate to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
George Orenshaw.

AAIA>LAA>oo4>, ~. ".
See what the following high authorities
say of the value and Importance of LIGHT
MING RODS IN PROTECTING PROP
ERTY:
Professor Joseph Henry. Secretary
Smithsonian Institute, says: "In a house
properly provided with Lightning Rods,
however many discharges may fall on it.
we are we'll assured, from full experience
and established principles, no damage
can ensue to the occupants Within
Professor johnson, in his work on Nat
ural Philosophy, states: Conductors at
tached to buildings do really protect them
from injury by lightning, as has been
abundantly proved by actual experience
thousands of times
Sir w. Snow Harris, F. r. S., who in
! 1si3 Investigated the subject IN the interest
.. of the British Navy, says: "a judcious
application of pointed conductors, both on
land and sea, is not only desirable, but in
general is absolutely essential to the pre-
servation of buildings and ships from the
rayages of lightning"
mch IL Il
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
FARMING UDTBlvSILS

In this line our stock is also COM
plete. Cultivators, Flows, Harrows,
Hoes, Shovels, Forks, Rakes, Potato
Diggers, Wheel barrows, Trace Chains,
Hames, Harness, and hundreds of
other useful articles, all at prices low
enough to surprise you.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28
S. & C.. WATKINS,
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING !
Protect Your Property.

am prepared to put up lightning rods,
and parties wanting such work done will
find it to their advantage to get me to do it
for them. use the very best materials
and put the work up according to the most
approved and scientific methods.
Special attention to repairing rods al
ready on houses, being provided with a
battery for testing to see if connections are
properly made. Terms very reasonable.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-28

New line Pants Goods, Drills, Cottonades
tashmeres, Just received from New York
to-day by watkins. apr. 33 4o
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
Canvasback and Redhead Ducks.

The disappearance Of the canvasback
duck is due to two causes. It breeds in
Hudson Bay and the far northern lakes
Of British territory. The millions. Of
eggs that are laid along these bodies Of
water are no longer respected. They are
collected for commercial purposes, and
the annual destruction is as great as it is
disgraceful.
When the canvasback leaves its North
ern home it follows the edge of winter
down the coast until it reaches the
celery-covered flats of the upper Chesa-
peake Bay. The arrivals have grown
less and less. At one time the birds
were killed by the hundreds with
mounted guns. Not many years age
1000 ducks were killed on the opening
/ day Of the shooting season. Until a few
years ago from 1000 to 5000 were shot.
Last fall everybody looked forward to o
big season. The previous winter had
been IN open one, and the celery beds
We're in excellent co1dition. For the
first several days the shooting was fine,
but the game was principally in redheads
and cheaper varieties, there were few
c.nvasbacks. AS the season progressed
this scarcity increased.
The redhead duck has taken the
c~anvasback's place, and as it resembles
1t in taste and flavor most persons do mol
appreciate the difference; but the canvas.
back is still unequaled and its disappear
ance IS q misfortune 10 lovers OF good
eating. 1t has permanently gone above
the reach of all except the rich. The
TWO ducks are very much alike excen. ia
the color Of the head and the bill. the
redhead Of course being less il price
-Nef YORK Times.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
How Tea is Carried in Tibet.

The packages of tea, each about .olt
feet long, six inches broad ana three or
-four thick, and weighing from seventeen
to twenty-three pounds, are placed horl-
z~ontally one above the other, the upper
ones projecting So as to corne over the
porter's head. They are held tightly to-
gether by coir ropes and little bamboo
stakes, straps, also of plated coir ropes,
pass over the p%orter's shoulders, while a
little string fastened to the top Of the
load helps to balance the huge structure,
which. 1t. requires more knacn than
strength to carry, for its weight milst
f. bear on all the back and only slightly on
the shoulders. In their hands the por-
tiers carry a short crutch wnich they
place under the load when they wish to
rest withclt removing it from their
backs. The average load is min pack
ages, or from 100 to 200 pounds, but I
passed a number Of men carrying seven
teen packages, and one had twenty-one.
A man, | was told, had a few years ago
brought an iron safe weighing 400
pounds for Mgr. Biet from Ya-chou to
.Ta-chien-lu in twenty-five days. Old
or decreipt people commonly travel
along this road borne on the backs Of
porters. Many Of the women porters
carried seven packages Of tea, nearly
200 pounds, and children of five and six
trudged on behind their parents with
/ one or two. The price paid for the
work is twenty tael cents about twenty
five cents a package, and it takes about
seventeen days to make a trip from va
chou. So Tar as my knowledge goes
there are no porters III any other part OF
the world who carry such weights as
! these Ya-chou ~tea-coolies; and strange
as it may appear, they are not very mus.
cular, and over half of them are con
frmed opium smokers Century.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

And behold if the plague be in the walls
Of the house with hollow streaks, greenish
or reddish. then the priest shall go out of the
house to the door of the house and shut I'D
tie house seven DAYS. 49, And he shall
cause the house TO be scraped within round
about. and they shall pour out the dust that
tEey scrape of without the city into an I'M
Clean place.
This matter OF looking TO the sanitary ma
ture Of wall'coatings seems to be CONSIDERED
Of much Importance Of late. a supplement
to the Michigan State Board Of Health con-
aelnns wall paper and kalsomine for walls,
and recommends Alabastine as being sani-
..rv, pure, porous, permanent, economical
ed beautiful.
10 each Of the first five persons in every
,ltr and town, who write the Alabastine
Companyo Of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Civ
,ng the chapter containing the above pass
age OF scripture, will be sent an order on the
Alabastine dealer in the town for a package
OF Alaba9tine. enough to cover fifty square
wards of wall two coats, tinted or white.
To test a wall coating, take a small guam
lily of it, mix in equal quantity Of boiling
water. and if it does not set, when left in
the dish over night, and finally form a stone
Ike cement, without shrinking, it is a kalso-
mine, and dependent upon glue to hold it t
the wall, the feature SO strongly objected t
by sanitarians.
Continuing this sanitary wall-coating re-
form the Tribune offices rave been niceiy
decorated with Alabastine. The effect is
pleasing, and the rooms are very sweet and
clean .-Detroit Tribune
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
The casualties from fast driving in
London, England. last year were $50
persons killed and 5000 injured.
sf0O Reward. 500.

The readers Of this pape will be pleased To
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure IN all its
stages. and that is catarrh. Hairs Catarra
Cure IS he only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being aeon
s,;tu,ional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken in
t~ernally, acting directly upon the blood and
uiucous sa faces Of the system, thereby de
strnyinr tie foundation Of the disease. and
giving he patient strength by building UP the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have 50 mUcL faith IN
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dr.al Dollars for any case that 1t fails 10 cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
f. J. HENEY x Co. Toledo, D.
eE Sold by Druggists. .S-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was fer
all that time under treatment BY
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out. and that l would have TO
cease eating solid food for a time at
least. was SO weak that / could
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendation- of a friend who had used
your preparations
A .worn-out with beneficial re-
suits, / procured a
Stomach. bottle of August
Flower, and com
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once l gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my ap-
petite became good, and suffered
no bad effects from what | ate. |
feel now like a new man, and con
slider that August Flower has en-,
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia i'll il,
worst form. JAMES +. DEDEElcK(
Saugcrties, New York.
". B. Utsey, St. Georges. S. c.,
writes: l haye used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find !, an
excellent remedy. 9
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
Gratifying to Ali.

The high position attained and tie universe,
acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid
lent laxative known, illustrate the value Of
the qualities on which its success is based and
are abundantly gratifying TO the California
FIg Syrup Company.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

The surviving Union Generals who
commanded departments during the Civil
"at are; Generals Banks, Buell., Butler,
RoSecrans, Sigel, Lew Wallace, D. Y.
Couch, &C. Augur, J.. NJ. Palmer, n.
J. 7. Dana, ]. ]. Reynolds, II. G..
Wright, G. u. Dodge, srhoasld aud B.
T. Kelley.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
sit Is ~lnvaIuabie.'

II have used Hoods sarsalafill4 in my family
for the past four years, and for Il thorough blood
purifier 1t has no superior. 1t is inEaluablesas a
spring medicine; 1t iusigorates the whole system
and tones up the stomach, aud since became
acquainted with Hoods SarsapariiIa / always take
several bottles IN the spring, and, as occasion
requires, the rest CT the year" L. /. GILMAN,
A urelia Iowa
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
& Chance 10 Make Money.

/ feel i ny duty t. inform othtg- II my sue
cess plating spoons. ~CA>tpr>, loNFeIr!. exc. The
first week i cleared S-.5I. and III three weeks
SsI. by addressing taC Lake Electric Co,
Englesood, III. YOU can get circulars. Six
months ago ! was roor,l RON nave a NICE home
and bank account AL :Ae product OF IS in
Vested in a Platter. \ kADER.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

MANY persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
mrs a%caIs - : hils ani ares malaria A
splendid tonic for women and children
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

He deserves not the sweet who will no'
ST the sour.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

FITS stopped free by DR.. KLINE GREAT
NERVE R~ESToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures, Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. Or. Kline. 43l Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

When a man cannot have be lo-t
h must love what ha has.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

liz UItO UuttS
for an inactive liver to do its work,
exposes himself to all the diseases
that come from tainted blood.
Don't wait! Languor and loss of
appetite warn you that graver ills
are close behind. You can keep
them from coming; you can cure
them if they've come-with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It's the only blood and liver medi-
cine that's guaranteed, in every case,
to benefit or cure. Your money
back if it doesn't. Thus, you only
pay for the good you get. Can you
ask more? 1t ~cleanses the system
and cures pimples, blotches, erup-
tons and all skin and scalp dis
eases. Scrofulous affections, as
fever : sores, hip joint disease,
swellings and tumors yield to
its superior Alternative properties.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

Tbs shower OF rice upon bride and groom
p 4 prayer for c1pious prosperity and fruit
f4.aess.
LADIES needing a tonic. or children VINO
want building up, should take Browns iron
Bitters. 1t is ~IleasaDt TO ta&e, cures Malaria
Indigestion, Billousaese and Liver Complaints.
u!aA - the Blood rich and pure.
He fasts enough whose wife scolds at dir
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
'P!ayed OUT

Brsiics this. our Close confinement indoors,
breathing air chnr gel with impurities, contami-
nat, our blood and makes liable the appearance OF
unexpected disoasz
Therefore the necessity Of purifying the blood,
and ihoroGro the popularity at this season Of
Uop., SafsIpariila. The les: blood purifier and
strcu.tli-u!nB medicine. II you have never taken
unnA, sarrAnarllln trY Il this spring.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
ScrCfuIa Sores.

when my BOY Was two years old he was
ni;arae d aiAl suffered a long time with scrofula
G,r... HE ply stefan at length told ls to give
hin Hoods Sarsapar!lid, which We lid. Two
bottles cured HIN. He IS now 10 years old and has
not had any sign u s~crofula since. We recon-
mend Hoods Sarstparilla 70 ncighbors and
friends. Mics l.. G.. GLITTER, ; kidder Street,
Cleveland, Ohio.
II have for Il long t!iHr been using Hoods Sarsa-
InIilla and believe me. / would not be without 1t.
~ o spring medicine IL Is invaluable."-E. A.
l!nopL5, LU Ontario street, Chicago, Ill.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

Bteebams Pil's act like magic on a veal
onlac
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11

OF all seasons Of the year this Il most ernphaticalIy
he one Ia which 70 pur@ your blood
There i a certain tonic In winter air which Is ex-
and beneficial, and the loss Of which when
mil3cr weather COMES In the spring makes Us feel
CnII. tIra-i and
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
ED:L. HCNTLEY'S ss a'2s 1I 9oy. a vgs

rive universal satisfaction. Why should you t.y mid
Nemen's profits when you can buy direct from US. the
Manufacturers Send Us t0 and the following me 2sures
md We will guarantee TO nj and please you or refund
-FOUR money. Rules for measurement: breast nc&1ure.
over vest, close up under arms, waist measure over
pants at waist, and inside leg measure from crotch TO
heel. Send Six Cents for IL samples OF our $40 Sens
Suits. fashion plate aid tape measure. Boys, Suits. g -
Children = Suits. IS. ED. l.. HUNTLEY &sGO'
Whoie.ale Taiisrt 1874 Ea.a Ea4Aa. Street, Chitgsi IL
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
hnENsT@ are Coming Money
p one AGENT MApE

in February. Indies de- "a c.i ~ men. nTf-
full and ! *. priced a|rtit!~ hr"i"d IL c'efS , sH-~-
bult store Hlt othtc fN.rsi.rty wAHt-st. >'s- un
sight. A.ent~t t"ar tao "sr Ct. f9rf~rt -tff.ss
MAS. CAJ I'LL / ARR ; hiLA. 60. tastaLt 8 sr.-s - -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
DALLAS.
Dallas County School Matters-An Empty
Whisky Barrel Causes a Serious Dis
aster-Oak Cliff Notes.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEN, June 2O.-The following
information from j. X. Palmer, Dallas
county school superintendent, will be read
with interest:
All the public schools in the county have
closed for the year, except three or four
districts that will maintain short summer
term in addition to their winter term.
There were 122 schools in all maintained
during the present scholastic year, 100
white and twenty-five colored schools, at
an average length of four and one-half
months.
Number of schools visited by the county
Superintendent, rs.
Number of teachers asked to resign on
account of inefficient work, three.
improvements on school buildings, furni-
ture, etc, shows an increase OF 10 per cent
over last year.
The efficiency of the teaching ability and
the work done for the year show an in
crease of 25 per cent over last year.
Number Of scholastic pupils in the county
unable TO read at the close of the school
term, $50, against 995 last year.
Number of pupils enrolled in the schools
during the year, 5945, or 80 per cent of the
scholastic population, against 800 last year.
The scholastic population for the next
year, beginning September l, 1891, is:
White. males, $500: females. 1867. Colored,
males, 499: females, 434
N w. Harlee. secretary of the colored
teachers association, which convenes at
San Antonio, June "a, requests The GA
zETTE to state that the delegates will save
money by purchasing tickets to Austin on
account of the white teachers meeting, at
one fare for the round trip and reptIrchase
from Austin to San Antonio at cents per
mile for the round trip. The difference
lies in the fact that the white teachers got
a rate of one fare and the colored teachers
could only get 4 cent rate.
MIR. Reynolds of the firm of Reynolds s.
O'Bannon, bIacksmiths, whose shop is on
North Lamar street, met with painful ac-
cident, which may necessitate the amputa-
ton OF his right hand. He was attempting
to remove the bung from an empty whisky
barrel by the use of red-hot iron. when
the heated iron ignited the gas contained in
the barrel The barrel was blown into
kindling wood, the shop and the surround
ing buildings were shaken. Mr.. Reynolds
was knocked senseless. His right hand
was horribly mangled, the bones penetrat-
sing the flesh in several places. He was re-
moved to his home and medical attention
given him.
The young lady from Rockwell, who, for
the past two days, has been under surveil
ance here and who was thought forged