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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-10
Notice..

the Bank of Henderson to the undersigned
who will continue the business as hereto
fore.
j. A. BURGWYN,
WV. H. s. RURGWYN.
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wnen Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for CastoriA
When she became Miss, she chung 70. Castoris-
When she had Children, abe gave them CastosiA
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w. A. BOYKIN. Colon,

Our Millinery trade has been such as
to necessitate our buying thirty-three
per cent. more goods up to the present
than at any season prior to this.
nov5 S & G. WATKINS.
Those wishing to have bright lights
from kerosne oil can have it by buying
oil from II. THOMSON
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AOS
Auction Sale.

J. W. Purefoy's stock OF Dry Goods,
Notions, Hats, Shoes, Hardware, &c,
will be sold at auction on Saturday next,
Dec. 18th, 1891, at o'clock p. m. Space
reserved for ladies,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-10

No Child can be Healthy if Worms
abound in its stomach. Send for Shriner's
Indian Vermifuge, the reliable remedy.
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"oUR COUNTRY COUSIN"
A Rich and Enjoyable Play Prom
Used,

One of the most laughable comedy
dramas now before the public is 8 Our
Country Cousin which will be pre-
scented at Burwell Hall next Wednesday
evening, 10th inst. OF the play and
players the Morning Mail, of Lowell,
Mass. says this
A good sized audience gave hearty
welcome to Frank Jones Isl Perklns).
who presented his new play, Oul
Country Cousin" at the Opera Ho1se
Thursday evening. 1t proved tc%oe an
unusually strong and interesting play
of the kind. 1t is simple domestic
story told in dramatic form with skill
fully planned situations and admirably
worked climaxes to maintain the inter-
est of the audience throughout its &C
ton. The play was beautifully put
upon the stage and the company was
OF the best. Frank Jones as Jason,
the country cousin, was inimitable. He
was the beau ideal of the country far
mer-honest, fair and square in all his
dealings Frank Young as Hickory
who wished to join the circus, was as
lively as cricket, and his dances and
practical jokes, the constant scrapes
he was getting into, and his impertur-
table GOODNESS delighted the audience
and kept them in roar Of laughter
every moment he was on the stage.
Educational.
There will be an Educational Mass
Meeting held at Littleton, N. C., to en-
brace Goth, 9th and 2Sth of December.
Addresses by DIR, J. f. Crowell, of Trinity
College, and other distinguished speak
ers. Public cordially invited.
r. p. Troy.
Ladies' Imported Louis XIV Palelot
is among the latest things in the way Of
; wraps found at WATKINS.
n0vA
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For Sale.

One six year old horse. Guaranteed
sound and gentle
Apply to
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Meeting of Albemarle Presbytery
and Installation Services at
the Presbyterian Church,

The Presbytery of ALTERNATE will
hold an adjourned meeting i'll the
Presbyterian church here on the 18th,
inst. The Presbytery will be opened
by sermon, on Friday evening at 7
O'Clock. Preaching at II a. m. Satur-
day.
Rev. w. D. Morton, D. D., pastor
elect. is to be installed pastor of the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning.
Rev. DIR. J. S. Watkins, D. D., of
Raleigh, will preach the sermon, and
Rev. Alexander Sprunt will deliver the
charge to the people. Rev. Carr Moore
is to charge the pastor.
The services promise to be of great
interest. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
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If YOU want the latest novelties in Fine
Dress Goods you will find them at
nOv5 WATKINS
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Wanted,
Slightly in Error.

A good bird dog. Apply to
+. S. HARRIS
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3-pound Can Tomatoes, standard goods
for 10 cts at H. THOMAsOy,s
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The Best BIood-Purifier

ITO all sufferers from liver complaint, I
would strongly recommend Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. I was AFFLICTED with liver complaint
for nearly two years, until advised to use
Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t gave me immediate
relief."-James French, Atchison, Kansas.
Save your time by taking
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he You seen those beautiful chairs,
cases. writing desks, settees,
Iges, parlor and chamber suits, ETC.,
Lehman's? Nothing more appro-
late and acceptable as bridal or
bliday gifts than what may be found
his stock. Or perhaps you want
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
Fond OF Washing.

A correspondent sends to the Youths
Companion an account Of pet rae
coon, of @the variety called the wash
bear" 1t belonged to one of the off,
GERS of ship in which our correspon-
dent was sailing, and had passion for
rubbing something between his paws.
rs = person would use soap in washing
the hands. One of our regular sources
of amusement, she writes, was to place
bowl of water with piece of soap
floating in it, in Mr.. 'Coon's neighbor-
hood, and then stand off to await re-
suits, which were never long in coming.
As soon as the coon perceived the
basin he would draw near, peer into it,
discover the soap, and almost smile
with delight. Then squatting on his
hind legs he would begin to dabble his
fore paws in the water and to rub the
soap between them. so supremely happy,
that the sight of him was enough to
provoke laughter.
Finally the suds would rise to the
edge of the bowl, and seriously incon.
venience him in his work. A pause
always ensued, while the coon gave
the subject grave consideration. He
had had enough experience to know
that to proceed further was dangerous.
At Lost desire overcoming prudence,
he would scramble upon the basia's
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

edge. trying to find hold with his
sharp claws on the smooth surface.
Then operations would begin anew, and
soon ne would be once more lost in
beatific enjoyment. But his bliss never
endured very long. ~
Suddenly there would come loss of
balance, and wild efforts to regain it;
then splash followed by great COM
motion amid the soapsuds and water;
and finally the reappearance Of the
coon, white with suds, drenched and
blinded, making for the nearest hiding
place - soon as he could see his way.
After season Of retirement, during
which he was evidently endeavoring 70
recover his self-respect, he would
emerge and carefully steer clear Of
basins of water with enticing cakes Of
soap in them for the rest of the day.
Let twenty-four hours elapse, how
ever, and he would be no more proof
against the temptation than before, the
performance being an oft-repeated one
to the never-failing amusement Of the
SPECTATORS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
Crime to Order.

Crime to Order.
Allen Wilson says in the st. Louis
Globe-Denaocrat:
i, while was student at Yale an
incident occurred that furnished amuse-
ment to the police for weeks. Some of
us were at the station-honse one win
ter's evening for the purpose of bailing
out two of our comrades who had been
arrested for skylarking. While we were
waiting, great hulking tramp walked
in and asked the lieutenant in charge, y
rather dudish fellow to give him q
nights lodging. Not satisfied with the
refusal he received, he still persisted.
The Lieutenant soon lost patience and
said:
"'No one can sleep here unless he has
committed some crime
els that SOP said the tramp; that's
pretty hard, but suppose I can help
it; how will this answer?'
AS he spoke he shot out his fist and
knocked the Lieutenant from his stool
into the spittoons near the stove.
81 hope didn't hurt you more than
was necessary he said, as his victim
slowly picked himself up, his nose
streaming blood; give me as good cell
as you have, for I'm tired and want to
60 to Sleep
@The unfortunate lieutenant did not
hear the end of it for MONTHS" q
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
journalism in Turkey.

Constantinople is amply provided
with the means of disseminating news
and information. Even in this polyelot
place, the home Of the dragoman, whom
the Tower of Babe would have left un-
dismayed, no one man can read all the
newspapers. Ten languages are re-
quired to give expression to the indus
try of the reporter and the reflection of
the editor. If Turkish, French, Greek,
Hebrew, and English, do not suffice the
ardent inquirer may quench his thirst
in Armenian, Bulgarian, italian, Ger
man, or Persian. There are published
in these languages twenty dailies. ten
weeklies, on bi-weekly, two tri-weeklies,
one bi-monthly, and three monthlies.
The alphabet is not sure guide in
the language employed. One Turkish
paper is printed in Armenian characters
and another in Greek, while the two
papers which use Hebrew types are in
the Spanish language. Judged by the
press one would suppose that the most
important foreign languages in Con-
stantinople are French and English.
There is no newspaper published ex-
clusively in English, but the two most
important dailies are combined English
and French. Ocean,.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

At Gettysburg the Northerners lost
II, 555 killed and wounded, and 5,435
missing; in other words they suffered
an actually greater loss than the much
larger army of Wellington and
Butcher; relatively, it was half as
great again, being something like %
per cent. in killed and wounded alone.
This gives some idea of the compare
tive obstinacy of the fighting.
In making any comparison between
the two battles, it must of course be
remembered that one occupied but q
single day and the other very nearly
three; and it is hard to compare the
severity Of the strain of q long and
very bloody battle with that caused by
short and only less bloody battle.
Both were soldiers rather that gen.
erals battles. Both were waged with
extraordinary courage and obstinacy
and at fearful loss Of life. Waterloo
was settled by single desperate and
exhausting struggle; Gettsburg took
longer. was less decisive, and was
relatively much more bloody. Accord
ing to Wellington the chief feature of
Waterloo was the @hard pounding"
and at Gettsburg the pounding-or, as
Grant called it, the "hammering" was
even harder.-The0dore Roosevelt IN,
Ce3lt2kru,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
Noted suicides in History,

The following are some of the more
noted suicides of which mention is made
in history. These do not SAVIOR much of
insanity, but rather of stole philosophy.
Cato stabbed himself rather than live
under the despotic reign of Caesar;
Themistocles poisoned himself rather
than lead Persians against his country
men; Zeno, when SO, hanged himself
because he had put his finger out of
joint, aud Hannibal and Mithridates
poisoned themselves to escape being
taken prisoners When we search
Scripture we find that Saul, rather
than fall into the hands of the Phllis-
tines, commanded his armor bearer to
hold his sword that he might plunge
upon it; Samson, for the sake of being
revenged on his enemies. pulled down
the house in which they were reveline,
and "died with them;" and Judas,
Iscariot, after selling the Saviour for
thirty piece of silver, was overcome
with removse @and went and hanged
himself" 80 Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

whereas Napoleon's defeat was q rout
IN which he lost all his guns and saw
his soldiers become disorganized rab.
BILE, Lee drew off his army in good
order, his cannon uncaptured, and the
morale of his formidable soldiers un-
shaken. The defeated Confederates
lost in killed and wounded 1880, and
IN captured 7,467, some of whom were
likewise wounded, or $4,000 in all; the
defeated French lost from $4,000 to
3O.0OO-probably nearer the latter
number. The Confederates thus lost
in killed and wounded at least Is per
cent. Of their force, and yet they pre-
served their artillery and their organi-
zation; while the French suffered an
even heavier proportional loss and
were turned into fleeing mob.
Comparing the victors, we find that
the forces Of the Allies at Waterloo
consisted Of several different kinds of
troops, and together with the losses
can best be presented in tabulated
form. Wellington had under him g.
600 English, Germans, and Dutch
Belgians, while Butcher had $4,000
Prussians
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
RicYcllnS


The bicycle has come to stay. 1t is
not a craze, one of the many that sweep
through the land like the latest fashion.
It has established itself among the per-
manent utilities. Of course, it is not
adapted to every country, nor to every
portion of any country; but wherever
the roads are good and not too steep, il
will more and more come into practical
use.
Already bicycles and tricycles are ex-
tensively used in England as economical
substitutes for horses, needing no barn,
no feed, no grooming, and no medical
care.
With such q machine, the pastor
easily makes his calls in the most dis
tant parts of his parish. The country
doctor finds it still better suited to his
needs, ready at the most sudden and
urgent call, and able to wait ct the pa
tents door with no risk from cold, how
aver long the visit.
With its aid, too, the traveller ex-
plores the country on roads far removed
from railways, and in its most pictur-
ssque parts. The bicycle must have a
3A00V AuVul0 IA tu0 40No4 vvcSUs A6 IOs
lation of good roads to its use is seen at
Washington, where many thousand BIZ
cycles noiselessly roll over the smoothly
cemented streets.
But the utility of the bicycle is not
confined to the more practical ends OF
locomotion. It furnishes new means
Of valuable exercise. This exercise is
celebrating. It is in the open air, and
the rider is not forced to it for his health,
but drawn to it by anticipations OF
pleasure.
The various notifications of the bicy.
Gle adapt it to both sexes, and in many
cases invalids might be pleasantly
helped by it to health again. Pure all
and q CHEEKY state are often moro eff.
fective than exercise or the most potent
drugs.
As rule, bicycling is less desirable
than notwithstanding; but many per
sons need the more quiet exercise, and
many others cannot afford to keep mol
to hire horse. As for carriage-riding
it is much too passive for the needs o.
most, while the constrained position i,
q great drawback in any case.
As compared with bicycling, walking
10 better for some persons, and not sc
good for others. Walking is far les
violent exercise, but the movement il
either case brings into active use tn,
muscles of the arms, chest aud back.
Most people who can have the use o
. bicycle find walking too slow and irk
some. and the mental state is an i'm
portant factor in all physical exercise
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
secret Weddings i. Washington.

Not infrequently lead pencil inscrip-
ton across an entry in the marriage
license books in the Office of the clerk
of the District Court reads: "Please
do not use this" At first squirt such
q request has about it an air of mystery
which would naturally lead the news
gatherer to investigate. But after
awhile he understands the whole thing
at a glance.
Among the many thousand men and
women employed in one capacity or
another by the many departments of
the government are formed acquaint-
anceships which ultimately find COM
plete satisfaction only at the altar.
The government has q confidential
agent who disregards all civil-service
rules, never asks for q salary, and never
expects pension. He is better &C.
quainted with employees everywhere
than any head of department, and he
is responsible for much of the trouble
which arises now and then, though he
does everything in good part. If it was
not for this miserable little rascal she
might forever copy many miles Of mani
fold, dandle the typewriter, or manpi-
ulate the counting machine, and he
might forever know nothing of the real
Joy of life beyond drawing his salary
and drinking soft drinks at night in a
drug store. But the confidential agent,
Cupid, intervenes, and the first
thing he knows he is confronting Clerk
Meigs, who, as he hands him the license.
says: II congratulate you. I have
been married myself"
Then comes the rub. The large
number Of employees results in govern.
ment being spelled with large G. in
Washington. That government is sup
posed to be run on business principles,
and as a marriage, by long custom,
which has no excuse in reason, fire.
quentlv incapacitates one of the parties
from serving the government longer,
the couple, who are generally not we'll
off in this worlds goods, prefer to keep
their marriage secret from the gov
eminent, so that their combined sala-
ries may be used in giving them a
comfortable home. Again the groom
reasons: "The chief will say, Here is
a young man who is we'll enough off to
marry. I reckon when the time comes
to raise salaries we will have to add to
the salary of him who is not we'll
enough off to marry"
Hence the desire for secrecy. This
is only one of the terrors which sur
round the marriage of government en-
ployes, but it is curious commentary
on the growth of oficialism in this
country. W1shi71gtO7l Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
Our Woman Heroes.

Our woman n0FO01s
heroes for danger and heroes for
h aSD there are without chevron or
sea Comments rise in no temple Of
la aeeds neither herald nor trumpet
w. proclaim.
,.bers who gave their brave sons to
fhs n ,pe fray,
. .ne for their slumber and smiles for
. ,n With their babies asleep in their
=, a hearts throbbing fast at the battle
alarms
r,e Girl leaning shy on her young lovers
.,,ss IT'S the last ere his soul is at rest;
ene ,r;dow who passed from the freshly
the *.uvs ad sod
!, co mort the wounded or speed them to
God.
:. .o,dier e'er answered the call of the
drum
~, ,ef, woman weeping until he should
., ,sr r Ger dicd in the heart of the strife
put woman in sorrow hung over his life.
ny brave woman heroes, your faith and
your pride
Have urged to the conquest, have cheered
those who diedl
Your prayers have lit the rough paths Of
defeat.
rber glory blazed over the lines of re-
treat.
Where carnage ran reddest and woman was
seen,
All eyes were uplifted. as 'twere to q
queen;
Now open ranks, comrades. salute her once
more,
Untitled, unchevroned. but dear as of yore
Ent, RrOUnlee Sherwood
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
Ho Got . Setback.

A man whose views on human nature
are trife cynical received an agree
able shock the other evening, says the
New York Tribune. In his haste to
catch train on the elevated road few
nights before he had forgotten to get his
change from the ticket seller. He had
laid down dollar bill, called for ten
tickets. received them. and dashed on
to catch his train. He had travelled
some distance uptown before it oc-
Cured to him that he had come away
without his so cents. An examination
of his pockets made him certain that he
had not received tho money. The man
was in hurry to get home, however,
so did not go downtown again to see if
he could have his mistake rectified.
Anyway" he thought, ut serves me
right for my carelessness. The lesson
is worth so cents to me-"
Several evenings afterward he WAS
mounting the steps of the same station
of the elevated road, when he recol-
lected his loss. Going up to the ticket
seller, whose face he did not remem-
Der having seen before, he asked !:
sWere you here last Saturday night at
80 O'clock ?"
The man, stony stare on his face.
replied with another question, sWhy?"
Il forgot to get my change then"
ooh" the stare grew stonier; show
much was it?"
II laid down dollar for ten tickets,
and didn't get back the so cents"
ooh, yes, I rccollect that. Here you
are, sir, and the ticket seller, smiling.
showed out two quarters, to the man g
great surprise. Since that time the
cynic's views have received another set
back, for conductor on q Broadway
car actually apologized to him for hav-
ing to give him five coppers in change.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

.,r.ns of tho Rebellion Toll of
fhe ,,,n1 Bullets, Bright Bayonets,
Wh's ..,o nombs, Bloody Battles, Camp
I pr and Festive Bugs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

Our prayers only 60 as far az our
hands nsd feet a,e wiling to follow.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14
ruFFlELDOF BATTLE

AND INTERESTING ANEC.
Cclp n0rEs OF THE WAR.
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Gettysburg and Waterloo Compared.
At Gettysburg there were present in
action so, 900 to $4,000 Union troops,
and of the Confederates some 1900.
A. Waterloo there were 100, 900 SOL
diers of the Allies under Wellington
and Butcher, and $4,000 French under
Napoleon; or, there were about l50, 900
combatants at Gettysburg and about
$1,000 at Waterloo. In each case the
weaker army made the attack and was
defeated. Lee did not have to face
such heavy odds as Napoleon; but,