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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

Ike is now rugged vet, with a grizzly
beard and a wife and a strapping boy
he adores; though young Ike declares
that his father trains him as if he had
been born into the sharpshooters instead
of civil life. The old soldier says: like,
always be on the lookout for a ruse from
girl. was too much for your mother,
sonny, but you see I'd been four years in
the sharpshooters and what a man don't
learn about trickery in the sharpshoot-
ers isn't worth knowing. Never let
woman get bead on your heart unless
you've had that same training; and even
then-wel-I sometimes think got the
fire in my own bosom after all"
Just what Ike means by this remark
no one knows, but the boy says, Pop, he
does lots O talken. but ma, she COM
mands the house"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
SAINT VALENTINE.

l am Saint VaIentinei
Not the old Roman saint,
Battling the pagan taint.
Scourged To the red.
Losing his head.
To Claudian jay.
In the Flauinian Wayt
Not much. sir | shine
In a different line.
Docs this Eaientine!
Out among the little birds,
Nesting soon or late,
You may see my skillful hand
Helping them TO mate.
In the spring.
When they sing
Solos sad and lonely.
Then call
And leave them all
Singing duets only.
Then | shake that little stupid
God, whose other name Is Cupid.
And make
The kid awake
To a proper sense of duty;
SO
He takes his little bow
And arrows, don't you know,
To go
Cunning after youth and beauty!
am posted on loves rackets.
And fix up pretty packets
Of hearts and doves and clinging vines
And designate them Valentines!
Just a plain and cheap one here,
Something fine and costly there,
But meaning nothing less.
Whatever bt- their dress
To the richest III the state
Or the poor without the gate;
For Love IL Love.
Below or above.
And | am It~ Saint
From The age quaint
TO this very day
When say III, say.
And | draw no line
For ! am the wnole worlds Valentine.
Will J. HAMPTON
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

etable peddler is
q charming man to meet. at least when
upon his professional chariot. drawn by
an old gold steed whose ribs protrnde TO
such an extent that by drawing stick
along them you unconsciously perform
what might be facetiously termed an
extemporaneous xylophone solo. This
peddler never fumbles the potatoes In
such a way as to make you fancy you
are getting more than you are paying
for He shakes chem down honestly and
does not create pyramid on top, They
run the same size all the way through
and we take pleasure in saying so. And
we believe other peddlers are quite as
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

criticism? Such jokes as saying that it
would be more appropriate to decorate
his grave with water lilies than with
milkweeds, and that an artistic as well
as proper trademark for him would be
q water moccasin and a milk adder,
i0tertwined about a pump handle, should
lose their currency at once. We believe
our milkman to be as pure in spirit as
the cream that floats upon his milk, and
1t his virtues could be condensed and ex-
pressed in one word. that word would be
"angel." 1t is with desire to do the
right thing by this man and his profes-
siOnal brethren that we have indited the
following valentine:
THE MILKMAN.
Although the public bowling
Upon you loves TO jump,
Iknow your milk is never
Assisted at the pump.
You never fill with water
Your polka dotted beeve
To raise her yielding limit
At orange tinted eve.
Your ways are ever honest.
And as an honest man
1gayly drum your praises
Upon this old milk can:
And trust that fate your cream jug
May fill unto the brim.
And let you like n swallow
The sky OF fortune skim.
R. K. MUNKITTRICK.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

the professional pride in the bosom of
one usually considered proficient prac-
titioner of his art. The barber, for in
stance, who shaves you without inflict-
ing pain either with his razor or his in
formation, is Informed by grotesque
picture and vilely constructed verse
that his razor is like an oyster knife, and
that he should learn to handle it in
manner different from that employed by
a mason in the manipulation of trowel,
or a grocer in the act of letting the day
light into box of sardines with can
opener.
The plumber is another popular target
for him who sends the penny valentine.
and he is represented as being anything
but honest and conscientious. He is
shown in the act of smashing boilers and
sending in big bills for work that has
never been done. The exaggeration of
the situation is enough to make even a
plumber laugh, and the chances are that
he does laugh, even if it is warm day
upon which it is impossible for pipe to
freeze or a boiler to burst. Our plumber
has always done his work well and cheap,
and we think he should have a pleasant
valentine-one that is truthful and cal
culated to do him justice and make him
happy in the knowledge of the fact that
his efforts are appreciated at their high
est value. But we will address it to the
guild, assuming that our plumber is only
fair specimen of this great. important
craft:
THE PLUMBER
His heart is sound, his hand is strong,
His touch is sure and true:
Oh, who begrudges him the wealth
That's but his honest due?
To smash your boiler your pipe
Or tub he neer descends;
He never, never, never works
For mercenary ends.
His works first class. his bills are small.
His credits more than long.
The sunshine Of his gracious smile
Is like a breath of song.
We glory in the pleasant sight
That shows him in his prime
Out sailing in the summer yacht
He earned in winter time.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

Stockings should never be left TO -oak.
but washed Immediately in clean water.
and not in the boiling suds that Is left from
the other clothes and which always has
plenty Of lint in it. They should be piEa,ed
in pairs and hung up by the toes. Woolen
hose should not be ironed, but dried nicely
and pulled into shspe.-New York journal.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
IN THE MATTER OF VALENTINES.
copyright. IS92. by American Press Associa
tioD

copyright. 1852. by American Press Associa-
ton.
We do not wish to be considered ir-
reverent when We say that every saint
like every dog. has his day. If it were
not perfectly consistent to mention the
dog and the saint in the same breath we
don't believe there would be such an
animal extant as the Saint Bernard dog
or at least he would flourish under a
different name.
The fourteenth of February belongs to
Saint Valentine. and it is quite as natural
to send and to receive valentines on this
day as it is to set of firecrackers on the
Fourth of July, to eat roast turkey on
Thanksgiving and to loaf on Labor Day.
As the valentine. correctly speaking,
is love poem, it seems difficult to sx-
plain the existence of the popular penny
or comic valentine for cent, which is
sent to all sorts and conditions of men
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1t could be still
more beautiful if
it but reflected
the truth: and it
should be truth
full to be per1na-
nent. What is
all this carping
nonsense we hear
about the milk
man? Who origi-
mates these would
20 witty stOrleS,
whose mission is
to raise q laugh
at the expense Of
this useful public
8 erv q n t, and ,
place his hon-'
esty forever with
IN tho ro1a ~
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

and women. not
with a view to
winning their af-
fection. but as a
means of making
them acquainted
with their defects
and Shortcomings,
and doing it in a
manner calculat-
ed to destroy
their peace Of
mind and make
them u happy
for many days.
AS a rule they
w0T116 6osfrov
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

If any human be-
ing is. 1t is con-
sidered the prop
er thing to as
sumo that an eel
is as slippery as a
vegetable Pc d.
dler: that he is
the creature that
is more to be
feared than an
architect. Y e t
we feel bound to
say. and we take
pleasure in say
ing. that our veg
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

route he had
laid out. and in
a few minutes
was behind the
dog enn e |.
T b re he
crouched. COOL
ly surveying
his enemy.
The young
girl was stand
ing 9 xpect-
a Mt. peering
through the
Stats OF the
chicken house,
straining her
ears to catch
the slightest
sound. So in
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
His Valentine.

The boy stood on the front doorstep.
Whence all but he had fed.
And little dreamed he Of the eyes
That peered from overhead.
Alas. II ere he rang that bell
He had not paused. who knows!
He might have missed the hand OF fate
And saved a suit Of clothes ?
Yet bright and beautiful he stood
Before the coming storm
His comic valentine in hand
A proud. though childlike form
Then came a swift and rushing sound.
The boy-Oh. he was there.
But oh. how mighty wet he va.
As he fell down that stair.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

TIE TAI11OR-
Here's conscientious tailor.
And q tailor great is he.
Fitting merchant, truckman. sailor,
Cop and poet to IT"
To the painter and the rector
He gives lots OF time to pay.
And he sends no gaunt collector
Round to them every day:
Springing like catarnount
For little on account
The experience with the tailor is not
Of more unusual nature-ln fact, not
more Of an Arabian night in its way
than the experience we have had with
our vegetable peddler, We have dealt
with him for several years and think he
is entitled to complimentary valentine.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

Ike Ball was :,
soldier fro, j,
the crown =
ms red tlpa
Inch llIl.i..
I;ed a gOp /
,ittured cOun
itnanCe. to the
sole OF his mas
SIve foot broad
ene'i by many
tramp through
the south. The
war was over
and Ike had
thrown oil his
unltOrlll: but It
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

One of the delegates from the United
States to the Universal Peace congress
held at Rome last year was Mrs. Mary
Ormsby Frost, of New York city.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

people endowed
with the ordina-
ry instincts Of
charity have lit
tie or no sympar
thy. He is uni
versally regard
ed very much as
an ogre in a fairy
tale; that is, an
undesirable crea-
ture, in whose
bosom the in
stincts of a mon
ster are ever ac-
tive. No one has
a kind word for
h1m any moro
than for a pirate
or a hack1nan.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

The woman who attempts to do every
thing, every hour of whose time is filed
up with some engagement. becomes
wearied and old before her time
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

Alcohol or benzine is good thing to
clean glass. and clean paper is better
than any cloth, sponge or towel Dry
paper leaves an excellent polish.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

oluntly that Mr.. l. Ball had long desired
Miss Dane acquaintance and regretted
that there was no mutual friend to in
troduce INN Would Miss Dane forego
the accustomed conventional form and
give Mr. Ball IN opportunity to intro
duce himself. In the other valentine he
inrlmated the same desire from Mr.. j.
Ball but felgned to conceal his intent
nnder excessive nodesty The first he
sent 10 Miss Minnie Dane. then waltet
Till ne saw her sister so out, when ne
dispatched the other. AS they were both
for Miss N. Dane they fell into the hands
of the willy Minnie.
N;nn,e AZ once inferred that by CO
Incidence or bv colluSlon each of the
cousins was endeayorlng to make the ac-
uualntlnce OF the slrl he admired the
one Matilda, the other Minnie. When
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

honest and worthy the confidence Of tn,
public. We therefore feel that we ar.
doing noble work in thus addressing
THE VEGETABLE PEDDi.ER-
Your cahhag.s and Ia. Fps.
Your satisfy and pumpkins.
Your sauaShe> and tomatoes
Are always prime and fine.
Your peaches and your apples,
Your pears and caulitiowers
Are ever sweet and luscious
And mellow old wine.
Long may you wave and flourish.
If only for the measure.
The brimming. honest measure
You TO your patrons give
Your measures are unconscious
OF any thick. raised bottoms
oh. paragon of peddlers
Long may you bloom and live
In eighteen carrot rapture.
And spot cash custom capture.
That the comic valentine has come to
stay goes without saying. Although
beautiful from an economic standpoint.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

Tho Price OF Love.
Melton-You say this valentine is only
$3.50? 1t is marked $3.50.
Clerk-Yes, sir. That's for the benefit
Of the young lady.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

" Pre- HI n
Practice. In
other words, q
IL teach Npu
| Eff. end start
you In t,u-5r IS.
vi hF m
Rapidly vt'h'rin
tHtd sTe. We
can htsi will, Il
yDIr r4Sn '"a h
ypu'lt - pNv
to raru ~
to 80 % ,isv
O til Iiid
MR. go
o. N-s.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
STRATEGY

STORY FOR ST VALENTINES DAY EY
r. A MITCHELL
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
A Fatal Breach.

A Fatal Breach.
Winkle-I understand that Miss Pop
lin and young Melton have had falling
out.
Nodd-What is the trouble?
Winkle-He sent her his photograph,
and he saw it among her collection OF
comic valentines.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11

copyright, ih.I!. by American Pres. Assnc;a
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
THE TAILOR.

Yet we feel it solemn duty to speak Of
our tailor as we find him during an ex-
perience Of a decade:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-11
LIFE RATE.
Tontine period termi-
mating at the end
of 20 years.

ACE \ return in cash of all premiums
\ with interest nj the rate of
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
RIVER NIPPLES.
Competition is Lowering Freight Rates
To Nashville.

The competition in the river busi-
ness is cutting down passenger and
freight rates from Lere to Nashville,
aud intermediate points. On through
rates from here to Nashville there
has been a cut of three cents per
hundred, while for local freight a cut
of FIVE cents per hundred has been
made. The cut on passenger rates
between here and Nashville has been
greater than this. 1t now costs a
man from rs cents to $1,00 to go to
Nashville, The number Of boats at
the wharf when a man wants to take
ride determines this matter. They
cut on each other, and the likelihood
is that before the winter is over a
man will be taken to Nashville for
nothing, provided he has little
freight to move. e s as
The Dover Courier notes cut
down there which is a boon to the
farmers.
The b. s. Rhea proposes 10 haul
cattle to Nashville for one dollar per
head, and hogs for Is cents per head.
The passenger rates from that point
| to Nashville have been reduced to
1890 for the round trip. This in.
cludes first-class berth and just as
many meals AS the trip demands
This is cheaper than boarding al
home, hence the number of Dover
people that are now travelling.
| Manager Roth has just returned
from a trip to Nashville. While
up there some fellow asked him what
kind of place Dover was. He
noticed that special boat
had been put on between that point
and GAINESVILLE, and he naturally
thought 1t was some sea port. Mr.
Roth told him that Dover was The
capital OF Stewart county and thai
millions of sacks of corn were
shipped from there daily, besides any
amount of tobacco and stock. The
fellow has gone to work now organ
izing a company TO immigrate t.
Dover.
The river is in fine boating ordel
and is still rising.
The Alex Perry will pass up thu
river some time this afternoon boun(
from Evansville to Nashville.
The b. S. Rhea, the Stockell ant
the Ashland City are due from abov
to morrow.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
A Sermon to Young People.

DIR. Lupton preached yesterday
morning from John p, l5--"Feed
My Lambs" This subject was
chosen in view of the large number
of children and young persons who
have lately joined the church.
/. Why? Because of the Savior's
love for them. Because of their
special need, and danger and mex
perience. Their school duties and
other things make it hard for the
pastor to become acquainted with
them. Special care should be taken
to provide pleasant and safe enter
tainment for them at home, that they
may not be led to seek it elsewhere.
2. Who? Pastors, elders, parents
all must cooperate. Fathers cannot
leave it to the mothers entirely. The
Older people must not leave it to the
younger ones; the Older have the
knowledge and experience. Where
these duties are faithfully performed,
children seldom go wrosg.
3. How? Regularly, just as the
body is fed regularly with suitable
food the needs of each case must be
studied lovingly. We can never
have too much aft ction.
The topic at the evening service
was found in Matt. vii, "a 27.: "We
are all builders, because we have
heard the words Of Christ"
1t is question of great importance
whether our building is secure. The
simple test is, do we hear and do the
sayings of Christ? Mere outward
propriety isnot sufficient. Similarly
it does not require active opposition
to the Gospel to be lost; it Is sufficient
merely to leave the sayings of Christ
undone.
Every building will be tested and
every defect revealed. But the
structure will stand If it is built on
the rock Christ Jesus.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE.
Now in Full Blast at McGehee Bros
"a Franklin Street.

The readers attention is called to
the advertisement OF the annual hol-
iday sale of those Give, hustling peo.
pie for trade" McGehee Bros. Said
sale began to-day and closes Satur.
day.. December 81. Bargain-seekers
will reap a harvest IN those few days,
for they have house chockful Of
new, seasonable dress goods, carpets,
high-art clothing, shoes, hats, gents
furnishing goods, etc.. including
Christmas tricks of all kinds, all OF
which they say must be moved out
in the short time given, regardless oil
loss. If you are money-saver you
will investigate this matter for your
self. You will find sixteen salespeo
pie on hand anxious to serve you.
McGehee Bros, it is well known, are
not catch-p' my, spread-eagle boast
ers, but hustling, intelligent, wide.
awake merchants, who believe in
rapidly turning over "a stock OF good'
at small profit. They have won sue
cess by uniform courtesy and fair
dealing, and thus have the confidence
of their patrons. There are few more
liberal and intelligent advertisers
than they, and it has paid then
handsomely, as it will every tins
when properly done. They appro
pirate half a page of the LEAF
CHRONICLE especially for their hol
iday advertising. Don't fail 10 reaC
what they say about this great sale
now we'll under way at their stores
and if you want anything in theil
line, call on them at 81 FRANKLIN
street and mention the LEAF-CHRoN
IoLE to them, and our word for il
you WON'T regret it.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19

Cullin Atkins, of Port Royal, is in
the city to-day.
Jno. Dortch, of Central City. Ky,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Clara b. Wisdom, of Owens
boro, is visiting friends in the city.
Robert Gardner, of Robertson coun-
ty, is here to-day delivering tobacco.
r Geo. Holloway and wife, of the
First district, are in the city to-day.
#. T.. Mabry, of the Fourth dis
trict, is in town to-day getting ready
for Christmas.
Mr.. w. J Plummer, the canning
factory man of Kansas City, is in
town to day.
Miss Jessie Carrier, of Nashville,
will spend the holidays with Miss
Lula Gholson, this city.
Squire FINS Ewing is in the city
to-day after having been confined al
home for several days by sickness.
Mrs. l. Resented, has returned
from two-months visit to friends al
Murfreesboro, Tenn, and Fulton, Ky
DR., S. n. Howser, a popular ply.
stefan of the Sango neighhorhood
paid his respects TO the LEAF-CHRoN'
IoLE this morning.
Mr.. Cabaniss, representing the Rap.
fist and Reflector, of Nashville, is in
the city to-day in the interest of this
excellent church journal.
Mrs. G. e Atkins, accompanied by
her grand daughter, Miss Callie Hol
loway, of Hampton Station, were
appreciated visitors ut the LEAF
CHRONICLE Office to day.
IS. S. McReynolds, superintendent
sod general manager of the Peacher
Mills Co., is in the city ON business
to-day. Mr.. McReynolds is a pleas
ant gentleman and good business
man.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
The Canning Factory.

GAINESVILLE has resolved to have a
canning factory without solving the
problem as to where the cans and
vegetables are to come from. By i'm
porting few CANNES, the boys will
raise the former and maybe the hay
seeders can be relied on for the latter.
--nOUer Courier.
If the canning factory projectors
want supply of CANNES they will
hardly walk around Dover to get
them. If there is anything Dover
can grow it's dogs.
have another lot of those fine and
stylish cloaks which l am selling
very cheap. e. CLICK.
MS, DAWN
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
FATHER, | DID IT,
Chas. Worley Suicides by Shoot
ing Himself Through the
Heart.
An Old Fashioned Gap and Ball Pistol
Does the Work-No Cause AS
signed.
specIal 70 the Leaf- Un,onlcIe.

special 10 the beal-Gniohlcic.
RUssELLvILLE, KY, Dec. 10
"Father, l did it; give my money TO
MOTHER" was the way a note read
found near the dead body of Chss.
Worley, at Ferguson, a small village
near here Saturday. An examina
ton showed that the'yOung man had
shot himself through the heart with
an oil cap and ball derringer. The
deed was committed in his fathers
orchard, near the house, between &
and 7 O'Clock Saturday evening. The
deceased was only fifteen years old
and was the son of Henry Worley,
an undertaken, at Ferguson. Nc
c use is assigned for the rash act.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
A Little Girls Experience in A
IiRhfhnnaa

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Trescot are
keepers of the Gov. Lighthouse at
Sand Beach, Mich. and are blessed
with daughter four years old. Last
April she was taken down with the
Measles, followed with dreadful
Cough and turning into a Fever.
Doctors at home aud at Detroit treat
ed her, but in vain, she grew worse
rapidly, until she was mere "hand-
full of bonesn.-Then she tried DIR.
Kings New Discovery aud after the
use of two and half bottles, was
completely cured. They say DIR.
Kings New Discovery is worth lis
weight in gold, yet you may gets tri-
al bottle free at Owen & Moore's.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
-------ll-@1-s,-
! BOND FOR AVANT.
An Erroneous Impression Gone Abroad
in This Connection.

The report has gained circulation
that Judge Tyler will allow Geo. W..
: Avaht ~ accused of wife murder, to
go free ON bond OF $1,000. The at
tention OF Judge Tyler was called to
the report this morning and he was
asked If it were true. He replied
that 1T was not true in any sense of
the word. The attorneys for Avant
TihHd said to him that they wanted
to make an application for bond for
their client. He had simply told
them that he would consider the
apple ttion when made in due form.
1t is supp psed that the report started
from this informal application.
Avant is in jail and il is extremely
doubtful il he can give bond even
II one is granted by the court.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19
Decline In Trust Stocks.
Special to the eaf-Chron1cle.l

Special to the Leaf hron1cle.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The ship
ment of a heavy amount OF gold
abroad has caused contraction in
loans here on trust stocks as collater-
al. Trust stocks fell rapidly, the de-
crease ranging from five to fifteen
points. AS the result of this several
firms went to the wall and panic
seized the street.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-19

Send ten cents in postage stamps
and get by return mil n handsome
illustrated Christmas book of sketches
and poems by Howard Saxby.
G. B. RYAN,
A. g. p. A. G. q o. Ry.
dcc19, 1td&W Cincinnati, Ohio.