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The Jersey City news., 1892-02-23
DRESS GOODS.
Novelties in
Wool Brocades
Chevrons, Cheviots,
Bourettes,
CaInel's Hair,
Storm Serges.
Persian Serges, Bedford Corda

Ladies' Silk Waists in India Silk and
Surah; we'll made and perfect fitting.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
An Open Letter.

HENDERSON, n. G., Oct. %, 1892.
Mr.. JOHN H. FAULKNER,
Dear .Sr:-What has got between US
and who put it there? What have /
done that rendered me unworthy of your
confidence and support You have done
me many a favor for which / shall ever
feel grateful and hope | shall never look
upon your face without that lively sensa-
ton that | have felt for the last eleven
years whenever | saw you that was look
ing in the face of my friend.
Mr. Faulkner, am in a great struggle
with jim Watson for a seat in the Legls-
| lature. Ii / am not elected he will be.
| Ii he is it will be a shame upon thepeOple
| of Vance county. / did not want to make
this race but felt it was my duty. | want
your aid in the battle and as the preach
ers sometimes say intheir prayers: " Civ
| ing it will not impOverish you nor with
| holding it enrich you" You can trust
me in your own private affairs, why not
| also in the affairs of State? The State
| Democratic party is not to blame for the
| errors that have been committed by the
| law makers You do not complain OF
| the acts of our State government so far
| as know.
4 law maker, Mr.. Faulkner, should
| know what the law now Is, whenever it
is wrong and how to correct it. Who
ever of the candidates best fills that
measure should be elected. But no mat,
ter who is elected, he will have no power
or authority to interfere in the least de-
gree with those great wrongs that have
been inflicted upon us by Congress. The
State Legislature has nothing to do with
them.
| Is it right for the intelligent men of the
county to help elect Jim Watson by not
voting for me? Would it be possible for
me to favor a law that would Cypress
| farmers when | was raised farmer and
my father, 2 brothers, a brOther-in-laW
and nearly every kinsman | have are
farmers, and when my little savings from
Il years of hard work are invested in
| land from the rent of which | in part sup
port my family? l think not In ad-
| dition TO this nearly all my friends are
farmers How could any one imagine
that would if eected<tif1e every incen-
tive that true manhood furnishes for
| favoring laws that would be for the great
est good to the greatest number?
| Please dom think that OF me. On the
contrary believe me to be now as ever
| before. Your true friend,
T. T. Hicks.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
WINTER UNDER WEAR

Big stock of ladies' and gents Wool
Underwear Gents all wool UndershirtS
worth So 90 and 100 pair; our price
81. 80 and s. 90 Ladies' wool ribbed Vests
worth s. 80 pair in regular houses, we
sell at S1.7J pair. A spl ndid all wool
Vest in natural color worth $50 a pair,
we sell at 81 90.
Ladies Fascinators and NuDias and
Children's Hoods, bought at half price
and will be sold the same way. Gents
Waterproof Collars cents. A large stock
of Gents Hats and Caps bought in job lots
and will be sold some Of them for less
money than it cost to manufacture them.
Boys blue Campaign Caps worth 20 and
g cents we sell at 10 cents. \ stock of
Fancy Caps for Boys and Girls at - cents,
| worth in regular houses 30 cents.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
What is

Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
ca; Children. contains neither Or;Gni, Morphine nor
cher Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
:'arcgcrc, Drops Soothing S.T1iTs, and Castor Oil
Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years use ~
lEons destroys Worms and aay3
C:-storia prevents vomiting Sour Card
cures Dia-rnCca and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
tectllins troubles, CONSTIPATION and f"1:ii'y
food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy natural sleep Cas-
toyia i the Chiltlren's Panaceathe Mothers Ir.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

JUDGE HARE, a lifelong Republi-
can, who had been nominated by his
party as an electoral large in Oregon,
has declined 10 serve in that capacity.
In his letter of declinaton he says :
"lou have passed high tariff, as you
claim, for protection of labor, yet |
have seen more than six hundred and
fifty manufacturing Establishments re-
duce the price of labor of the working
men," For this reason, and because
OF the squandering of the surplus, he
anounccd that he shall in the future
act in opposition to the principles that
he has supported for the last thirty
years, and vote for Cleveland and
tariff reform, believing that by SO doing
he will be helping the cause OF
the laborias classes throughout the
country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
SIMPLY A QUESTION
OF
Dollars and Gents


Sensible people are not
apt to be controlled by senti-
ment when 1t comes to part
ing with their hard-earncd
cash-purchasing the every
day ncCessarics of life. The
contemplation Of q purchase
resolves itself into a question
of dollars and cents. And the
wise buyer takes into account
how much he can save before
he parts with his money
Knowing this, we merely
ask YOU to call and
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

Under. and by virtue of the power of
sale conferred upon me in a trust ,lr.j
executed on The 5fd day of july. fSan. bv
HeZekiah Clarke and Annie J.. Clark his
WIFE, and registered in mortgage book i
page -, the Office IT the Register of
Deeds OF Vance Comfy. default having
neeh made IN payment Of The debts secured
lheleoN' snail sell for cash, ny public
auction, 10 Che highest hi der at the CON-
house door in Nane" county. y { on fhn
18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1872 The
real estate described ald conveyed i'm ,ai5
trust deed, to Wit ihc tract nf ten acIrS
adjoining John ID. Clarke and others, on
which the said Clarke and vile reside, ard
winch She drew from the estate of her
father James Fleming: also twenty-siy
and onc-fourth acres at Harris y Roads
that said Clarke bought from L. c. Har
ris, Commissioner T. L. HICKS.
October 10, 1892 Trustee
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

So convenient are those big "prize"
advertisements of the Ford Pill Co.,
and Exquisite Toilet Company, of
Toronto, Canada, to "fll up with, -
YOU know, that number of publishers
in this State continue to run them
although both concerns have been
exposed as rank frauds BY giving
publicity and countenance to the
advertisements of these beastly hum
bugs, such publishers are not only
being duped themselves. but whether
Intentionally or not are parties to the
deep laid scheme OF defrauding their
readers. If this were not the case we
would have no objections to offer.
Publishers who like to be swindled
should be allowed to crafty their taste
but their unSuspeCtins readers ought to
be protected.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
EXAMINE OUR GOODS.

Compare prices with others
and exercise your own judg-
ment. 1t is q question of, dol
lars and cents, and we can
make it TO your interest to
trade with us. Here are the
goods to suit you-no doubt
about that. The next thing
then is look into the matter
OF prices. We have no ap-
prchension on that point.
Come and see for yourself.
You will ind that we have a
large. and carefully selected
line OF
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

WHATEVER may be said to the con-
trary, the consumer does pay the
tariff tax. 1t is all bosh to talk about
the foreign seller paying it. He does
no such thing. The duty is not paid
until the article reaches the custom house
in this country. Then it is paid by the
purchaser in the foreign market and
the amount of the tariff tax is added
to the cost of the article. Then the
home buyer must pay the original cost,
the amount of the import duty and
the dealers profit when he gets the
article. Just think of it: Eleven
dollars taken from every man, woman
and child, white and colored, in
Vance county every year on account
of having to pay that much more for
what they buy. Surely this matter if
thoroughly explained to the colored
people would induce them to vote the
Democratic ticket and thus help to
abolish such an unjust and burdensome
system. Let every Democrat select
one or more colored voters and con-
vince them and bring them to the aid
of the Democracy, the real people S
party, because it is the champion and
defender of the rights and interest of
the masses against the classes. Work,
work, work. That is the thing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

TERRIFYING years ago the farmers
were the most independent and pros
porous citizen Of the community.
Nearly all Of them onwned their
homes and as class they were the
money lenders of the country. 1t is
different now. To-day as class they
are the borrowers; mortgages cover
their homes; the values of their farms
have decreased; the protection of
tenant farmers has increased, and the
products Of their fields command a
less price than ever. We have had
thirty-two years Of Republican rule
and almost that long trial of high
proteCthc tariff. 1t is time now to
vote that party with its obnoxious
record of force bills, tariff robbery,
trusts, combines and monopolies of all
kinds out Of existence. The welfare
and the people and the safety of our
government requires that this be done.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

JOHN SANDERS, Of Johnston county,
Republican candidate for Congress
from this district, has quit the field
and says he will vote for B. H. Bum,
who has been tried and found to make
a faithful and Jealous representative Of
his people.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

A WORD to our Third party friends:
Come back and fall in line with your
Democratic friends, where you prop
erly belong, if you would save your
State pride and do not want to throw
away your vote. Look at the people
who have been and are now foremost
in the new movement and you will
at once see that they are opponents of
Democracy, and either sore-headed
kickers or Republicans. Come back,
erring brethren, to the fold you will
be welcomed by the Democratic hosts
and can rejoice with them over the
victory in November.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
General Merchandise.

Embracing everything in
Dry Goods and Notions, Hats
and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
White Goods, Tin, Crockcry,
Glass and Wooden ware, &c,
&c. Also a full and complete
stock OF pure and fresh
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The election of E. A. Powell as
Sheriff is sure. He is strong man
with the people and is held in high
esteem by all alike. He is no partisan
in politics and will discharge the
duties of the Office as a public trust,
in the spirit prescribed by the law.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

LET every Democrat in Vance
county register and come out and
vote. Let us see precisely how many
there are Of US. The best way to take
party census is through the ballot
box. When a man votes he can be
counted. Let every Democrat come
out and be counted. Let US know
the exact strength
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
Mortgage Sale.

will sell, by public auction, for cash,
at the Court House in Henderson. on the
31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1892. at II
o'clock NJ, under mortgage duly regis
tered in Book No. -, page 431, in the Reg
ister of Deeds office, in Vance county, the
valuable lot situate at the corner of Pop
lar and Clarke streets, in Henderson,
This lot is one of the most beautiful Situa-
tons in town, in a good ncighhnrhood and
directly opposite the residence Of Mr.. Il.
NJ. Pittman. The lot is 100X2O0 feet ard
has on it a six room, two-Story frame
dwelling. This September %, 1892.
JOHN IIARGRONE
Mortgage.
Pittman /, Shaw, Attorneys.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The more the Democratic count,
tickets studied and thought about, the
stronger it grows with the people. I
Is a good one viewed from any poin
you choose to look at it and with the
right sort of support can be elected
To work then with this determination
firmly fixed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
MRS. HARRISON DEAD.

The people of this broad land will
deeply sympathize with President
Harrison in the hour of his great
sorrow. Mrs. Harrison who has been
critically i'll for the past two months,
died at 1:4o o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. She was a noble and lovely
woman and in whatever station she
was placed the same gentle, womanly,
christian virtues adorned her charac
ter and made her loved and admired
for her true worth.
: The Charleston Meas and Courier,
Democratic, voices the sentiments of
the people. of the South when it says:
"In the presence of this sad event
noise of party strife will cease for the
time, and the American people, with
out regard to race or color or condi-
ton, will join in prayer that the
richest benediction of heaven may rest
upon the disconsolate and give them
peace. The death of this gracious
woman comes upon all her country
men with sense of personal loss. She
filled her place SO we'll, she discharged
the duties of the first lady in the land
with such delicacy of department, she
was so high a type of American
womanhood, that living she enjoyed
the respect and admiration and love of
the people, and dying she receives the
tribute of the peoples tears
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The popular question now is, do
you belong to Gideon's Band p We
have met no one who has the boldness
to admit it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

CLEVELAND represents the republi
can idea of the very best type OF good
government. The people have made
him their political hero. When he is
in, and all the signs point to the con-
summation OF this hope, he will give
the people 4 good, clean, Democratic
administration worthy of the work and
energy of every patriotic American.
We have had selfish, unpatrotic govern
ment SO long, every freeman ought to
be moved to restore the admnistra-
ton 10 Jeffersonian simplicity.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

SAY, don't you think you could
spot the ''thirty reliables," who belong
to Gideon's Band in Vance county
You have heard something about GER
tain men having s7ooyn not to vote
the Democratic ticket, haven't YOU? ,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

DEMOCRATS must remember that
though the outlook is very encouraging
work from now until the setting of the
sun on the 9Th of November.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
Racket Store.

We have Just received the largest and
most complete stock of goods We have ever
carried AS the entire stock was bought
in Job lots and auction goods, we can at
ford to and and Will sell for less money
than any other house in towu.
Dress Trimmings of all descriptions and
colOrs in Silk Guimpe, Beaded PaSsimen-
tary Laces and Velvet.
a big lot of Diamond Shirts made by
Daniel Miller & Co., sold wholesale at
S12 90 a dozen. We Will retail them at 81
cents, laundried and unlaundried, worth
in all regular houses S1.0o, our price -
cents.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

JOHN T. GREGORY, of Halifax, a
lifelong Republican and for a great
many years Clerk of the Superior
Court, which office he still holds, has
quit the Republican party nd will
vote for Cleveland and Carr. His
party has become too corrupt for him
he says, and its policy of protection
and monopoly is injurious to the
people and dangerous to the welfare
and safety of the government.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

II is almost inconceivable that a
farmer can be persuaded to vote for a
continuance Of the Mckinley robbery.
The monopoly tariff protects the
farmer on nothing that he produces,
and taxes him on everything he
consumes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

TIE Democrats of Vance have
reason to l. proud of the excellent
county tiCkts. That it viii be heard
from on the -ishth day OF November
is an entireiy reasonable specula-
ton.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

"SNoLLYGOsTER" is a word coined
by Ham, the orator from the Georgia
mountains. Il snollygoster he defined
as a "fellow with an unquenchable
thirst for Office with neither the power
to get it nor capacity to fill it," There
are several specimens of the s'snol.
fygoster" type among the Third party
in Vance comfy.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

DEMOCRATS are beginning to feel
justified in 1.ting in big stock Of
fire works an ammunition in prepare
ton for the big time they will have
celebrating. the Democratic victory in
a few weeks.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The Colo~eJ Mems Association at
Its session in indianapolis, denounces
the Force bill. the tariff and the ad
m;c,s,ration because the latter has
failed 70 preset the colored men.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The Democratic county ticket is
one to which no exception can he
taken by Democrats, It ought to
p,il an unprecedented vote.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
New Meat Market.

have opened Q MEAT MARKET next
to the O'Neil building. where j will be
pleased to see and serve the public. As
do my own butchering. thereby saving
the heavy expense Of employing expert
help, and being content with less profit, |
am enabled to sell lower than others
Best Round and Surloin Steaks 8 cents a
pound. Choice Roasts cents. Stewing
meat cents. Prompt service and salts
faction guaranteed. Terms cash
sep - r. II. BAILEY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

THERE ISN'T so much 4 crack in the
81 ID South. New York H1rlH.
No; not even 50 much Is a flaw.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

LET al good Democrats prepare to
vote The Straight Democratic ticket
from top to bottom.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

Ziegler Shoes for Ladies
and Children. Style and
quality at WATKINS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

FOR LOWER HOUSE LEGISLATURES:
T. Il. HICKS.
FOR SHERIFF:
J.. \. POW ELL.
FOR REGISTER or DEEDS:
T. T.. ROWLAND.
FO, TREASURER:
y VI. BASkETT.
TOR SURVEYOR:
! i. WHITE.
FOR CORONFR:
G. A.tI'NNINGHkM.
FOR TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE:
- y. ONERTDN.
FOR NATE 10Th DISTRICT,
JOHN r. LEACH, Of Warren.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

TIE party of high taxation and the
tarCc bin appears to be hustling to-
ri the last ditch.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

u future years Mr. Harrison will
look back .th regret to the memora-
b 'sGrc" C. 1902
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

The Democratic party is gaining
strength every day. The next Presi-
dent Is 4 Democrat.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

MI. good Democrats Will vote
aglins, the rcatening illumination of
the Force lill
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
HENRY SsPLENDIDSPEECH
A Gem OF Logic in Golden set
ting of Conviction.


this of the speech of W. r. Henry, Esq,
in that place:
Hon. ". R. Henri: spoke at the Opera
House last night. The crowd out to
hear him was large one.
Mr.. Henry is nimmenseman mentally
and physically. He weighs over two
hundred and fifty pounds and is six feet
high, and has voice in proportion.
An intense partisan, his partisanship
is plainly the result of conviction. There
is probably not a more logical speaker
on the Democratic stump in the present
campaign. 1t is the earnestness OF his
convictions together with his powerful
logic that go to make his speeches so
fOrceful.
A burning State pride and love OF the
South are also characteristic OF him.
His speech abounded with loving tributes
to the heroism OF Lee and Jackson and
Davis and Vance, and every mention of
their names WAS cheered. And yet he
was not so partial to the Southern heroes
but that he could pay splendid tribute
to the bravery of Gen. Hancock on the
field of Gettysburg.
Mr.. Henry was especially strong in his
denunciation OF Weaver. He despises
Weaver, because OF Weayer's brutality
at Pulaski.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
staple and Fancy Groceries.

Such as Flour, Meat, Meal,
Molasscs, Syrups, Sugar, COT
fee, Butter, Cheese, Crackers,
Canned Goods, Lard, Salt,
Fish, Hams, Breakfast Bacon,
&C., &c. We keep also Hay,
Bran, Shipstuffs. and Oats,
which we sell at lowest prices.
We buy all Our Flour, Salt,
Hay and Shipstufs in car
load lots, and can sell these
goods by the large or small
quantity at prices that can
not be shaded by. any other
dealer in Henderson.
Family trade respectfully
solicited. Prompt and care
tul attention to the wants of
our customers.
Very Respectfully,
Il. THOMAoON,
Opposite Cooper's Warehouse,
HENDER son. \. c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

THE onl5 l.ting and proper way to
pat down /, nation is to vote for Cleve-
land.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

Col. Harry Skinner is evidently
one OF those who believe in the adage
that 1t "better than never to do a
thing. He has taken his time about
the matter but at last declines to run
as Elector at Large on the Third party
ticket. !. NJ. Mewberne has been put
on the ticket in his place. The Colo
mel will be entitled to be called the
great decliner after awhile. First he
declined the nomination for Governor,
then for Congress and now for Elector
What does Col. Skinner want?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27

WHAT has Jim Watson ever done
that intelligent colored people should
desire 10 send him back to the LegiS-
lature? Can they point one single
act of his that has ever been of any
benefit to the county, either by the
passage Of a new law or the repeating
or mobilization of an old one? There
may be some comfort TO them in the
thought that one of their race got the
salary he did instead of a white man,
but has that helped any of them in
the least? What they should want
Is man to protect their interest and
legislatc in their behalf. Who is the
best qualified and most likely to be Of
service to them in this respect lin
Watson OF T. +. Hicks? Let the
thoughtful colored voter answer this
question deliberately and without pref
udiCe for himself.