The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-02-09

town. There are some who are bend
ing every energy in that direction,
while others are idly waiting for some
! one else to bring them trade.
The wind bloweth, the water foweth,
the farmer soweth. the subscriber
oweth, and the Lord knoweth that we
| a"e in need of our dues. So come a run
hing ere we go a-gunning; we're not
-funning; this thing of dunning gives
Us the lues.-Atlanta Constitution.
! There are a great many small boys
| ald girls that are not attending school,
y no should be there every day. Parents
| Mould see that their children are in
,.:hool acquiring knowledge and be-
| c)ming cultured young men and women
stead of loafers. idlers and street
lcers.
Now is the time for the seed men
and fertilizer manufacturers and dealers
L get in their advertisements if they
v Guild reap their share of the trade.
The GOLD LEAF goes extensively
d nong users of these articles and they
e on the look out where to buy at
| this season.
| The Balimorean, one of the finest
| literary papers in the country, copies
tie short poem Beautiful Snow"
! II Gently written for the GOLD LEAF
bya young lady of this town. We
| nave literary talent in our midst but
it is too seldom displayed for the
benefit of the public.
| Attention is called to the local ad-
, yertisements of NJ. d. Edwards in this
| uHper. He carries a full line Of staple
all fancy groceries, canned goods,
| f. uits. vegetables, &C., and sells at
lowest prices. When looking for good
| things to eat call and see Mr.. Edwards,
next to W. S. Parker & Co.
Brother w. S. Barnes. Secretary and
Treasurer, sent check for $50 Feb. 4,
to Bro. G.. II. Hunt, kittrell, n. c.,
| :; member of Sweet Home Alliance,
from Relief Fund. This makes the
fourth brother that has been helped
by this fund, and the work is hardly
begun. Farmer.
The Henderson GOLD LEAF nomi-
mates Mr.. J. j. Allen, of Franklin
county, n. c., as the representative
of that State in the international spell
ilg match at the Worlds Fair. We
Infer from what is said of him that he
CA spell every word in Webster's un-
abridged dictionary.-Danville Times.
We believe Mrs. Cleveland is gener-
ally credited with having brought the
hustle into dlscavor. We hope that
when she comes into power again it
vii be in time to knock the gable end
on Of the crinoline boom. The GOLD
LEAF is "agin' a return to the old
fashioned hoop skirt as an article of
Woman's wear.
From what we can learn rabbits
and cartridges were well nigh exter-
mi lated by the recent cold spell. If
this be true, and most probably it is,
hI tiers should put aside their imple-
ncats Of warfare and call off their
DOS, or when the next hunting season
comes there will be little game to
hU.at.
Or. F. S. Harris returned Monday
morning from Brinkleyville, Halifax
county, where he had been to attend the
Fl neral of Mrs. A. NJ. Wills. relict of
the venerable and greatly beloved Rev.
W II. Wills. She was an estimable
woman, whose life and labors were a
b c ,sing and benediction to the COM
n lity in which she lived.
Owing to the heavy SHOWS and cold
we ,ther for some weeks past, farm
wo k has been considerably delayed. and
no toubt the fertilizer people will be
bel Gifted as a consequence. Farmers
will be so pushed up to prepare their
Ian Is that they will not have time to
hat; much dirt. Moral: Begin the
yn; before to prepare home manures.
henderson needs and must have
mo factories. AS town it can not
gov and prosper much beyond its
PIE ent stage by simply handling leaf
TOD eco and selling merchandise.
Houses and people to live in them;
peoo Ole and work for them to do; work
ard good pay for it; pay roll and a tin
bvcoet brigade are what make 4 live
alc growing town.
|. is related that at the depot
recently a young man who was going
av.: Y for a short while was there with
hi, girl. One of the boys outside
thu lght to play a joke on him and
I'M ated locomotive whistle SO natur
ally that the young man who was
aho 1t to leave on the train kissed his
girl good bye. AS it turned out the
jo lc was on the other fellow.
) mOng those who were granted
license to practice law by the Supreme
Court in Raleigh last week, was j. Y.
Eaton. colored, of Henderson. He
is brother of Thos. S. Eaton, register
of deeds. is intelligent and we'll edu-
ca ed, and will doubtless be as success
fu rs others ofhis race who have chosen
the iaw as profession. The GOLD
LEE is not informed whether he in
tends to locate permanently in Hender-
sol or not.
It may interest some of our readers
to known that the following is the re-
li.icus festival and holiday record for
1923: Lent begins February 18th
and ends with Easter Sunday, April
2nd; Washington birthday. February
22ld. is on Wednesday; Inauguration
Of President, Saturday, March 4th; st.
Pat.ick's day. March 18th, on Friday;
Fourth of July on Tuesday; Labor day,
on Monday, September 4th; Christmas,
December 25th, on Monday.
of T merchants suppose the people
know they are in business, and like
wise suppose the people in general
kuo'- they can save them money by
buyi IL their goods of them. We would |
like TO know where the ground is for
that " supposiug." The first thing
yol know the people in general will
SUBJ ose that you are out of business, |
Al I,~ lrio