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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
AN APPRECIATED WORK.

The lack of local and State pride
prevails to a great extent throughout
North Carolina, and yet no people are
more jealous of their States historical
record or more eager to contend for
its importance in the history Of this
country than are the people of this
State.
1t has been with great regret on the
part of those people most familiar with
the past records of the Old North
State that its past achievements, the
brave resistance of its early colonists
against the sacrifice of their personal
liberties, the long list of illustrious
names that have made the history of
the State noted the world over, and
the many incidents which for over two
hundred years have marked and made
famous many sections, are not published
and given to the younger generation
now growing up, for their instruction
and emulation.
No section of North Carolina is as
replete in historical events as the Cape
Fear section, and probably the people
of no section are less familiar with its
record than are the people of this sec
ton.
1t has been the privilege and pleas
ure of the Leaac, to be able to pub
lish in series of articles under the
title of a Colonial History long and
carefully prepared notes on Cape Fear
history, compiled by gentleman
whose position has enabled him to
gather together many incidents and
records that others could not have
gained.
1t is with extreme qualification that
the author and publishers of this his
tory have seen their efforts appreciated
by the people of this section as we'll as
by Others in different parts of the State
and even outside of North Carolina,
and that the interest in the history
continues to increase each week among
those reading it.
The following tribute from S. A.
Ashe, Esq, in his paper the Raleigh
Nezos Obser0ey Chronicle, is greatly
esteemed by the author and publishers
and no greater encouragement could
be asked than such sincere approval
coming from so eminent a scholar and
student of North Carolina history as
Mr.. Ashe:
The Southport Leader has for several
months been doing good work in publish
ing some interesting and Instructive
papers prepared for publication by Mr.
James Sprunt, OF Wilmington, on the
early history OF this colony. We hope
that the readers of the Leader generally
have appreciated them as much as We
have. They have been intelligently com
piled and their preparation reflects much
credit on Mr.. Sprunt.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
FINE INSTITUTION.
The State Normal and Industrial
School for Young Ladies.

School for Young Ladies.
A correspondent writing from
Greensboro to the Winston Sentinel,
says this of the above institution and
the splendid work it is doing under
the excellent management of President
Charles DR.. McIver:
President McIver, of the State
Normal and Industrial School, is
justly proud of the excellent opening
OF this, the second session which began
last Wednesday. Over three hundred
pupils were enrolled and the president
has had applications from over five
hundred. The State at large should
feel proud of this institution and be
congratulated upon having such an
able and talented man at the helm
with eighteen assistants-especially
chosen for their respective depart
ments. The State appropriates SI2,-
500 per year for its maintenance.
Two large buildings on plot Of
fourteen acres constitute the institute.
Greensboro donated 100000 to have
the school here and from $4,000 to
$1,000 per year is realized from the
Peabody fund. One special feature is
free tuition TO all who desire to
become teachers. The two depart
ments are the Literary and Industrial.
The young ladies are taught to sew,
cook, wash dishes and do all kinds of
household work, typewriting, steno-
graphy, bookkeeping and all lines Of
business. The literary department is
presided over by educators especially
adapted.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12

WE very much regret to learn of the
death of Rev. James Chester Rock
well, talented young North Caro-
linian, which occurred recently at
Newport, Tenn. Before entering the
ministry he was a frequent contributor
to the columns of the GOLD LEAF and
his writings showed him to possess
literary gifts of high order. Indeed,
he possessed true poetic genius AID
sang in higher key than many whose
years and fame were greater than his.
Commenting on his death the Lanrin
burg Exchange pronouncss him % the
most gifted poet ever born in the
State. The Charlotte Observer saws
this is not very inaccurate, and c"n-
tinues
"Mr. Rockwell has written some
verses of marked grace and sweetness.
He undoubtedly had the poets soul.
He was not yet &c when he died, and
some of his best work was done before
he was 40. Our Laurinburg contem-
poary says that 'the late Paul H.
Hayne thought most highly of him
and wrote him words of tender en-
couragement and sympathy His
early death is an event to be greatly
regretted"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
Letter from Kittrell.

KITTRELL, n. c., Oct. 10, '93.
Miss Maggie Reid gave very pleas
ant game party Tuesday night to her
friends. All expressed themselves as
having had most delightful evening.
Mr.. o. w. Blacknall left Saturday
morning for the Worlds Fair. He eX-
poets to be gone about fifteen days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crudup, accom-
panied by their daughter Miss Ellen,
leave tomorrow for Chicago.
Miss Minnie T. Stone has returned
to Kittrell after an absence Of some
weeks in Henderson.
Messrs. Jesse Reid and Clarence
Moore went to Dabney Sunday to a.
tend church at Harris's Chapel.
Mr.. Whitaker is absent this week
assisting Rev. Mr.. Swain in a revival
meeting. Mrs. Whitaker is with him.
Miss Rebecca Russell, who has been
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Jennie Hunt, returned last Friday
to her home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Virginia Blacknall, of Oxford,
can down last week to visit the fam
lily of Mr.. o. w. Blacknall. A.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
CONVICT LABOR AND OUR PUBLIC
ROA DIS

One OF the most perplexing problems
with which the State has to deal is
how to SO employ the penitentiary
COnviCts as to make them profitable
and self-sustalning, and yet not bring
them in competition with any other
class of labor. This is a knotty question,
and the recent destruction of the grow
ing crops upon the Roanoke farms has
not at all helped to solve it; but has
caused many to advocate the entire
discontinuance of the State farms, and
the employment of the convicts in
some other way.
Many suggestions in this direction
have at different times been made, but
as yet none of them have been deemed
practicable or have been tried. At
one time there was a plan to employ
many of them on the inside of the
prison in the manufacture of jute
bagging, but the plan seems to have
been abandoned. During the Legislature
there were not few who advocated the
employment of this labor in the mines
and the establishment Of furnaces for
smelling the iron ore of the State
This scheme, however, was likewise
never put into operation.
There Is another plan, however, that
has found many advocates for num-
Der of years. 1t is the employment of
this labor in public road improvement.
And it is only due to the many diff
ficulties and expense attendant upon
the management of the convicts that
this scheme has never been put to a
practical test. The matter will be
brought forward, it is said, at the
road congress in this city October 18th,
and will be discussed with view to the
extensive employment of the convicts
in such work, if proper safeguards can
be thrown around it and the cost to
the counties will not be too great.
There has been general desire that
the Convicts should be thus employed
for long time, and if it can be made
practicable, well-directed labor of this
kind will save millions of dollars to the
State. There is nothing the State
needs worse than good roads, and it is
to be hoped that some means may he
devised by which this plan may be put
into successful operation.-NuM Caro-
Hnian.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
The Book of the Fair.

The GOLD LEAF has heretofore made
mention of the admirable work being is
sued in parts by the Bancroft Publishing
Company Auditorium Building, Chicago,
entitled ''The Book of the Fair But
this is really such a superior work,
both as to literary style (being writ
ten by Hubert II. Bancroft, the well
known historical writer), comprehensive
character, elaborate illustration and su-
perb letter press that its merits can not
be too often or too earnestly impressed
upon the public mind. Next to the great
Worlds Columbian Exposition itself, is
a faithful reproduction of the Fair in
printer, S ink for permanent preservation.
Most of the buildings will soon be torn
down and their contents removed, but
"The Book of tho Fair" will remain to
teach and to preach the worlds com
pletest civilization Throughout all time.
In this respect the representation is bet
ter than the original, because one is
effervescent, the other immortal. For
an important work, securely lodged in
all the libraries of the world, can not die
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
1t Should be in Every House.

]. B. Wilson. 81 Clay ST., Sharpsburg.
Pa, says he will not be without DIR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. that it cured his wife who was
threatened with pneumonia, after an at
tack of la grippe, when various other rem
edies and several physicians had done her
no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa,
claims DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds has done him
more good than anything he has ever used
for luug trouble. Nothing like it. Try it,
Free trial bottles at Melville Dorsev's
drug store. Large bottles soc and 81 90
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
THURSDAY, OCT. ~, 1893.
AX.ER gl q S;}} gk7|

The people around Lexington make
their fruit an item of profit to them.
The Dispatch estimates that $50, 900
pounds of dried fruit have been shipped
this season by the merchants of that
place. They have bought stacks and
stacks of the fruit. OF course this is a
great help to the farmers and the
county generally. Vance county might
do likewise if attention were turned
along that line.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12

North CAROLINIANs are coming to
the front. The Atlanta Jounal of
Saturday contained very good like
ness of Mr.. Josephus Daniels, and a
sketch of his life and promotion to the
chief clerkship of the Interior Depart
ment. Sunday mornings New York
HeyaM contained picture and sketch
of Walter II. Page, of the Forum,
another bright and talented son of the
old North State. We are glad to see
our young men SO highly appreciated
and to know they are carving for them
selves sucha brilliant career-Durham
Sim.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
SOUTHBOUND.
NORTHBOUND,
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange tt e
whole system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Che
ney & Co.. Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally. and acts di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls Ca
tarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
1t is taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12

D. W. Hardee keeps full line OF build
ing material OF all kinds, such as shin
giles, laths, sash, doors, blinds, lime, Gel
ment, COW hair, window glass, &c Prices
as low as any dealer anywhere. Give him
q call when in need of anything in his
line. mch9
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
STATEMENT

OF the Condition of the Citi-
zens Bank, of Henderson,
N. c., at the Close of Bus
mess on the 3rd Day of
October, 1898, Made at the
Call of the State Treasurer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
THE WELDON FAIR
Schedule OF Special Trains No
vember LIST and End.

The Seaboard Air Line will run excur-
sion trains from Henderson to Weldon
on account of the Fair, wednesday and
Thursday, November list and End, at
special reduced rates. The following
schedule governing the movement of
trains has been made:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

We desire live agent and correspondent
at every postoffice in Vance and adjoining
counties.
Correspondence on all subjects of local
and general interest and opinions upon
matters of public concern, are invited.
The editor will not be responsible for
the views or statements Of correspondents
and reserves the right at all times to
revise or reject any article he may think
proper.
One side, only, of the paper Wust be
written On-and the real name of the
writer accompany the contribution. No
attention will be paid to anonymous let
terS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12

Tobacco is selling better. Prices
are advancing and good tobacco in de-
mand. Cooper will treat the farmers
right and not allow any house to beat
his sales.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-12
for Infon ts and Children.

.Castoria Il 40 ven adapeA that
recommend it a. superior to- ptiou
known to me-" II. 4. ARcHE~
Ill So. Oxford ST., Bcoosl; =, \. 7.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08
Million Friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed,
and not less than OGe million people
have found just such a friend in DR..
Kings New Discovery for COnSlmp-
ton, Coughs, and COlds.-If you have
never used this Great Cough Medicine.
one trial will convince you that it has
wonderful curative powers in all dis
eases of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do al
that is claimed or money will be re-
funded. Trial bottles free at +. B,
Snyders, Drug store. Large bottles,
SIC. and SLIGO.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08

because we thought it right. We
oppose it now, most adOred master,
because thou teleSt us to. Amt we
honey of the first water? Did ever
dog serve his master more faithfully?
Did ever dog get less for it? Oh,
mighty master. we are ready to serve
thee and party. All the pay we ask
is to be patted on the back by some
local politician and called n good
democrat. We amt got any sense
We don't want any. only enough to
vote the ticket. 1t don't take any
sense to be good democrat. What
a joyful thought. We don't have To-
think. We don't have to worry.
Our work is mapped out for Us. All
that is expected is to do what we are
told to do. We thank thee. oh Cleve-
land. that we are democrats. We
thank thee for the panic. We thank
thee fOrthe hungry and idle men and
women in the land. We thank thee
for low prices. We thank thee for
the banks that have busted and the
thousands of business failures since
thou hast come into power We
thank thee for the rags our children
wear. We thank thee for the cloton'
or wife needs and cal I get. not
thank thee for what thou hast done
for the banker and what thou hast not
done for the people. We thank thee
for al these things because It is oar
duty as Il good democrat to do So. u
may be against the grain" nut we
will take our medicine. We Will
work our wives to death. Staryc ouf
children, sacrifice our homes, cruelty
! liberty and kill prosperity, but will
never 90 back on our dear old party,
and on thee, our most adOred Cleve.
land. Thou art more account than
I all of rs put tlgether. Thou kn0we't
Emore than the south and west. Call
us fools: spit in our faces; wipe yonr
| feet on rs, we will love thee al th.
more. And now our great political
father, we will leave us in thy care.
Do with us as thou wilt. Kick silver
into the middle Of the next century
give more privileges to the national
banks; issue more bonds: preserve the
Mckinley bill; establish state bari Ks
foster trusts: bride congressman with
patronage: fish whenever thou wilt
and hunt snipe whenever thou cares
to. and we will indOrSe everything
thou doNst. carry Cleveland rooSter'
campaign torches and fOrevermort
sing thy praise. Amen.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08
The increase Of Crime.
California Spectator.

California Spectator.
Every man who reflects must have
been struck with the phenomenal in
crease of crime since the panic struck
MS. 1t is what any student Of social
conditions would have predicted. De-
prlve men Of the opportunity to eirn
their bread honestly, and you ender
them reckless. Uutill our financial
legislation and our revenue system are
corrected, and the pinch of an appre-
ioting standard Of value removed from
the industries of the country, life and
property are bound to become more ill.,
secure. When business is paralyZed
by unjust legislation and thousands
of men are thrown out of employment
in eveay large city. there are bound to
be some who refuset to lie down and die
like rats in trap.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08

any InluB III inc JtNtlTl Ilnt
1t will certainly pay you TO go vi
80 che ola Dslfa klss Dss-s-ts ~
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08

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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27

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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
TO MEET In WACO.
State Encampment Of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows.

The Grand Lodges and Grand En-
campment Of the Texas Odd Eel.
lows will meet in Wa o the first
Monday in February. This is a big
event, and will bring TO the city
hundreds OF prom nent men from
all over Texas. These men will be
here some five days, and the man.
ner in which they are impressed
with the city will have much TO do
with placing Waco in proper light
before the people of the state at
large.
The local lodges have appointed
a general committee Of arrange.
ments to prepare for the meeting.
This committee met at the Off 80 of
Herring Il Kelly yesterday and
organized by electing NJ D. Her
ring chairman and w. S. Plunkett,
Sc cretary. subcommittee were
appointed as follows:
Hotels-Dave Drury aad Is.
Vesey.
Finance-Jno. r. Walton, w.
w. Seley and w. r. Mobley.
Badges-Thos. U. Piunkett and
Il. b. Wallace.
Those subcommittee are to meet
at 4 o'clock every Tuesday after.
noon until the Grand Encampment
ass nbles.
Secretary Plunkett, of the gene.
raj committee, was instructed to
issue the regular printed circular
for distribution to notify the lodges
throughout the state, of the ap.
preaching grand lodge and grand
encampment.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
A New Departure.

1t always affords THE News
pleasure to notice the progress of
home enterprises. Oaly year ago
the Texas Seed company commenced
business in this city on The north
corner Of the square in small way
and did considerable business con.
sderlng the location and The stock.
Now they have pretty new store
at 7Q4 Auslln street and viii en-
large their business for The coming
new year. Other cities in Texas no
larger than Waco have from one to
three seed stores and the Central
CITY certainly ought 10 sustain one.
The manager Informs US that early
In the year a wagon loaded with
seed vertising matter will canvass
this and Surrounding counties. An
announcement will soon appear in
The News.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
WOOdmen Elect 0,,i,ers.

Wa,o Lodge of Woodmen of the
world elected the following officers
to serve during the ensuing year:
w. III. McWilliams, consul com.
mander; Sam Grow, advisor lieu.
tenant; Albert Darie, banker;J. NJ.
Turner, clerk; Wynne, escort; j.
II. Brookshire, Waterman; Frazier,
sentry; ID. S. Durie, A. Blom and
Melton, managers.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
WhiSperingS.

GA certain railroad agent adver'
tises that he can supply any quantity
of negro labor from Georgia." cad
gen l4man from Georgia To Wits
perer Il few days ago, wno is a
recent conner to Texas. lie con-
tiAued. ."Texas does not need any
more negroes, especially around
Waco. Thousands of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi peop are
immierating to Texas in order 10
get away from the negro. In the
county came from there were
seven negroes to every wh'te per
son. la some se3tious tbe.e were
no schools in the country for whites
as the parents were afraid 30 allow
their girls TO go a mile or teo TO
school for fear they would DE as
saulted. Consequently a farmer
nad TO move 70 town to educate AIS
children. No SCHOOLS, no churches,
no society, no community Interests,
no progress, nothing 10 make Ii e
better in country where negroes are
in the majority Texas wants good,
law abiding, industrious white peo.
pie, but che does not want Georgia
negroes or negroes from any other
state. Let Georgia keep her dusky
wards of the nation; they are not
wanted in Iexas.o
An ex.editor remarked to Wits
perer: "You newspaper fellows are
always talking about Waco as
health resort. Our artesian wells
and natatoriums are advantages,
lpxurles and II. cessaties that all
Waco people feel proud Of, but did
you ever zee city thai was health
resort that amounted to much?
Saratoga Springs, Hot Strings
New Port, Long Branch, Colorado
Springs and other resorts are gener-
ally very poor commercial points.
The tin bucket gang with manu-.
factories, is what Waco and other
Texas towns needs to build them
up"
X Y
81 am fearful" said gentle nan
to Whisperer yesterday, "that some
slugger or sand Dagger will hold up
the mayor or some of the police
men. ls it not a bad commentary
on our city government that la y
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
A NARROW ESCAPED
How it Happened

The .followingTarra rkablc event :,
life will interest the reader: "Fo,a IN ladyt
had 4 terrible pain at my heart, VIXEN ns .iIne
tered almost necessarily. / had NO n. o nut
ana could not sleep. | would ba ~ catppete
TO SIT up IN bed and belch Gas from M i,pelled
ach until thought every minuta WY SION.
my last. There '.'as o feeling Of o, mouid b
ABOUT my heart, and was afraid Htdppdieessloa
full breath. couldn't sweep a room on ur u;',
out sitting down and resting: bu HIN WITH.
God, by the help OF New Heart Cnrn III 1,hahk
i past ana feel like another wnr,. an that
fGre using the New Heart Cure had tat BS.
different social led remedies and been ,ru .asea
by doctors without any benefit min 'tfeateo
both discouraged and Disguised. Nv h,i,sw as
bought me bottle OF DR.. Miles New uusnH ia
cure, ana am happy tosay never reer r,sI
~ as l now have a splendid npnetiia , ~
sleep we'll | weighed 125 pounds When 'G dhaa
gan taking the remedy, and now weinb iM ~
us effect In my case has been truly ma it
GUS. 1T FAR surpasses any other lnedicjnse a.;
nave ever taken or any benefit / ever y,
Ceived from physicians. Mrs. Harry St. is'
Pottsville, Pa, October IL 1902 ''a'f
DR. Miles New Heart Cure is sold on n mn,
tive guarantee by all druggists, or nv tbdp I ~
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. on receint VI !;
price, II per bottle. six bottles s. express p,S'
paid: This great discovery by an eminar,
specialist in heart disease. contains nei,Sa::
opiates nor dangerous drugs. ''D''
Sold by all druggists.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-27
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones ars
improving more by the pleasant
laxative, Syrup of Figs, when in
need of the laxative effect of gen.
tie remedy than by any other, and
that it is more acceptable to them
Children enjoy it and it benefits
them. The true remedy, Syrup of
Figs, is manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only.