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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
The Pale White Light of Death.

Those who have admired the phos-
phorcscent glow of certain species Of
crustace will be interested to learn that
a startling discovery respecting it has
been made. Formerly it was supposed
that such creatures emitted the light of
their own accord, and that they used it
IN a variety Of ways. 1t is now known
that the light is a disease as deadly to
the infected individuals as cobra poison
ing is to the human species. NJ. Girard
has traced phosphorescent light in tati-
trus and other crustaceans to exceed
ingly minute bacteria in the muscles.
On inoculating healthy specimens with
glowing bacteria, the same luminous ap-
pearance was transmitted. He also notes
that the disease runs a regular course,
and that those infected die within four
days, the phosphorescence lasting but a
short while after death.-St. Louis Re
public.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

THAT air is very FAMILIAR said the
musician, as gust OF wind took his
hat away.-Lamp00n.
I'm onto your game as the fly
remarked when it settled on the check
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Men who never take a stand any
where else frequently have to take one
The evening star is the messenger
the sky sends forth to herald the ap-
proach Of the army Of shadows.
Every poor poet knows that writer's
cramp is never so harl to cure as
when it's in the stomach.-Somerville
J0n,NaL
"The tornado" said the artist, " is
an example of the great force that
may be found in a rough draft. -
Washington Star.
We cannot accomplish much on the
battle field of the Captain of our sal
Walton without welding three weapons,
piety, prayer, and faith.-Re0. E. c.
.SeX
\ man should not imagine because
a girl Of sixteen laughs at his Jokes
that he is a great wit; girl of sixteen
laughs because she is sixteen.-Atch-
ison Globe.
There's no need Of the whole nation
getting off about consular agent be
ing shot in the foot, but it wouldn't
be surprising if it made him hopping
mad.-Philadelphia Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
THE IMMORTAL SOUL.
Victor Hugo's Memorable Impromptu Re-
ply to the Atheists.

Victor Hugo's Memorable Impromptu Re
ply to the Atheists.
At dinner given to Victor Hugo i'll
Paris some years ago he delivered an
impromptu address, in which he gave
expression to his faith in the infinite and
in the souls Immortality. His friend,
Houssaye, who was present, says:
Hugo at that time was q man OF steel,
with no sign of old age about him, but
with all the agility, the suppleness, the
case and grace of his best years" He
was contradicting the atheists, and his
friend says Ibis face was bright with
the heavenly halo, and his eyes shone
like burning GOALS
"There are no occult forces" lie said;
"there are only luminous forces. Occult
force is chaos; the luminous force is
God. Man is an infinite little copy OF
God. This is glory enough for man. I
am a man, an invisible atom, a drop in
the ocean, d grain Of sand on the shore.
Little as l am, l feel the God in me, be-
cause can also bring forth out Of my
chaos l make books, which are crea-
tons. l feel in myself that future life. I
am like a forest which has been more
than once cut down; the now shoots are
stronger and livelier than ever.
Il am rising, I know, toward the sky.
The sunshine is on my head. The earth
gives me its generous sap, but heaven
lights me with the reflection Of unknown
worlds. You say the soul is nothing but
the result Of bodily powers. Why, then,
is my soul more luminous when my bod
lily powers begin to fail? Winter is on
my head, and eternal spring is in my
heart. There breathe at this hour the
fragrance Of tho ilacs, the violets and
the roses as at 20 years ago. The nearer
Iapproach the end the palmer 1 hear
around me the immortal symphonies of
the worlds which invite me.
1T is marvellous, yet simple. 1t is a
fairy tale, and it is historic. For half
century 1 have been writing my thoughts
in prose and verse, history, philosophy,
drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode
and song. I have tried all, but 1 feel 1
have not said thousandth part of what
is in me. When go down to the grave,
I can say, like many others, have fin
ished any days work, but cannot say
l have finished my life. My days will
begin again the next morning. The
tomb is not blind alley; it is a thor
oughfare. 1t closes on the twilight to
open Oh The dawn. Il Univers
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
Insect TRAPS,

Superintendent Forbush Of the gypsy
moth commission says that band of
burlap tied about the trees has proved
an efficient trap for the gypsy moth, and
that as many other species Of insects in
furious to trees were also found in these
traps he urges farmers to apply them
generally. Among the insects caught
were many borers, and the application of
this simple trap will be further efica-
cious in preventing the spread Of the
borers. The trap consists simply of a
piece of burlap few inches wide tied
about the tree, the bark having been
first scraped SO as to furnish a smooth
place to tie it on the tree.
The upper part of the burlap is then
loosely turned over the string, and all
those insects which crawl up the trunks
of trees to secrete themselves in the
loose bark or other hiding places will be
found in the burlap if it is put on at the
right time. It must be applied at the
season when insects are ascending. The
trap should be looked after every few
days.-Grange Homes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

We have reason to doubt the in
tegrity of man who will not pay an
honest debt. His creditor being able
to live without the money, does not
cancel his obligation to pay it. When
ever you find man who can, but will
not, pay an honest debt, put him
down on the list Of those whose hearts
are not right in the sight of God. He
might as we'll go to the mans safe
and take the same amount from it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
EuSseS Don't Pay,

Fuses about taxes don't always pay
truth that is as forcible on the Maine
side of the border as in Canada. It is
illustrated by the experience of Cana
dian farmer whose land, mostly in ono
parish, extended a little within the
bounds of another parish-St. Ours-in
which he was subjected to tax of Al
cents. He refused to pay, and suit en-
sued. He won at first, but an appeal was
taken, with the result that after long
fight the case was decided against him,
and he had not only the tax to pay with
interest, but 81 200 in costs and expenses
besides, taking his whole farm He prob
ably will have one satisfaction from the
suit-he will not have any more taxes to
pay.-Lewisto1l Journal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
A GIRLS SELF SACRIFICE.
She Was a "Spoiled Child" but She Sur
prised the Whole Family.

There is sweet girl I know who is
bit self willed. She is the youngest of
four sisters, and-oh, speak it lows a
bit spoiled, though she doesn't think so,
but what spoiled child ever does? Well,
her eyes had been troubling her for
long time, but no amount of persuasion
on the part of the family could induce
her to see an oculist She is young and
pretty and could not bear to think Of
putting on the "horrid things" The
family all thought her bit frivolous
and grew quite impatient over the af-
fair, but that dear child proved herself
heroine in way and went up several
pegs in the estimation Of the family.
Supplied with her monthly allowance,
she went shopping with a list long
enough to swallow up all her shekels.
There was a new gown, hat and gloves
and innumerable accessories to be
bought; SO, after informing the family
of her departure and dropping out a
hint that she might perhaps stop at the
oculist's, she urged one of the sisters to
go with her and sailed forth. They
wendell their way to the oculist's first
of all, hoping the while that there was
nothing serious the matter. But the
oculist looked grave and gave so many
tests that the girls began to doubt that
wishing made any difference, and when
he announced grave disorder in the
sight Of the pretty blue eyes and that
it was absolutely necessary that she
should wear glasses constantly their last
hopes fled, and the girls fell to discussing
| the advisability Of eyeglasses or specta-
cles and finally decided upon the latter
as much more sensible, since they were
| to be worn constantly.
After being fitted and paying the bill
that "spoiled child' tore up her shop
| ping list, with the remark, Its no use;
papa cannot let me have any more money
just now, you know, SO I'll have to go
| without those things" So away went
the principal part of the list-the new
gown an impossible luxury, and only q
few necessary articles being purchased.
| Maybe l wasn't proud Of Dolly, and
maybe the whole family-father, mother
and all-weren't proud of her self sacri-
fee and didn't think her a brave, sensi-
bic girl and weren't little bit surprised
that she had spirit enough to do it!
| Well, l only said, "maybe they
weren't" So they We're, and, do you
know, think she will turn out sweet,
sensible woman yet, in spite of the fact
that she has always been the family pet
and had her own way pretty much all
| her life.-Buffalo News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
Worries of Letter Writing.

Of course you never had important
letters ready to mail and went down
town without them: Or did you take
the letters and carry them around
all day and bear them safely home
with you at night: Did you ever post
letter that you would have given almost
anything to recall after it had passed out
of your reach: You never DELAYED to
seal your letter until you We're outside
the house and then found that the en-
velope wouldn't stick or needed stamp
beyond anything, when there was none
to be had:-Boston Commonwealth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
Are You Going to the World s
Fair?

If YOU are, go via Cincinnati and the
Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Rail
road. The superb train service of this
line between Cincinnati and Chicago has
earned for it the title of the "World's
Fair Route" 1t is the only line running
Pullman Nestibuled trains with dining
ears between the Ohio river and Chicago.
The e., H. 4 ID. authorities have issued
n handsome panoramic view, five feet
long, of Chicago and the Worlds Fair
showing relative heights of the promi-
nont buildings etc, which will be sent to
any address, postpaid, on receipt OF 20
cents in stamps. Address f. O. Nc
Cormick, &. p. & 7. Agent, Worlds
Fair Route 200 West 4th street, Cincin-
nati. Ohio
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
Death to Potato Bugs.
ICharlOtte ObScrVcr.I


y gentleman of this city, who had
considerable experience with the vari-
Gus ways of discriminating the Colorado
potato bug, says the following is the
best and cheapest way to dispose of
them: TO peck of finely sifted wood
ashes add about two heaping table
spoons OF Paris Green and mix
thoroughly. Put about a quart of the
above mixture at a time in an old
flour sitter and walk along the rows
of plants, gently shaking the seive
over the VOWS as you so SO that a light
shower OF the mixture may fall on
plants.
When SO treated, vines which were
previously infested with thousands,
scarcely show single bug the next
day. y second application within a
week may be needed to dispose of
such as many afterwards hatch out.
This plan is cheap and as good as
any.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
The Worlds Fair.
Go Via Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-.
road.

The quickest and best route to the
Worlds Fair is via the Chesapeake & Ohio
halfway. only twenty seven hours from
Richmond and twenty-three hours from
Charlottesville to Chicago. Double daily
veStibu!e trains with Pullman sleeping
and dining cars.
The Chesapeake & Ohio is also the
cheapest route. Ask for tickets via this
line. II You desire to stop at the famous
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs or AT
any of the watering places along the line
of the Z. 4 Q. your Worlds Fair ticket
will permit you to do it. Special arrange
ments foc the care of organized parties.
For full information and printed matter
relative to the Worlds Fair, address John
D.-fotts, DIVISION Passenger Agent Ches-
apeake Il Ohio Railway, Richmond, Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
Worlds Columbian Exposition
Chicago, Illinois.

For above occasion the Richmond &
Danville Railroad will sell round trip
tickets from Henderson to Chicago Hi
nOls for 29.15. Route either via Rich
mond, Va, and Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail
road or Charlottesville, Lynchburg and
CSC. II. r. These tickets will permit stop
overs East of Lowell W. Va, as trains
are scheduled to stop. But are contin-
uous passage West OF Lowell, W. Va, in
both directions with final limit Nov.
10Th, 1898 Tickets on sale May 9th to
Oct. 9th, 1898. For further informa-
ton apply to \. BUFoRD,
Agent X. & ID. Railroad.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

The soil of the northwest and in the
regions of the Rocky mountains seems
adapted to fine growth Of forest trees,
and the lumber regions of New Eng
land, and especially those of Maine, are
noted for a rare production of forest
trees.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

'Doubtless they will speak more intel
Lightly to each other than they have yet
done to the public" said Wordsworth
on hearing of the marriage Of Robert
Browning to Elizabeth Barrett
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
His Opinion of Girls

Teacher heroine.
Little Boy-H-e-r-o-i-n-e.
Correct. What does it mean"
II forget"
'If little girl should do something
heroic, what would you call herr
a freak."-CIOOd News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
The Effect of Early Training,

Recently young woman came to this
city from a town about two hours ride
from New York to study. In the exam
ination that she was required to pass,
she was told to name some Of the prin-
clpal English authors. She did SO, omit
ting Shakespeare for the reason, as she
stated to friend, that she might Of
fend the teachers by putting in the name
of man who had written plays for the
aters. New York Sun.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01
n00DED7Q OLD RELIABLE" WTADCu0ITeE
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HENDERSON, n. {.

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allow interested other markets mEle
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

Carthage was 45 miles in circumfer-
ence, situated on a peninsula. On the
land side there were triple walls, guard
ed by towers so Large that the basement
Of each contained stalls for 800 ele-
plants.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

A woman arrives at railway station
an hour before her train leaves, and 10
minutes after it has gone decides that
she is cleft" :.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-06-01

1t is doubtful whether the blind man
can possess the prophetic gift, he is 70
seer.-LOwell Courier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-27

OF cholera in their midst, and asked
that they might be allowed to visit
closets, privies; ash heaps, collections
OF garbage, etc, and remove the same,
whitewash all outbuildings and using
carbolic acid and other dislnfecIants,
Without a single exception everyone
allowed the work to be done, even in
the very toughest districts, Quantities
OF disiniectanls were kept at the parish
building, where anyone could obtain u
supply, etc.
Orders for cholera medicines and di-
arrhna mixtures were widely distrib.
uted. Each drug store was authorized
to supply gratis such medicines to u
parishioner even without IN order
The cost OF the whole work was about
$3.50, Tho people We're drawn closer to-
gether in bonds Of friendship and self
held, and long before the municipal au-
thorities had their appliances ready for
commencement the work in the parish
was done.
What were the results2 The whole
parish was not mile across in any one
direction. Within its boundaries
there was not u single case OF cholera
during the whole visitation, while just
across its boundaries there were many
cases, the rector OF the cleansed parish
being often called upon to minister to
dying people in the uncleansed dis
trict,
The names OF the rector and parish
are well known to the writer OF this
article, which is written with the sole
hope that many in this land will 30
and do likewise; not wait till the
scourse is here, but cleanse the house
and keep out OF the danger.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-27
A CHECK FOR -FOUR GENTS.

AS u Curiosity 1t IS Worth More Than It's
Face Value.
NeO York Herald
A well known Wall street broker
whose office is in the Schermerhorn
building, has pasted in conspicuous
place in his private Office little piece
OF paper which even upon the street"
is regarded as great financial cuFios.
ity. 1t is a check drawn upon New
York national bank for four cents and
has been certified,
1t is Il rule with all banks that when
the paying teller certilies by his sigma
ture upon u check drawn by n depositor
that there are sufficient funds in the
bank to meet the check when presented
for payment, he does 80 with the under.
standing that the check, ii not used and
returned TO the bank through tho ordi.
nary channel OF business, the clearing
house, shall DO re.deposited as though
it were cash by the drawee. Ii a certi-
fed check fails TO find its way buck to
the bank on which it is drawn the pay
ing tcller's daily sheet, and consequent.
ly the books OF the bank will not bal
ance.
This four cent derelict-the bank &C.
countants probably have stronger
name for it--ha4 now been "out" sew.
eral years, and is probably n constant
cause OF irritation TO the bank people,
who must now OF necessity take bal.
anCe four cents out OF the way as q true
one. 1t is not known what means the
drawee OF this check used to induce the
teller to certify it, but they were un:
doubleday potent ones, as may be learned
by any one who will present for certid-
cation a check for any way near like
amount, even though tho drawee's name
be good for ten thousand times the
amount ut the bank at which it ia pre-
scented. The teller would probably hold
it and give Cashiers check" for a like
amount in place OF it. II the party
didn't like that he could take cash-or
do the other thing,
The bank would most likely pay a
considerable premium to get hold Of
that four cent check, IS once did the
"Old Lady OF Threadneedle Street" in
an instance OF this kind recorded by q
writer in the London Notes and Queries
for July l, 1882. By some misndven-
ture note tor one penny stamped with
tho promise to pay" Of tho Bank Of
England got into circulation in 1918
anu "for many years gave the cashiers
much trouble with their accounts"
about fifteen years ago." says the
writer in Notes and Queries, ''it was
brought to the bank, but the owner,
not unwisely, would not take penny
for it, and | believe the bank settled
tho transaction by giving him five
pounds"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-27
IS A LAND or CONrHARIEs.
Some of tho Many Things Which the Chi
nose DO tho "Other Way"

Some OF tho Many Things Which the CHI
nose DO tho "Other Way"
Nearly all the older writer's, especially
Heylin, Goering, Menlin, Vaudeville
and the two Herriotts. frequently refer
to China as "the land OF contrarities"
and "the land OF opposites," These
names seem to have been well applied,
for, according to the Philadelphia Pres,
il is q well-kRown fact that the people
Of tho Celestial empire do nearly every
thing contrary to the way in which 1t ia
done in other parts OF the world, Here
are few striking illustrations. We
shake handswith each other, the ChiRa-
man shakes hands with himself. We IN.
cover the head as mark OF respect, the
Chinaman not only remains with head
covering in place, but removes his
shoes il he wishes to appear very, very
polite. We shave the face, they the
head; we cut the nails OF the fingers,
they consider it ultra.aristocratic to lot
them grow several inches in length.
The Chinaman not only wears
his shirt outside OF his trowsers, but
whitens his shoes instead OF blackening
them. We bury in the earth, they on
the surface; and white is their badge Of
mourning. In the Hand oil opposites"
it is the old men who fly kites, walk on
stills, play marbles, and shoot fire.
crackers. With us the right hand is the
place OF honor; with them it il the lett.
We live cook and eat on the ground
floor and sleep upstairs; with this con:
trary nation the reverse is tho general
rule. In dainty letters We write the
year last; they place 1t first. We pay
our doctors when We are sick; they pay
Us long as they remain we'll, but as soon
as they fall sick the pay stops, Hero
men kill their enemies; Chinaman
gets revenge by killing himself. A full
hundred things could DO mentioned
which they do opposite to the manner
in which It Is done in other parts OF the
world; however will closethis "curi.
osium" by adding that they launch
ships sideways, ring bells fom the out
side of the building, and actually turn
screws in u contrary direction.