The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-12-21
THURSDAY, DEC. 81, 1898.
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MAKE SOME ONE HAPPY.

That the approaching holidays VIII
not carry much joy to large number
of families in Henderson must be
patent to the most casual observer.
With large numbers of persons, white
as well as black, out OF employment
for the simple reason that they can not
get wolk to do, many Of them have
been compelled to look to the hand OF
charity for the bare necessities Of life.
With some Of these unfortunate ones
this comes through no fault Of theirs,
while we are frank to admit that with
Others it IS different But we should
not overlook the deserving on account
of the undeserving This being the
case, it should bchoovc those who have
full and plenty to remember the
deserving poor.
1t has well been said that it pays in
the long run TO be charitable and
magnanimous rather than grasping
and niggardly, and the GOLD LEAF
hopes that despite the recent industrial
depression no deserving poor family
in Henderson will be compelled to
pass the coming Chriatmastide with
It's lardcr entirely destitute of the
necessities, if not the luxurie5, incident
to the season. This, however, will in
many instances be the case unless our
well-to-do citizens open their purse
strings.
Sydney Smith says he cut the follrw-
ing from a newspaper and preserved X
for his own guidance: "When Hpu
rise IN the morning determine Iii
you will make some person happy
during the day. 1t is easily done. y
q left off garment to some one "hp
badly needs it; kind word to tie
SOrrOwful, an encouraging eNl r'S>i"n
to the dejeCted-trifles in themselves
as light rs air-will do at least for Il t
twenty four hours. If you are yuu!- :,
it will tell when YOU are old and If
you are old it will help 10 smooth the
road down to the bottom of the hill.
BY the most simple mathematical
calculation look at the result. Suppose
you live forty years after you com
menCe this course Of medicine, and
you make one person a little happier
than he would have been every day,
that is sos days in the year, which
multiplied by forty amounts to $4,000
persons which you have made happy
AT all events for time"
Much as has been said about the
new dispensary law in South Carolina,
it is good in that it prevents in a great
measure the use Of liquor by old Sots
and others who should not have it.
DURHAM has suffered another serious
blow by the failure of one of its most
prominent business men and largest
real estate owners, Mr. Brodic L.
Duke. Liabilities estimated at abou,
100000. Assets are said to be ample
to cover these-if real estate pans ou
all right.
THE Christmas number of the
RAMS H0rn is superb one. There
is but one publication of the kind anC
those who have seen copy of th(
Rams Herr know what it is. Those
who have not ought to subscribe TO
it. Unique, original, episrammati'
and meaty, it is one OF the mos
readable and entertaining journals w
get. Religious bat non sectarian, !
cuts to the core and contains sCmethin!
to suit all classes OF Christians
Published by Frederick L. Chapman
& Co., Woman's Temple, Chicago
Price $3.50
We publish no special holida
number of the GOLD LEAF this yeal
Previous attempts along that line hav
been sufficiently Convincing-if nc
amusing. \ few years ago when W
printed a siXteen-page edition o
colored striped paper, we got " put i
hole to the amount of 5000, an
again last year when only a doubl
size number was undertaken we worke
hard a whole week to set enoug
small cards at $500 each 10 fill UP
holiday advertising cut on front page
and as lack of encouragement the
convinced US that 4 special edition {
their home paper was not desired b
our business men, we have not had III
nerve to go before them again on
similar mission
Feeble and capricious appetites are be>
regulated by the Use of Ayers Catharti
Pills. They do not debilitate, by eXceSsiy
stimulation but cause the stomach liver