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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05
These are the Times.
ICOlumbus Enquirer.l

columbus Enquirer.l
A philosophical genius who has been
studying over the situation announces
as result of his earnest cogitations
that these are the times when we should
have confidence in each other.
These are the times when we should
have confidence in those institutions
that are the mainstay of our COM
munity.
These are the times when we should
stand by them as they have stood by
us.
These are the times when we should
try to remember that there are others
in the world besides ourselves; that
they have their troubles as we'll as we.
These are the times when we should
endeavor to be as patient with our
neighbor as we would have him be
with us.
These are the times that we should
remember that even the darkest cloud
has silver lining.
H. These are the times when we should
not get scared to death about nothing.
These are the times when we should
go on about our business, doing tine
best we can, and not crossing any
bridges until we come to them.
These are the times when we should
act like men-not like fools
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THE ALABAMA,
BY CHRISTIAN REID.

Far away in foreign waters
1nere was vengeance in the name.
And terror for the trader.
In the Alabama'S fame
Far beneath the Southern heavens
And beneath the Northern stars
DId she bear unblenched the honor
Of the banner, Of the bars
Where the bright sea of the tropics
Lay sheen of burning gold
Where the icebergs OF the Arctics
Cleaned amid the frigid cold,
mere tue coral islands clustered
In the purple Indian calm,
Where the MeXic mountains bore aloft
lhclr coronalS of palm.
Where the Afric headlands lowered
Ger the oceans broad expanse,
Where the laughing Southern waters
The sunny shores of France,
Whete'er a Yankee vessel
Spread her canvas to the breeze.
She did we'll to watch the coming
or the Ranger of the Seas.
She did we'll to read the warning
OF the wrecks upon her path
OF the burning glow that lit the sky
In sudden sign Of wrath
She did we'll to reef bel 0utspread sails,
And yield the hopeless fight,
When the staunchest rover Of the seas
/ Came bearing into sight.
/ All. long shall dwell in tale and song
The Alabama 5 fame,
And men shall speak with glowing breath
Her proud and spotlesS name
Long shall the story still be told
OF how she swept the seas,
/ And flung the starlight of our flag
To every ocean breeze,
| And hOnOred long the LiOn-lIe
/ That DER her held command,
All honor to the dauntleSS breast
The ever fearless hand
| Thrice hOnOred, too, the sword that rests
| a thousand fathOmS deep,
I Where surges foam and waters dash
! And winds above it sweep
! Like a hero clad in armOr,
True to the very last,
! The Alabama died no death
That could disgrace her past.
/ The free child OF the waters,
She sank beneath the wave,
And with her flag still flying, found
An anpOlluted grave.
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NEWSPAPERS and Hard Times.

1t has perhaps never occurred to the
average reader that stringent time
Ii! e the present falls harder upon the
establishment than upon
any other branch of business.
The manufacturer, the merchant and
mos other business men in a time like
this can reduce force and curtail ex-
renses in other ways, and if worse
cones to worse they can shut up shop
aud rest until the clouds roll by.
No. SO with the newspaper. Its
work must 60 on, and so far from re-
ducing expenses, this is the very time
the newspaper must increase its outlay
to meet the demands of the people for
news from Washington and the country
at large.
1t must be said, however, that some
patrons Of newspapers do not seem to
appreciate these things, for when they
come TO cut down expenses the news
paper s~the first victim. Merchants
discontinue their advertising patron
age, and large number of patrons
show decided unwillingness to pay
the newspaper man past dues, giving
all other impudent creditors the pref
erence and putting him at the bottom
Of the list to be paid last, if ever.
This, while unjust, seems to be natural
with many people. If a man owes his
tailor for suit Of clothes, the clothes
are on his back to remind him of the
unpaid bill he can look and see
with the naked eye what he is paying
for, and when he owes the newspaper
for years subscription and is called
upon to pay, he looks upon bill for
hundreds of papers that have been
read, enjoyed, thrown away and for
gotten. This does not invalidate the
pay, but all newspaper men who have
followed the absurd credit system know
that for this reason he loses many bills
which, if they were for other things,
would be paid promptly. Hence, no
newspaper should be run in any man
ner other than the strictly cash in ad-
vance system.-Danville Register.
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Select the Best.

At this time Of the year many par
ents are considering the important
question where to send their boys to
school. 1t is true of schools, as it is
of all other good things, that there are
many grades of excellence. and it is
no easy matter to determine what par
ticular school is best adapted to meet
the wants Of a particular case. One
general rule can be safely recommended:
Always aim to select the best. This
does not necessarily mean the highest
priced school for some institutions are
expensive because they maintain a
certain amount of style not absolutely
necessary to a useful education. 1t Is
well to ascertain what branches are
taught and how they are taught. 1t
is well to investigate the personal char
acter of the instructors. for example
is potent force in education. and the
silent influence Of an upright life
leaves its impress on the minds it is
daily brought in contact with. Ii
should be remembered that an educa.
ton is life investment. \ suit ot
clothes may be purchased, and if found
defective thrown away and better
suit secured, but an education that is
defective carries its defective influences
ION the character of the individual
Through life. In seeking educationa
facilities the old scriptural injunction
applies with special force. = Prove al
things, and hold fast to that which il
good" In this connection we take
pleasure in commencing Henderson :
Excellent institutions. While ther+
bre larger and more widely known
schools than Henderson College Qol
Eoung ladies' and the Gilmer High
School Oor boys and young mem there
Are none better Of their class. and Ger.
tainly none presided over by purer
more refined and higher types Of Chris
tian men and women. These institu.
tions deserve a liberal patronage and
the moral support of our people.
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Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. 25c.

We6ster's Weekly says: A heal
thy sentiment is growing against
people who make debts and refuse to
pay them. 1t is honest. We have
heard of church refusing to grant
letter to a member on this ground.
The religious press is agitating the
subject. 1t is theme for the pulpit.
To the above healthy sentiments the
Statesville Landmark adds: If all the
churches would " fire. members who
refuse to pay honest debts there would
be a thinning out of church members
but a better state of affairs.
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Money for tuition can be deposited in
bank till position is secured. Our 50 page
"free" catalogue will explain all.
Address j. F. Draughon, Pres.-Draugh-
ons G. P. Bus. College and School Of
Shorthand-Nashville Tenn. Four weeks
by our system of teaching bookkeeping is
equal to twelve weeks by the old style.
Enter at any time. (Mention this paper. }
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

7 It is an agreeable Laxative Tor the Bowels
can be made into Tea for use in one minute.
Price PC. 5Oc and SltQ PEI Qachs@e
The present condition of our roads
undoubtedly cost the country, and
the farmers of it especially, every year
vastly more than the interest On the
largest sum necessary to put them in
perfect order. 1t seems strange that
this country, SO far in advance Of
Others in most things, should, as a
simple matter of fact, be behind the
whole civilized world in this sort of
internal communications.
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The Cosmopolitan for September.

The second edition of the Cosmopolitan
for September brought the total edition
up to , | 600 copies, without doubt the
largest edition of any magazine in the
world for this month. 1t remained for
the Cosmopolitan to have the Worlds Fair
treated i'll Il single number by twelve diff
fercnt writer's. As the exposition OF
lS93 must remain one OF the leading
events In the history of 1.-THE nited States,
the most distinguished men were asked
to prepare this magazine volume. which
is destined to become valuable as one OF
the most perfect descriptions of the
Worlds Fair. Among the number OF
those who contribute are our only eX-
president, Walter Hesant, the most dis
tinguiShed OF the English literary men
who visited the exposition, and a host
OF others. Besides the usual fiction, in
cluding Il story by Mark Twain, entitled,
" Is He Living or Is He Dead and the
regular departments, the Cosmopolitan
contains nearly one hundred illustrations
devoted to the Worlds Fair. including
eleven full pages. 1t is pronunced one
OF the most remarkable of the publica-
tionS Yet issued regarding the Fair. 1t
is Il completely illustrated guide Or SOU
venir, as one prefers to call it, by the
most famous writer's of the day, put be-
fore the reader at the price OF 121. cents,
and more than the equal OF the books of
the Fair which sell for seventy-tive cents
and one dollar.
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Drunkenness or the Liquor Habit
Cured at Home i'm Ten Days by Ad-
miniStering DR.. Hafnes' Golden
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.

1t can be given in glass of beer, a cup
of coffee or tea, or in food without the
knowledge of the patient. 1t is absolute
ly harmless; and will effect permanen.
and speedy cure, whether the patient is a
1t has been given in thousands of cases,
and in every instance a perfect cure has
followed. 1t never fails. The system
once impregnated with the specific, it be-
comes an utter impOSsibility for the liquor
appetite to exist.
ticulars free. Address the GOLDEN SPE-
CIFIC COMPANY, ls5 Race street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

The formula of Ayers Sarsapaiilla is
we'll known TO the medical profession, aud
universally approved The reputation OF
the firm guarantees excellence and
uniformity in the medicine, and the
worlds experience for nearly half a
century has fully demonstrated its value.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

There can be no health for either mind
or body SO long as the blood is vitiated q.
Cleanse the vital current from all im-
purities by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
eIes, strengthens the nerves, and restores
health to the debiltated system.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

A New York youth smoked three
boxes of cigarettes day. He is boxed
up now where there is no cigarette
smoking.
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AS to Free Coinage Of Silver.
[ " ashingtOn Post. |

1t IS idle to waste time talking
about free coinage in this country
alone, at the ratio of sixteen to one,
or any other ratio. No one nation
acting alone can maintain bimetalism,
and if we try it we must with absolute
certainty drive one metal or the other
out of use. If the ratio established
values silver too highly, gold coin will
so to a premium and leave US on
silver mOnometalism pure and simple.
If, on the other hand, gold is valued
too highly, it will drive silver coin to
a premium, and we shall be on gold
mOnOmetalism. If we value neither
too highly at the start, but succeed in
fixing the relation of the two metals
with absolute aCCurary, it will not
remain 50 fixed for any length Of time,
because one of the metals is money the
world over, and its value is thus fixed,
while the other is only commodity
and It's value or price luctuates in the
market like the value or price of iron
or copper. All true friends of silver who
believe its enlarged use would benefit
trade will favor apolicy in this country
which will bring about international
bimetalism. An international agree
ment, fixing a ratio and providing for
the free coinage of both metals in this
country and in Europe, is what we
want, and the way to get it is to notify
Europe that we do not intend alone to
carry all the silver in the world by
going to silver monometalsm. The
way to SO notify Europe is to stop
buying silver and begin buying gold.
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A Battle tor Blood

Is what Hoods SarsapaIilla vigorously
fights and it is always victorious in expell-
ing all the foul taints and giving the vital
fluid the quality and quantity of perfect
health.
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But one afternoon | was sitting in
our office, aud two of the elders Of the
church with me, when the young man
that | had met at the shoe maker S
shop, came hastily into the office and
exclaimed as he came, esquire W.
is converted !" and proceeded to say ::
81 went up into the woods to pray, and
heard some one over in the other
valley shouting very loud. l went up
to the brow of the hill, where | could
look down, and | saw Squire w.
pacing to and fro, and singing as loud
as he could sing, and every moment
he would stop and clasp his hands with
his full strength, and shout, 4 will
rejoice in the God of my salvation =
Then he would sing again, and then
stop and shout, and clap his hands. !"
While the young man was telling US
this, behold, Squire W--appeared in
sight coming over the hill. AS he
came down to the foot Of the hill we
observed that he met father T--as
we all called him-an aged Methodist
brother. He rushed up to him and
took him right up in his arms. After
sitting him down and conversing a
moment he came rapidly toward the
office. When he came in he was in a
profuse perspiration he was a heavy
man, and he cried out, " I've got it -
"Tve got it," clapped his hands with
all his might and fell upon his knees
and began to give thanks to God. He
then gave US an account of what had
been passing in his mind and why he
had not obtained hope before. He
said as soon as he gave up that point
and went into the woods his mind was
relieved and when he knelt down to
pray the spirit of God came upon him
and filled him with such unspeakable
10y that it resulted in the scene which
the young man witnessed. OF course
from that time Squire W--took a
decided stand for God.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

If every river was overaowing with
milk every field filled with honey
and every barn stacked with bread,
some people would still complain.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

Brass and blow are poor substitutes
for brains. The former may triumph
for while, but the latter will eventu-
ally win.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05
WORLDS FAIR VIA G. Il O.
Greatly RedUced Rates to the
Worlds Fair by the Direct
Scenic cROutc--CheSape
& Ohio Railway.

From four to ten hours the quickest route,
and the only line from the Southeast enter
ing Chicago on the Lake Front over the
tracks of the Illinois Central, passing in
full view of the Exposition Grounds, and
landing passengers at the Worlds Fair
station, Midway Plaisance, Hyde Park or
Thirty ninth street, Twenty second street
and Central Station, in the immediate
vicinity Of the great hotels and boarding
hou~eSeS of the South Side, which saves
from two to six miles of transfers and in
cidentaI expenses in Chicago. The route
i, via the cities of Cincinnati and Indian
apoliS and through the Garden of Illinois.
Full information as to the low rates may
be obtaine of G.. X O. Agents. or by ad-
dressing John ID. Potts. Division Pas
senger Agent, Richmond, Va.
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Morgan and Cleveland.
NOT AT "OUTS" WITH THE
PRESIDENT.
So Says the Able Alabama Sen
ator---A Manly Utterance From
q Patriotic Gentleman.
ICharlOtte Observer


Mr.. VOORHEES, was right when he
said in the Senate (after Senator Nor
gan had denied the report that there
existed personal and political enmity
between the President and himself)
that it had not been thought necessary
on the Democratic side of the chamber
to say anything in defense of Mr..
Cleveland, because he did not need
any defence. He was entirely right
when he said that he had reason to
believe that all over the country Mr..
Cleveland's defence had been made by
the American people themselves. His
great and powerful career disarmed
all such assaults as had been made
upon him." The President is a man
who enjoys the utmost confidence of
the people of the whole United States
as no President since the war has. He
may we'll treat with supreme indif-
ference all calumnies and criticisms
heaped upon him, and say Of them,
as Brutus said to Cassius
I" For | am armed so strong in honesty,
That they pass by me as the idle wind,
Which respect not
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

There is more shame in silk than in
cotton.
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For wakefulneSs, weakness or lack OF
energy take Simmons Liver Regulator.


energy take Simmons Liver Regulator.
If you have good health, a good
disposition and a willingness to do
something, what's the use of grum-
bling. Thank the Lord that you are
no worse off than you are and press on
with fresh courage. The world is full
of discouragements, but the fellow who
overcomes them, and keeps up \
cheerful spirit, is a hero in the con-
flict.
Nervousness is from dyspepsia. Take
Simmons Liver Raonlafor and he cured
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

If y0u would be rid of chillS and fever
take Simmons Liver Regulator.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

If YOU are melancholy or down with the
blues YOU need Simmons Liver Regulator.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

\ broken heart will always show in
the face
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

NDER AND By VIRTUE OF THE
u ~ power conferred on me by deed of
d trust executed November -, 1891, by Adam
III. ReaviS and wife. | shall on MONDAY,
THE 9Th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1898,
7 sell for cash, at the court house door in
! Henderson, the land described in said
deed, being that lot on Breckinridge and
German or School House streets There
wis a nice dwelling and store on said lot
Z This lot is sold at the request of Reavis,
Nhe having gone to Boston.
n Time of sale - o'clock NJ
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When gossip beats the drum of the
ear the tongue tells the tune.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05
Positions Guaranteed.

A man without purpose is like a
ship without rudder.
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made their peace with God. When
Squire W-heard them tell their
experience, one after the other, in our
meetings, he thought that he had
parlor to pray in, and that he was not
going up into the woods, to have the
same story to tell that had been SO
often told. To this it appeared, he
strongly committed himself. Although
this was thing entirely unnatural in
itself; yet it was point on which his
pride had become committed, and
therefore he could not get into the
Kingdom of God.
l have found in my ministerial
experience great many cases of this
kind where upon some question
perhaps ministerial in its self, sin
ner's pride of heart would commi:
him. In all such cases the dispute
must be yielded or the sinner never
will get into the Kingdom of God. l
have known persons to remain for
weeks in great tribulation Of mind,
pressed by the spirit, but they could
make no progress till the point upon
which they were committed was
yielded. Mr.. W-was the first case
of the kind that had ever come to my
notice.
x
After he was converted he said the
question had frequently come up when
he was in prayer, and that he was
made to see that it was pride that
made him take that stand, and that
kept him out of the Kingdom of God.
But still he was not willing to admit
this, even to himself. He tried in
every way to make himself believe, and
to make God believe that he was not
proud. One night, he said, he prayed
all night in his parlor that God would
have mercy on him but in the morn
ing he felt more distressed than ever.
He finally became enraged that God
did not hear his prayer and was
tempted to kill himself. He was SO
tempted to use his pen knife for that
purpose, that he actually threw it as
far as he could, that it might be lost
SO that this temptation should not
prevail He said that one night, on
returning from meeting, he was Sc
| pressed with sense of his pride, and
with the fact that it prevented his
going up into the woods to pray, tha,
he was determined to make himself
believe, and make God believe, that
he was not proud, and he sought
around for mud puddle in which tc
kneel down, that he might demonstrate
that it was not pride that kept him
from going into the woods. Thus
he continued to struggle for several
weeks.
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We've solved the problem
of giving the best goods and
The greatest quantity for the
least amount of money. Our
method of doing this is sim
n.r enough, and consists in
having cash with which to
buy At the very lowest notch
and the Judgment to know a
good thing when it is seen.
We buy much of our stock in
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-05

the having gone to Boston
tt Time of sale, II o'clock NJ.
= Terms, cash.
y Oct. s. 1892. ~ =" u pPrS
to hlrKsoli the silver question. But it
was with regret one noticed that there
seemed to be no one in the Senate
magnanimous enough to take the side
of the President against the silly,
insane and puerile attacks of that
bewhiskered combination of Repub-
lican and Populist, who represents the
mining camps that compose the State
of Nevada.
1t was, therefore, a great pleasure to
see Senator Morgan, Zone of the master
minds Of the State, and a man, who,
though Southerner, the nation is
proud to claim as a citizen and honor
with responsible missions abroad, }
arise, and, while denying a lying
newspaper squib, alleging strained
relations between himself and the
President, also defend Mr.. Cleveland
against the malignant attacks of the
Nevada wlnd-Dag.
Mr.. Morgan is incapable of petty
anmosities. He has too great mind
and too true heart to allow himself
to become estranged from the Presi-
dent, simply because they differ upon
measures of policy, and it is gratifying,
indeed, to hear Mr.. Morgan say that
he does not believe that he differs with
Mr.. Cleveland "on any questions that
are vital to the country or vital to the
Democratic party"
The incident was pleasing one.
1t was defence of giant by giant
Even the President may be proud Of
this tribute 6" think the history Of
Mr.. Cleveland is history that illus
trates some of the highest qualities of
American character, when Senator
Morgan said it.
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For | am armed SO strong in honesty,
That they pass by me as the idle wind
Which respect not
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Lowest Possible Prices.

We carry a general stock
"t merchandise, embracing
rl-rVthin9 in the line of
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Large Lots by the Car Load,

IN advantage which can
readily be appreciated, as by
So doing it enables us to give
the NcrN