The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-27

"aru meeting Friday at p. M. to
nominate town commissioners.
This is the season to take danoerous
colds when overcoats are thrown off
Some people seem to think that re-
Ven9e Is the only sweet thing in life.
Wheat and cloyer fields are LOOKING
well and give promise of abundant
yields.
| Spring is here. There is no mistake
about 1t. Her disguise has been pene-
/ trated
AS "pride goeth before a fall'' so
Soeth a mans money-before his
friends.
There IS no quarantine against the
spring Or bicycle fever so prevalent
around here.
Beautiful Spring not only swells the
buds but the heads of some young office
seekers as we'll.
An old bachelor has observed that
Spring hornets are as usual of various
and hideous shapes.
Clean up your premises. The cholera
/ may not be coming, but it is well
enough not to invite it.
1t IS observed that the trees are
/ leaving rs are many of the Republican
| tourth-ciass postmasters.
Many man is stranded at the bar
! who never touches water-if he can
: hI - De- y,
Some philosopher has discovered
That IL man is growing wise when he
begins to know what he doesn't know.
Farmers are busy with their spring
work, preparing for a summer Of hard
toll, and. we hope, of prosperous.
/ cheering results.
Potatoes, beans, tomatoes and other
tender vegetables were slightly nipped
by the frost Monday morning. 1t is
thought that fruit is not badly injured.
If You wish to raise tomatoes for
the Henderson Canning factory call on
Mr.. W. :. Parker for the finest variety
of seed. He will supply you without
cost.
And now the Industrious housewife
Is raising DUST and making life a
burden to all about her. She's house
cleaning, and everything and every body
had better stand from under.
Next Monday is the day for holding
the municipal election. There will be
meeting in the court house Monday
at
mayor. Let everybody attend.
Farmers who live near town are for
tunatc i'll having a good home market
tor their products. All kinds of country
produce find ready sale in Henderson
at remuncratve prices And every
farmer ought to raise some extra for
pocket money besides his regular crop
| of tobacco or cotton.
a great many people IN this locality
Will be barred from the pleasure of at
tending the Worlds Fair this year,
from the fact that the railroads will
not reduce fare low enough to enable
them to ride, and the walking between
here and Chicago is not first-cass and
the distance is too great to undertake
the Job OF seeing the sights on this
| score.
While vegetation is growing and
doing It's work Of progress under this
genial weather, every citizen of our
town should be active in everything
that will push us forward. Every one
should have planted their Spring adj
vertisements long ago and be ready to
| reap the reward when the tide comes
in. Keep your name before the
public.
\ western minister preaching his
| farewell sermon said: II leave you
brethren. for three reasons First,
you do not love me; if you did, you
would pay me my salary. Second, you
do not love one another; if you did
there would be more weddings and less
fighting. Third, the lord does not love
you; if he did, there would be more
| funerals ''-Erchange.
1t is the rule of every newspaper
office, that no one connected with the
papers staff. shall write anything for
| publication that he can not prove, if
| put TO the test, even if he desired to do
so. And perhaps it would be a good
| thing if the same restraint was placed
on a persons tongue as on an editors
| pen. A reckless tongue is no improve
ment on a reckless pen.
We were glad to receive call Mon
day from our friend John f. C'Budd'o
Dockery, formerly of Weldon, now one
of the popular engineers Ofthe Georgia,
| Carolina & Northern railroad, his run
being from Monroe to Atlanta. Mr..
| DOckery is an expert engineer and
machnist. as was his father before
him. and his friends will be glad to
| hear of his success. He was here
visiting frinds with his sister Mrs.
| ThOs. III. ChavasSe.
Some people arc always anxious for
the newspapers to "pitch into some
body, to advocate this thing, or to OPP
pose that measure, to fight for temper
ance and good order. but they think
their ministers ought to work early
and late for the cause of righteousness.
They demand that the officers of the
law shall stand mp boldly against the
forces of evil, but they must be excused
from showing their hands. They have
a bright conception of other peoples
responsibilities. but shirk their own.
When you pay neighbor the cash
for his goods or his services, and get
value received, no favors have passed
between you; neither is under any OBJ
legation to the other. Both still have
a right to vote for whom they please,
worship where they choose, and pat
ronize somebody else next time if they
wish to. No man ought to assume
that he owns any man or his patronage
on account of few plain business
transactions. Prompt service or good
goods at reasonable prices, are entitled