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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15
DE MS.

FERNANDEz.-Died. at the residence
Of her parents. at No. 33l Nicholson
street, September 13. 1898, BEkIHA
LEE. the only daughter Of Joseph and
Florence h. Fernandez aged eight days.
Dearest darling, thou hast left us,
We thy loss most deeply feel;
But It's God who has bereft US,
He can all our sorrows heal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15

CHARLESTON. S. c.. Sept. l4-Tur-
pentine firm at &c.
Rosin firm at SOC; good strained adj
ditional.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

lReported by Messra. John l.. Williams
Sons, Bankers aud Brokers, corner Tenth
aud Main Streets
RICHNoSD. VA, September iith' 1893
Rid ISisl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON, n. c. Sept. 14-RosIn
steady; strained. Zoe; good strained. soc.
Turpentine steady at 25hc.
Tar quiet at 90c.
Crude turpen,ine steady: hard, si.0o;
soft and virgin, Sl60
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15
CHARLESTON.

ATLANTA. GA. Sept i4.-Cotton firm:
middling. IN; receipts. As bales.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-15
GENERAL MARKETS.

DRUGS, DYEsTUFFs. OILS. ETC.
Extract ogwood-Assorted, 15Q16c.
Alum-3Q4c.
Concentrated Lye-si.75 to $3.50 per case
Cochineal-50c. per pound.
Copperas--1 1-2g2c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
THE OLD CHIEF.

In last weeks issue of the Mt. Airy
News we find the following reference
to Senator Vance. The article was
written only few days previous to
the publication of the Senator's letter,
printed elsewhere in this paper, and
the remarks of the Alliancer1an were
not prompted by the recent declara-
tons of the grand old man. The
Meas says:
Zebulon B. Vance is now declining
in years, and although he has to some
unreasoning people seemingly taken
water with regards to the Ocala plat
form, whenever his name is mentioned
before public gathering it is always
applauded. God bless the old chief
He has the love of our people and
there is no use denying it. The other
day we heard several old Alliancemen
talking. One of them said: owe
have all abused Vance, and l have
sworn vengeance on him many time,
but the other day when his name was
casually mentioned at the Alliance
gathering thought the crowd would
raise the roof off the house with cheers,
and too found myself with my hat in
my hand waving it. There is no use
denying it, we all love the great old
man."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

WILL the Democracy keep faith
with the people and fulfill the promises
made by the party leaders during the
last campaign ?-Eaehange.
t. it does not then the Democratic
party may as we'll hang its harp on
willow tree. The people will no longer
be deceived by pledges which are only
made to be broken. But the present
administration has only just begun
and it is too soon yet to find fault and
make threats. Give it time-walt
and see what it will do. Mr.. Cleve-
land and his party have not put a
single law on the statute books nor
taken one off since they came into
power. They are simply carrying out
the laws enacted by the Republicans,
and until Congress can modify OF
repeal these it is wrong to censure
Democrats for what they are moi
responsible for.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

Ex-Governor ID. H. Chamberlain,
of South Carolina, who is now a
resident of New York, and who is a
member Of Post Of the Grand Army
of the Republic in that city, has
written a letter to the Charleston
Nfays and Courier in which, referring
to the pension abuses that were
practiced under the last Republican
administration, he says:
The Grand Army must be blotted out
or reformed. The thin veneer of patriotic
aims and degrading conduct.
A great howl, no doubt, will go up
from the army of pension sharks,
bounty jumper and others of that ilk,
over the strong utterances of the
former Governor of the Palmetto
State, but as that gentleman served in
the Union army from Massachusetts,
and afterwards was elected Governor
Of South Carolina when the Repub-
lican party controlled the affairs Of
that State, the cry of "traitor" and
"rebel" cannot be raised against him.
Men like Governor Chamberlain can
be of great assistance in purging the
pension roll OF the unworthy names
now upon it, and we are pleased to
observe that that they are coming to
the front.-Norfolk Nxginian.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
REMINISCENT.
How Col. Edwards Apologized to
judge Pearson.

Judge Pearson.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-In your last is
sue you copy an article from the pen OF
Dr.: kings6nry in which he says that in
1876 Col. Edwards, a prominent lawyer
son thought DR.. N. V. Lanier was the
ablest lawyer who practiced before the
Supreme Court at Baleigh. In Pearson's
day this was certainly true, and after
the death of Ed. Graham Haywood all
lawyers will agree that this was absO-
lutely true. / started out, however, to
say that about the year 1869 Col. Ed
wards was arguing q case before Judge
Pearson, and he bad a very large pile OF
books before him, and in them were
many decisions made by Judge Pearson
himself, and when the urbane and learned
lawyer, and polished advocate, Col. Ed
wards, had occasion to refer to a decis-
ion of Pearson, he would bow in that Ches-
terfieldian manner of his and say, "the
learned Chief Justice in Smith vs.. Jones
decided thus and So" Pearson, who
was a very plain man in his manners,
finally said: "Col. Edwards, please let
| the learned Chief Justice alone, and go
on and argue the merits of your case. "
Col. Edwards folded his arms, looked the
Chief Justice in the face for a moment,
bowed and begged his pardon, saying:
'H your Honor will pardon me, l will
not again commit the objectionable
| error of characterizing you as a learned
| Chief Justice" This repartee was very
fine, seldom equaled and never sur
passed. 1t is said that Judge Pearson
never forgot this, yet he and Col. Ed
wards were always close friends.
| A. C.. B.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

The deadly cigarette goes right on
getting in its work Notwithstanding
the law against selling the seductive
little roll of paper and tobacco to
minors and the protests Of parents and
repeated illustrations and warnings
of lurking danger and death bundled
up in it. The Winston Republican
says:
The Charlotte Observer notes with
sadness the loss of one of the brightest
boys upon its force from impaired
vital energies caused by excessive
cigarette smoking, rendering him
unfit for work. In Winston, and in
fact every town, the boys continue to
puff the pesty cigarette, regardless OF
repeated warnings and parental rep
rimands. One thing seems assured =,
that the State law regarding the sale
Of cigarettes to minors is grossly
violated, and another that the old
time birch rod is too lax towards this
breach of discipline.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
SENATOR VANCE'S LETTER,

We have no words with which to
express our regret on account Of the
attitude taken by Senator Vance in
his letter published in Yesterdays o.
ser0er. We had much hoped that he
would be able to see his way clear to
take position with his party in favor of
the repeal of the Sherman law and of
such further financial legislation as the
national Democratic platform sug-
gests-the coinage of silver upon some
such basis as will insure its continued
circulation upon parity with gold.
We cannot but think, in view of recent
events, that either the free coinage of
silver or the continued operation of
the Sherman law will defeat the very
object the silver men have in view
Charlotte Observer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
FINANCIAL STRINGENCY AND BAD
BUSINESS MORALS.

A great cause of the present finan-
cial difficulties-a cause back even of
the Sherman acts found by cor
respondent of the New York Evening
Post in a too general violation of the
moral law on the part Of our hnan-
ciers. Downright dishonesty, it is
affirmed, is the real basis of the recent
disturbances. The Sherman bill was
direct result of compromise with
dishonesty for the sake of votes. But
the schemes toisted upon the public by
leading banking houses in the past
few years, with their results, have also
tended greatly to unsettle confidence.
Such houses have made representations
to investors in regard to the value of
bonds and stocks of railroad and
industrial enterprises which events
show they had no real warrant for
making. A case is mentioned by the
Posts correspondent of an enterprise
costing 5000, 900 which was capitalized
at S1o,ooo,ooo, and actually put
S4,5oo,ooo into the pockets of its
promoters. The various trusts and
combines whose failures demoralized
Wall street some weeks ago, like many
others, have out bonds and stocks
vastly in excess of assets. So system
attic, general and thorough is this
dishonesty, according to the Posi- S
correspondent, that few capitalists in
Europe any longer have confidence in
American securities. A letter is
quoted in which European investor
states that he is getting rid of his
{" Americans as fast as possible owing
to his "utter lack of confidence in
American honesty" This investor
was convinced that the laws Of
America are "useless to protect the
average investor" The remedy fol
this distrust, which exists here as well
as in Europe, is, it is said, for " the
public to learn to regard every dis.
honest financier as public enemy"
Beyond question many of our presen,
difficulties can be traced to the
insincerity of our legislators and oul
financiers. A little more regard fol
old fashioned morals is badly needed
The decalogue cannot with safety be
dismissed from the business life of a
people any more than from its politics.
The great majority of our bushes:
men and corporations no doubt
continue to do sound business on
sound business principles, especial,
here in conservative Baltimore, bu
there is perhaps too much disposition
to condone the crimes of "Napoleon
of finance. baltimore Sun.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
A WORD WITH THE LEADERS.
ne Burlington Meas SAYS

The Burlington NeaOs says:
Some men know that we have had
enough of Republican favoritism and
our humble opinion is, that every line
Of the Democratic platform can be
made law for the betterment of the
country at large.
Such being true, what better work
can the press of the State and nation
turn its talents to, than to showing our
representatives and the people also,
the need of action and change OF
policy?
We all know that we are in a bad
condition from some cause, and we
are satisfied that the lines marked out
in the Democratic national platform
cannot make it worse.
"Toting fair' is a quality many
people do not know, and we would
not cast any insinuatiors on the
motives of congressman; but homes,
men say, amen when it is charged
that too much time is taken up organ.
izing and working on private matters
We want, we need, we must have
radical action; and if by our efforts
we can induce the great law maker:
to 60 to work like farmer does when
he kills grass, and not stop for funerals
or anything else till the great work O
reformation is completed, there will be
rising up and called blessing before
another budding time comes around
1t comes down to this:
The Democratic party is in power
from head to foot, and unless we con
summate the muchmooted question:
of reform, we, as party, must stanc
up self-confessed liars and give
the calamtyites" greater cause te
howl"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
THURSDAY, JULY ~, 1893.
[-x1
|E.ERgl1 }98 Rg}g 3
I8A1 MOVIES
SENATOR VANCE is credited by an

SENATOR VANCE is credited by an
Asheville correspondent of the Rich
mond Times with having said in re-
gard to the financial question II
am for the money of Abraham and the
masses, and in the coming fight I'm
going to stand by the fellows who
handle the dollars and the halves
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

SENATOR VANCE's letter has &C.
casioned a great deal of comment,
both favorable and unfavorable to his
views on the silver question. Silver is
unquestionably the money of the people
the masses-and they have always
been very close to the great heart of
Senator Vance. However faulty his
judgment may be regarded by some
no one will doubt the honesty of his
opinions, and the manliness of his
expressions.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

EVERY now and then you see two
Republicans meet and you can see they
are pleased at the condition of the
country, by laying the whole thing on
the lap of Mr.. Cleveland and the
strange part of the matter is that they
can make men outside the lunatic
asylum believe that Cleveland did it
all. He has made no law; cannot
make any. The present condition of
affairs is the work of twenty-five years
of Republicanism. That's all.-Bur-
lington Neavs.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

The following from the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, Independent Repub-
lican, is worthy Of the highest con-
sideration. 1t says:
At time when the entire country
is facing what may be called finan-
cial emergency, political partisanship
can do no greater disservice to the
people, can be guilty Of no worse
offence against good policy and the
public welfare than, for the purpose OF
gaining partisan advantages, to seek to
discredit and embarrass the efforts OF
the Federal Administration to establish
and maintain common confidence in
the integrity OF public and private
credit.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

THE death of Maj. w. I. Sutherlin,
of Danville, Va, which occurred
rather suddenly at his residence there
Saturday, removes one Of the wealth
lest, most prominent and respected
citizens of that city. He was an
eminently practical and useful man
and his death is great loss to mis-
town and State. Maj. Sutherlin was
10 years of age.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

Now is the time to buy
your clothing if you want to
get bargains. You can buy
a fine suit at Barnes Cloth
ing Store at most any price
as they are making room for
their new fall stock.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

The covenants Of the Chicago
platform and the promises made to
the people by every Democratic news
paper and campaign speakers last fall
must be carried out in good faith.
There must be no lodging Of the
issues, but bravely and courageously
they should be met in patriotic,
statesmanlike manner, or the people
will know the reason why when the
Democracy again comes before them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
DISADVANTAGES TRIP.

Thad Manning, who runs the Hen
derson GOLD LEAF, seems to be the
only man in this part of the country
that knows anything about the grand
and glorious Worlds Fair. He has
"been there" SO h. says, and knows
how everything is run. He also says
the Fair is grand success, and you
will never regret the money it will
cost you to see the sights.
Below we give an estimate taken
from an exchange of the cost of one
days sight seeing. No doubt he
travelled on free pass and in that way
Thad saved 10 cents.
Admission, SO
Cottage Grove avenue car, 1C
Milk at milk exhibit, Free
Fresh rolls at roll exhibit, Free
Buttered crackers at butter exhibit, Free
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
Total
.Leaksville Herald


displays neither wit nor wisdom in
what he says, and coming as it does
from a sheet without any responsible
head or sign whereby he may be
recognized, Gts editor, if it has one,
masquerading behind the name Pub
fishing Company, perhaps it should
not be dignifed by taking any notice
of it. He should know that lame
and impotent attempt at ridicule does
not pass among intelligent people for
argument any more than billingsgate
and vituperation, but perhaps he does
not. The animus of the HeralTs
senseless jokeless joke is plain.
A few weeks ago we had occasion
to correct a statement made in the
Leaksville HeyaM about alleged extra
charges and extortionate prices at the
Worlds Fair. This was done in a
polite but positive manner, and with
out any purpose whatever to appear
egotistical or to boast of what we had
done, visit to the Worlds Fair and
personal knowledge of the things of
which we wrote were mentioned in
evidence of their correctness. Other
statements of "a false and absurd
character, written by irresponsible,
uniformed or prejudiced persons,
found in different newspapers, were
taken note of and corrected in these
columns, but it only remained for our
infallibale but irritable Leaksville
contemporary to show its temper and
display its weakness in the amusing
way it does. We did this as matter
of justice to the public, who desired to
know the truth that they might act
accordingly, and to the Worlds Fair
itself, that it might not be misrepre-
sented and unjustly Disseminated
against. We owe the exposition
management nothing and have not
written with a view to their owing US
anything. But we do owe the public
something and when we find such
unfounded statements going the rounds
of the press as those under consider
alton we intend to discharge that
obligation in part by correcting such
and rightly informing the people.
We repeat, the Fair is grea,
institution it is we'll worth seeing, and
persons of an observant turn of mind
and appreciative nature who can
spare the money to make the trip will
not regret it. Indeed, it is such big
thing that we wish every person in the
whole country who is sufficiently
interested and ambitious to do So
even including the great Unnamed
and Unknown of the Leaksville Herald
could visit the Worlds Fair before il
closes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

The North Carolina insane asylum
is to be enlarged-to accommodate
the public.-Atlanta Constitution.
If the North Carolina "public" get
into the ayslum where will Georgia 90
for her statesmen ?-New Berne Jonr-
nal
A good retort, in view Of the fact
that Secretary Hoke Smith, Congress-
man Turner and other prominent
Georgians are sons of the Old North
State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

to do my duty in maintaining the
cause of the people by preserving the
character of their money and increas-
ing its abundance.
Very truly yours,
Z. B. VANCE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
M0VE! M0VEDI.
Moving Upward and Onward.

In the busy times the bus
mess man who does not keep
moving along the lines Of
progress-gets left.
l have Just moved my stock
of goods into a larger, more
convenient and more COM
modious store Lassiter's old
stand, corner of Garrett and
Montgomery streets) where !
am better than ever prepared
to serve my numerous Gus
toners and the public gen
orally.
With more room and better
light | am enabled to display
my goods to better advan-
tage both to myself and pat
rons and will carry a more
complete line and a superior
class of goods than formerly.
Give me a call at my new
place Of business and | will
make it to your advantage. |
buy much of my stock in
LarUc LotS nv the Car I,Oad,
An advantage which can
readily be appreciated, as by
so doing it enables me to give
my customers the
Lowest Possible Prices.
/ carry a general stock OF
merchandise, embracing ev-
erything in the line of
DRY GOODS and MOTIONS,
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
hay, Grain, Feedstnfs, &C.,
And will sell the same at
lowest prices by the large or
small quantity-wholesaleo or
retail.
Thanking my friends for the
very liberal patronage given
me In the past, and trusting
to merit even a larger portion
OF their trade the coming
year, as | feel better prepared
to serve them than ever before,
a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to call and see me be
fore buying elsewhere as |
think | can save them money.
Very Respectfully,
H. THOMASON
LASSITER'S OLD STAND,
HENDERSON. N. {.
Feb. 2, 1893.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT
We invite contributions on all subjects OF
local and general interest views and state
ments upon matters Of public concern orig
inal poems, essays. critfques, etc.
One side OF the paper, only, must be wri-
ten On-and the real name OF the writer &C
enmnanv the contribution No attention
will be paid to anonymous letters.
The editor disclafms all responsibility
for the views or statements Of correspond
ents-and reserves the right at all times to
revise or reject any article he may think
proper.
Address all communications to
GOLD LEAF, Henderson. N. Z.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
Lowest Possible Prices.

| carry a general stock OF
merchandise, embracing ev-
erything in the line of
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27
Largc Lots BY the Car Load,

An advantage which can
readily be appreciated, as by
so doing it enables me to give
my customers the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rowland, of
Jessup, Ca, came to attend the re-
ception of their brother and his bride
on the 22nd inst.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-27

Mrs. w. j. Jones, of Winston, is
visiting her mother Mrs. G. A. South
erland, in Henderson.
The herald., 1893-10-07
A Folding BrislCe.

There is peculiar folding bridge at
Canal street. Chicago, at a place where
the Chicago river is too narrow to permit
tho use of swing bridge with pier in
the middle of tho Gtream. 1t consists of
q movable roadway which divides in the
center over the middle Of the stream.
Each half of the bridge is hinged at about
one-third of its length from the shore.
This permits the parts overhanging the
river to drop down in front of the abut-
ments, while the shorter hinged portions
rise, forming gate which intercepts the
passage of teams or pedestrians. The
two halves of the bridge are supported
by heavy bars reaching down from steel
towers about 80 feet high.
The whole bridge is 1T feet long, the
movable part 100 feet and the actual span
over the Chicago river so feet. The road
way is 81 feet wide, and there is seven
foot passage ON each side The whole
structure is built of steel and weighs 1870
tons. 1t is operated by 10 horsepower
engine on each side of the river, aided by
q system of counter weights, the ma
chinery being below the lovel of the
bridge. It's operated very quickly, and
the span has been opened or closed in 10
seconds. The structure cost but about
$4,000, including the masonry abut-
ments, and is very strong, 20 ton steam
roller passing over it without serious de-
Election.
The herald., 1893-10-07
CROPS Saved by rrost Torches.

AS fine display of fireworks as could
be desired might have been witnessed
after midnight tho other morning in the
mountainous farm lands covering the
northern portion of Saratoga county, N.
Y. Frost comes early thereabouts, and
three years out of five damages or de-
stroys the corn and buckwheat.
A Swedish farmer on Hadley hill sug
gested the use of frost torches in time
of danger, and explained that Scandi-
navian agriculturists made them ofpetro-
leum soaked peat Peat is not handy
in the locality of Hadley hill, but pine
is plentiful, so in odd times during the
summer number of farmers cut stakes
2 inches in diameter and feet long
and provided themselves with kerosene.
At S o'clock the other evening the
thermometer fell to SO degrees. and the
experimenters put their stakes to soak.
At midnight they set them up, so to the
acre, in the buckwheat fields, and by 1
a. N. had them blazing and smoking.
Every man who tried the plan saved his
crop. On other farms, where nothing
was done, the probable yield is reduced
at least two-thirds. The frost torches"
cost in all half cent each.-New York
Sun.