The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-30
Letter from Littleton.
LITTLETON, y. c., Nov. 81,

lIlTTLEION, y. u, NOV. ~, 10.
1t is startling fact that during the
foot ball season OF 1892, in England,
twenty-six men were killed outright and
numbers of others received injuries for
life, while playing the game, and the re-
cords show that only two men were killed
by prize ring encounters. Ii these facts
prove anything they show that loot ball
is a thousand per cent. more dangerous
and fatal than prize ring fighting. The
question that naturally suggests itself
to my mind is, will honest, Christian
men at the head of alleged Christian col
leges and schools encourage a so called
game whose results are q thousand per
cent. more fatal than the results of a
practice they Justly condemn? In the
face of these facts it is gratifying to note
that our three greatest universities,
Harvard, Yale and Princeton, have be-
come aware that there are other fields as
we'll worthy of attention as this slightly
modified form of prize fighting. a sched-
ue of intercollegiate debates has been
arranged to consist of three contests,
one at each college, i'll order that the
students from each of the colleges will
take part in the contest with men from
both of the Others. | think such course
commendable, but to say the least OF
foot ball. it is not conducive to refine
ment or good morals in the young men
who practice it, and colleges fostering
such diversions are generally more sue
cessful in sending out in the world better
developed Drawn and muscle than refined
mind and heart.
Game of all kinds is scarcer this season
| than for many years. Rabbits and birds
| were slaughtered by the wholesale last
winter and the summer of 1898 was not
| favorable for breeding purposes. The
severe winter also killed many, and there
| were very few left when spring opened
| In this section OF the State few quail will
| be shot compared with former years.
| Last years terrific onslaught made by
| hunters, and the snow on the ground for
many weeks, exterminated whole focks,
and it will be years before they are as
plentiful as in former seasons. The
| grounds being covered with snow pre-
vented them from obtaining subsistence,
and many old spOrtsmen regret that a
| law can not be enforced to prevent the
shooting of cartridges and rabbits for
| several seasons at least. Pheasants be-
| ing more hardy, are more plentiful in
| some sections.
The question is being agitated again,
and it is thought before long Littleton
! capital will construct an electric railway
to connect Panacea Springs, three and
one-half miles distant, with our town.
Such a thing would prove a great con-
venience both to our own town people
and the great number of visitors who
come here during the summer months to
drink the celebrated mineral waters from
| these springs.
Business men in Littleton are looking
for better times Notwithstanding the fact
that cotton is low and general supplies
scarce-conditions which can not last
without laying the best sort OF fOunda-
tons for general revival of enterprise
This revival will come. 1t is inevitable
1t may be delayed a few weeks or
months but the longer it is delayed the
more certain will be it's permanence
Wall street has a fashion of anticipating
such movements often long in advance
of their occurrence; and | shall be sur
prised if our leading financiers and op.
orators show themselves less capable
than usual in reading the future.
Our Thanksgiving turkey is due Tues
day or Wednesday of this week, and we
are fully expecting its arrival. 1t may
come by private conveyance or public
express. If the latter, "Jones he pays
the freight We do not know just where
it is to come from, how many are to
come, nor are we afraid of being over
stocked, but we know the turkey is
coming. We learn that there are some
fine tiOcks not far from town, belonging
to straight Democrats who want to bf
represented at our feast on that occa
sion. There are Mugwumps and Repub
licans similarly situated in many partt
of the country adjacent to LittetOn. Te
these We are pleased to say the war lis
over, peace is declared, and our friends
OF any persuasion need not hesitate tC
send the national bird as a thank offer
ing and be assured we will remember
them in our next letter.
Prof. l.. W. Bagley, Principal of Little
ton High School and Business Institute
says hard times have but little to dc
with the success of school matters, or al
least as far as the interests OF the popu
lar institution of which he is head, are
concerned. Although the new term il
nearly six weeks distant he is almost
daily in receipt of applications for ad
mission to the spring session, which be
gins January s, 1894. 1t might be stated
here that Prof. Bagley is one of the fore
most educators in the South, and thu
great success OF the widely known insti
tuition of which he is principal. is due tt
his wide knowledge OF the best and most
improved educational methods and thu
Intelligent applications of the same il
his teachings.
Mrs. J. y. Harriss has entered sui,
against the Wilson Lumber Co., in Mis-
sissippi, to recover $4,000 damage.
done to her timber property in tina,
| State She has ret aimed NaSCrS Dov G