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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
North Carolina Coal.

The following extract is taken from
an article written by Mr.. Job Atkinson,
a mining engineer and expert, and
published in the Northern Settler, oil
Sanford. He says:
l have been carefully examining the
surface indications and surface associa-
TORS of the coal out-croppings between
Egypt and Sanford for eighteen
months, and l make no exaggesation
when l say that outside of the Egypt
and Gulf tracts enough high grade
bituminous coal exists within a radius
OF a few miles to last hundred years
and operate on large scale and pro-
duce largely. There is no more
necessity for the Pocahontas coal to be
sent here than to haul water into the
Atlantic ocean and the coal can be
produced from the region l allude to
and delivered in Sanford for little
more than half of what the Pocahontas
coal is now costing producers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
AN AITSPICIOUS SIGN.

Aside from his recognized ability
and eminent fitness for the position,
the selection of Hon. Hilary A.
Herbert, of Alabama, for Secretary of
the Navy by President Cleveland,
presents another aspect. The Balti-
more Sun says this of it:
The progress of peace in our times
is illustrated by the appointment of
Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, to
the place of Secretary of the Navy
Mr.. Herbert was Confederate soldier.
Early in the war he entered the Con-
federate service with the rank of
captain and was promoted to the COM
mand of regiment. In 1864 he was
wounded at the battle of the Wilder
ness. He is now placed in admins
tratiye control of one of the military
branches of the United States govern
| ment service. And more significant
still of the progress of events and the
| era of q good feeling is the approval Of
the appointment by the leading Re
publican newspaper of the country.
The New York Tribune says: "The
appointment of Mr.. Herbert for Sec
rotary of the Navy, is a conspicuously
excellent one Mr.. Herbert's course
as chairman of the committee on
naval affairs in guarantee that hi:
policy as the head of the department,
will be liberal and enlightened.
During the fourteen years that Mr.
Herbert has been in the House O
Representative he has been an active
and uncompromising Democrat, bu
using his best efforts for the service o.
his country. thereby rendering the
best possible service to his party
People are beginning to recognize the
fact that faithful service rendered BY
the Southern people to the govern.
ment under which they were living ir
the war times is certainly no indica
ton that they will be unfaithful to the
government under which they are
living now and to which they have
sworn allegiance.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
STATE BANKS.

The Legislature has passed a State
banking law creating a complete sys-
tenn of banks of issue under the man
agement of the State banking depart
ment, whose head will be the comp
troller of banks, to be appointed by
the Governor when the Legislature is
not IN session at a salary of $4,000.
All banks are subject to his super
vision. The banks are at all times to
keep on hand in lawful money of the
United States an amount equal to 10
per cent. of their deposits: this to be
known as the lawful money reserve.
The State is entitled TO subscribe to the
capital stock of every such bank to the
extent of one-third of its capital stock.
This subscription is to be in specially
issued 4 per cent. State bonds to be
known as banking bonds. This bank
ing system only takes effect upon the
repeal by Congress of the 10 per cent.
bank tax, which the Democratic party
through its National platform, is
pledged to.
The bill in question was drafted by
Col. VIM. H. S. Burgwyn, of Hender-
son.
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preme court has decided such state bank
issues are constitutional, and that the
state has the right to guarantee their
| payment, but it would be necessary to
| submit the question to the people of
North Carolina for ratification as re-
| CURED by the state constitution.
RepOrter-DO you think the people
would favor such banking scheme?
Answer-Why not? The plan does not
| entail any expense on the state, but will
| be source of revenue as has been stated.
| 1t increases the circulation in the state
at least five times what it is now. The
state is protected from any loss on her
guarantee of the banks notes by the
securities she holds and by the safety
| fund paid last year by the banks; besides
she is to have a first lein on the assets of
the bank. Again, the plan looks to Civ
| ing the people voice and INTEREST," their
| financial affairs; a matter which before
the war, the people of the several states
regulated as they deemed best for their
own individual we'll being, but now for
| thirty years they have been entirely
being has been disregarded in the inter-
est of the moneyed power of the CONNER
cial centres of the nation.
Reporter-Suppose congress neglects
to repeal the prohibition tax on state
bank notes. What then?
Answer-The Democratic party of
North Carolina can not be held RESPONSE
BILE for the failure of the Democratic ma
!orlty IN congress to keep its pledges to
the people.
| The National Democratic platform
committed the party to the repeal of this
taX-an unconstitutional tax as we con-
tend: The legislature OF President Cleve-
lands own state just the month before
nomination for the presidency, reformed
the banking law in New York, and au-
| thOrized its state banks to issue their
notes as money, ignoring this Federal
tax entirely, and thirty days thereafter
the national Democratic party declared
Tor the repeal of this tax
The Democratic party of North Caro-
lima pledged to give the people financial
relief as far as lay in the states power.
The people elected a general assembly to
carry out these promises; it is not to be
expected or assumed that the general
assembly will disappoint the people in
this respect.
Reporter-Has North Carolina ever be-
lore guaranteed the payment of the notes
of it's state banks?
| 1uSNcI-4\Ot SluCe IHe dOODClO0 OF
United States constitution. But other
states in the Union have, and the Su-
preme Court of the United States has de-
cided that they had the power to do it,
l doubt if a private state bank note.
without the guarantee of the state, and
without good security pledged for its re-
demption, would circulate freely or
answer the purpose of good currency.
Every element of security to the note
holder should be given to make such
bank notes a success as a circulating me-
dunn and measure OF value; and l think
it indispensable that the state should
guarantee the payment of these bank
notrs on demand as the lawful money of
the United States to make such issues of
any practical benefit to the people of the
| state.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
A New Southern Magazine.

The South has another exponent in the
Manufacturers Record magazine, the first
issue of which bears date of February,
1898. 1t issues from the same publish
ing house as the Manufacturers Record, of
Baltimore; although it is an entirely
separate and distinct publication. It
deals with Southern resources and prog
ress in a general and popular way, with
out technical details or burdensome
statistics, aiming to present serviceable
information to those who look to the
South as q desirable field for investment
The publishers Of this magazine are I'M
dertaking to get up we'll printed and
well illustrated monthly publication for
$3.50 per year, and if the current issue
be a fair sample, there seems to be g.
good equivalent of information and in
terest for the price.
In the February issue OF this magazine,
Richard H. Edmonds, whose ardent ad-
vocacy of the South is we'll known, writes
about the Present Prosperity of the
South, briefly summarizing the progress
of ten years, and pointing out the favor
able conditions that exist at the present
time. John L. Williams, the Richmond
banker, writes briefly of the Nicaragua
Canal and the South, subject in which
he has manifested enthusiastic interest
ever since the great inter-oceanic project
was first preached. R. B. Sperry, a
Baltimore financier, writes briefly but
forcibly about Investments in the South.
There is an interesting illustrated article
on the Kingdom OF Cotton, by Harry S.
Fleming, and D. A. Tompkins, North
Carolina cotton manufacturer, specifies
the Advantages of the South in Cotton
Manufacture, to which aresume of census
statistics of this industry adds point
Southern Buildings at the Worlds Fair
forms the substance of one of the illus
trated articles.
NJ, V. Richards, land and immigration
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
depicts in glowing terms the charms OF
the upper South the Virginians and
Maryland. The special feature of this
magazine is an extended article about
the city of Baltimore, whichiis of partic-
ular interest at this time, on account
of the progressive movement now mani
fest in that conservative, substantial
city.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
tales From Town Topics.

The March number of Tales from Iown
Topics, which is No. Z of the series, shows
no abatement of vivacious interest, and
the new prize novelette, that starts off
the volume, entitled "The Cousin of the
King written by Adrian Shade Van
Westrum, is particularly thrilling and
successful piece of fiction. 1t is the story
of foreign adventurer, who attempts
to win the hand of rich American
heisess, but is baked in the game lust on
the eye of victory. The tale is one of
moving interest, and is marked by strong
character drawing and dramatic action.
The collection Of short stories, sketches,
poems and wittieisms ia assparkling and
spicy as one could wish. Altogether
Tales from Ioun Topics No. 7 is q readable
and clever book that all smart people
must enjoy. Town Topics, 21 West
twenty-third street, New York.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

WHILE our State is not to be
credited with Cabinet appointment,
we get the next thing to it. A native
born North Carolinian gets one of the
plums. 1t is Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
who will be Secretary of the Interior.
He is distinguished and successful
lawyer and proprietor of the Atlanta
/0urnaland was a devout, heroic Cleye-
land man while Hills forces were max
ing preparations to capture the South.
Mr.. Smith is under forty, tall,
athletic, smooth shaven, and a good
speaker with deep musical voice.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Henderson GOLD LEAF has re-
Gently joined the bowling pack of
Blanche, Tray and Sweetheart.-Reids-
Vile ReUirz0
As long as we have conscience
and claim a title to honest and re-
spectacle manhood, we rather belong
to such a sepack" than be lone assas-
sin of other men S characters.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
HAS the brilliant and versatile young

HAS the brilliant and versatile young
editor of the Reidsville ReUiew forgot
the time not SO very long ago when he
delighted to see his own picture in
print and accepted as a merited
tribute and proper recognition of
poetic genius and literary attainments
the complimentary things said about
him by certain of his contemporaries?
We do not say that there was anything
wrong in this or that he paid the cost
OF making the cut. Indeed, as a
North Carolinian we felt an interest
and pride in his success and growing
reputation and have taken occasion to
say some kind things about Mr..
Gillian ourself-and we meant it but
as to whether they were worth anything
or appreciated we have no opinion to
express. 1t comes with bad grace
from such as he to say what he does
about Mutual Admiration Societies.
Or would he put himself in the at
titude of playing the role of the .dog
in the Manager ?"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

No, dear brother Gillian, the GOLD
LEAF will refrain from helping the
Reidsville Reuiea0 further "degenerate
into inuosious desuetuae" by. doing
ANYTHING of the kind just yet. Its
complimentary notices are only
bestowed where it thinks they are
deserved.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

LEWIS REDwINE, assistant cashier OF
the Gate City Bank, of Atlanta, Ga,
who defaulted to large amount last
week, was captured at boarding house
In the suburbs of that city. The
embezzler was young man of high
character and very prominent in
social circles. The amount of the
shortage in about $40, 900, but where
the money is no one has been able to
ascertain. Redwine says he did not
have any of the money, and if he has
lost it by his friends, he will not betray
them, but prefers to suffer the conse-
quences.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
CLEVELAND'S CABINET.


of President Cleveland's Cabinet last
week we omitted one, that of J. Ster-
ling Morton, of Nebraska, for Secretary
of Agriculture, although he had been
selected some days before that OF
Messrs. Olney and Herbert was an
nounced. The complete Cabinet is as
follows:
Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana,
Secretary of State.
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Daniel S. Lamont, of New York,
Secretary OF War.
Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama,
Secretary of the Navy.
Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, Secretary
of the interior.
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts,
Acknowledgement.
Wilson s.. Bissell, of New York,
Postmaster General.
J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Regarding the appointment OF
Messrs. Herbert and Olney the Balti-
more Sun says:
Hilary A. Herbert has been in Con-
gress for many years and has acted as
chairman of the naval committee OF
the House. He is thoroughly familiar
with the work that has been done
toward placing the United States
Navy on a proper footing, and his
knowledge of the present condition of
the vessels under construction and
which have been planned makes him a
most desirable man for the head Of
the department. His selection is also
practically promotion.
Mr.. Richard Olney is one of the
leading practitioners of the Massachu-
sets bar. He has not held any
political position or been prominent
in political matter, but is known as
enc of the leading lawyers and sub
stantial citizens of Boston. His selec-
ton gives New England representa-
tive in the cabinet, and that of Her
bert gives the South three positions.
Viewed from a geographical stand
point, the distribution of Cabinet
places is eminently fair, says the same
paper, and it proceeds to comment as
follows:
The West is adequately represented
by J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska,
Secretary of Agriculture, and by
Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana,
Secretary OF State. The South is
represented by Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
Secretary of the Interior, and Herbert,
of Alabama, Secretary of the Navy.
The North is represented in Daniel S.
Lamont, Secretary of War, and Wilson
S. Bissell of New York, Postmaster
General, and the East in Olney, of
Massachusetts,, Attorney-General. Mr..
Carlisle, of Kentucky, a Union man
during the civil war, may be con-
sidered to represent the Democracy of
the North and South, the East and the
West.
What will strike most persons in
reading the list is the fact that there is
not a politician or millionaire in it.
They arc all handwriting men, who
are trusted by the public that knows
them. 1t is practical cabinet of a
practical man, who desires to carry on
the government in the next four years
in a careful, economical and business
like way.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

The man who was the only Demo-
cratic member of the Dakota Legisla-
ture in 1885 goes to Washington as a
Democratic United States; Senator in
1898. No wonder Stephen A. Douglas
is making speeches on the decadence
of the Republican party and adjuring
his remaining neutrality-suspicious. to
"die with their boots on Louisville
Courier. Journal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

IT is better to be engaged in doing
what the Reidsville Rcvie1v claims to
be one of the chief characteristics of
the GOLD LEAF, than the questionable
business of defaming good mems
characters as it seems to find greatest
delight in. We prefer to feed upon
pabulum of another sort.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

LAST week we took occasion to say
that the Legislature should let the
Alliance charter alone. At any rate,
if it was to be repealed we did not
think it should be done SO for such
motives as set forth in few of our
exchanges. Commenting on the bill,
which by the way failed TO pass, the
Weldon Meas had this to say:
The bill to repeal the charter of the
State Alliance now pending in the
Legislature seems to us to be novel
procedure The Alliance charter is
the same now as it was when granted,
and there is no more need to repeal
it now than there was reason to refuse
it in the first instance. The charter
should not be repealed, so far as we
can understand Any Objectionable
features could be eliminated.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

Mr.. THURsToN says there are only
about one thousand lepers in Hawaii.
That is fully one thousand more than
the United State can afford to make
a part of our population. A leper to
every ninety inhabitants is not
an alluring proportion.-New York
JYorM.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
THE PROFESSIONS OF PRES.
IDENTS.

Soldier or Lawyer, One or Both
of Them.
Every President of the United States
thus far has been either O lawyer, a SOL
der, or both.
The following were soldiers:
1. George Washington,
9. William Henry Harrison,
u. Zachary Taylor,
IS. Z. S. Grant
The following were lawyers and SOL
diers:
5. James Monroe,
Z. Andrew Jackson,
IA. Franklin Pierce,
10. Rutherford b. Hayes,
20. James A. Garfield,
80. Ben jamin Harrison.
The following were lawyers:
2. John Adams,
3. Thomas Jefferson,
4. James Madison,
6. John Quincy Adams,
8. Martin Van Buren,,
10. John Tyler,
IL. James K. Polk,
13. Willard Fillmore,
Is. James Buchanan,
16. Abraham Lincoln,
II. Andrew johnson,
21. Chester A. Arthur,
g. q: Grover Cleveland.
-Four were soldiers and not lawyers.
Thirteen were lawyers and not soldiers.
Six were lawyers and soldiers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
Farmers will spend a dav at son

Farmers will spend day at some
convention denouncing the railways
for charging them two cents for car
raging them a mile in five minutes,
and say not a word about the awful
condition of the roads that makes il
cost them 81 to transport a load over
2 mile an hour.-Orange Observer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

The editor of the Reidsville Reyie7v
is hereby informed that sorry attempt
at ridicule does not pass current
among sensible people for argument,
and counts for nothing as a refutation
of facts.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

THERE isn't fgure-head in Cleve-
lands Cabinet. When it is convened
there will be as many brains around
the table as can be found in any as
semblage of equal size.-Boston Globe
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

Four vacancies haye occurred on
the United States Supreme Court
Bench during Harrison's term.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
Notice.
Sale of Land.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
~ power conferred on me by deed of trust
executed by Grandson Turner and wife
Hannah Turner, on the ard day of Decem.
Der. 1889. l shall. on SATURDAY, the
lST DAY OF APRIL, 1893. sell for cash
on the premises, the tract of land in
said deed described; adjoining the lands
of l.. II. Landlord and others, containing
forty four acres more or less. For more
definite description see the deed of trust
which is on Record in the Registers Office
for Vance county, n. g., in Book No. /.
Page 293,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

o OTHER Sarsaparilla has the
careful personal supervision of the
proprietor in all the details of its prepa-
ration as has HOODS sarsaparilla.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02

Speedy trials of criminals is the
surest way to put down mob law.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
Henderson Granite Works
P. BOURKE, PrOpr.

| am prepared to furnish estimates
and execute all work in Monuments
Cemetery & Street CURLING, Door
Steps, Window Stills and LintelS,
&C. All kinds of cut or rough stone
at Lowest Prices. Work delivered
free on board cars in Henderson.
Finest quality of Granite.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-03-02
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Colo, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiAzrhoea. Eructation,
Kus Worms, gives aleep. and promotes d.
Eestion,
wit6out injurious medication.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-22
Brief Mention.

The Universalist church at North Han
over, Mass, was burned.
Another seizure of smuggled wines was
made at Gloucester, Mass.
The body of an unknown man was re-
covered In Boston harbor
Mary Bradshaw, Syears old, was drowned
in Cook pond, Fall River. Mass.
A woman was arrested for stealing
$500 from John p. Hebeler of Boston.
John Whittemore, late general traffic
agent of the Fitchburg railroad, is dead.
Six Lynn (Mass) milk dealers were ar
rested for selling milk below the standard
OF l2 per cent solids.
f.. c. Crane, editor Of the Ludlow Wt.)
Tribune, died in Plymouth as the result
of injuries caused by being thrown from a
bicycle.
w. A. Barrows Of Holliston, Mass, was
found guilty in the superior criminal
court At East Cambridge Of having killed
his wife.
The Hoiyoke (Mass) Water Power COM
pany voted to increase its capital stock to
sl,200,000, according to authority granted
by the legislature.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Jaeger Of southern
Ohio visited st. Johns parish, Gloucester,
Mass, and confirmed 80 candidates, after
which he addressed them
William Burnes,a brakeman on q switch
engine, while climbing down the ladder OF
car at South Norwalk, Conn, fell under
the wheels and was instantly killed.
The German training ship Gneissenau al
Newport, r. J., was provisioned yesterday
preparatory TO her sailing for Cowes,
Eng, and thence to her own country.
John G. Mooney, salesman for James
Mooney 81 Co., of Bangor, Me-, has been
held up by highwaymen on the road from
Oldtown to Greenbush, Me-, and robbed.
Nearly 100 members of st. Paul com
mandery, Knights Templars, Of Dover, N
H., arrived in New Bedford, Mass, and
were entertained by Sutton commandery.
In the superior court at Northampton
Mass. Miss Abbie Hillman got sentenct
of two years In the Sherborn woman's
prison, after pleading guilty Of drowning
her infant.
Robert Monteith, aged 4o a we'll digger,
while at work in Easton, Conn, caught
his right hand in the gearing OF some ma
chinery His arm was wrenched from his
body. He will die
Arthur Libby. the s-year-old son OF A..
B. Libby of Buxton, Me-. has been miss
ing since Monday afternoon, when he was
seen playing on the river bauk at Bar
Mills. His ha. was found In the river,
At a special meeting Of the Concord On
H. city government, last evening. IL was
voted to build an iron bridge TO replaces tn,
wooden one over the Merrimnc river OF
Bridge street, the present structure havins
been pronounced unsafe