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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
What Shall the Harvest Be.
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Washington Gazette
The Christmas trees have been taken
down and the New Years greetings
have been said, vows made, some to
be kept, others to be broken by the
powers of darkness. The old world
will jog along just about as usual.
Some will come to the front others
lag behind and eventually fall by the
wayside, to give place to stronger
natures. Men will keep on jostling
each other in the great hive of human
effort, a few only to attain honor and
distinction, winning the plaudits of the
gaping multitudes. The heroic soul
will not yield in the face of all
this, but girding himself for the fray
will do what he can to make the
world better. He knows no defeat
because his aims are lofty and true
and his ideal of greatest good is not
gold. What shall the harvest of this
year of "a be? Very much as you make
it by the using of seed time. If the
skies are watched for rain and the
precious hours are permitted to go
to waste in rio,ous living, and foolish
contentious, there will be only thorns
and thistles to gather in. It's the time
for shaking off sloth, all manner of
uncharitableness and seek for the great
est good and highest enjoyment by
patient industry, benevolence and a
practical acknowledgment of the great
heaven born principle of human
brotherhood.
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accessible, saying: alt is perfectly
asseccible now. Georgia can on good
security get as much of that money as
her men of affairs can use. Why is il
allowed to be idle ?''
False in one, false in ali. Mr..
Halstead's concession is complete.
Then there is plenty of money within
easy reach, and the people are con-
tented. Ii this is true, Mr.. Halstead
is right; if not he is wrong. Now let
the people answer the question for
themselves.
Security which was considered gilt
edged year ago is now spurned as
collateral. "Good customers" must
offer "good security" and money will
be found in abundance. Unfortu-
nately, the policy of those who con-
troll the accumulated res-- has been
such as to pummel the life out of Sc
curities which they would have gladly
accepted before the gold standard
begun its splendid work Of demorali-
zation.
When Mr.. Halstead says that " there
is more money than the people re-
quire" he begs the question, because
if this be true it is apparent that the
system which permits it to congest,
and which thus takes it as effectually
from the people as if it were in Europe
is monstrously unjust one, and as
the first fruit of the gold standard
should be instantly replaced by some
thing that will relieve commerce and
restore prosperity.
The sarcasm of Mr.. Halstead's will
ingness to "let Georgia have her own
money" bespeaks an argument in its
favor that was not intended. s:The
Georgia money!" says he, "will stay
in Georgia. 1t will not get into the
vaults of the New York banks for the
reason that the New York bankers
will not have it,
Preceisely! There we have it
This is just what we want. If Georgia
can become a beneficiary of some plan
that will not and can not be locked
up and Withdrawn from circulation it
will be more than satisfied. 1t is the
briar patch that this rabbit wants
above all things.
Mr.. Halstead's threat that the re-
peal of the % per cent. tax will give
Georgia currency that can not be
locked in the money centers caps the
climax OF argument for the repeal of
this commerce destroying tax. 1t
points the way out of bondage.
CLARK HOWELL.
Atlanta, Ga, January II, 1894.
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GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
BY H. c. DODGE.

The new year has begun
And l and everyone
Have made good resolutiona as of yore;
But this time intend
TO keep them to the end
No matter how l may have failed before.
1sT RESOLUTION.
Pll live within my means
II exist on beans
And wear old clothes and don't 20 out at
And, lest l might forget
And make another debt,
I'll frame this VOW and lang it on the wall
RESOLUTION.
No more will foolish pride
And fashion be my guide,
So keeping up appearances I'll stop;
Let Mrs. Grundy say
About me what she may,
From this resolve I'd never. never flop.
Sd RESOLUTION.
Each day I'll take some pains
10 educate my brains
So may answer what the children ask,
Though science may be dry
I'll conquer it-Or die.
So, hero like, l buckle to the task.
4th RESOLUTION.
I'll daily do some good
10 OGnefS-aS should
to people who are old;
BY keeping all can
On this unselfiSh plan
l shall increase my joys hundred fold.
9TH RESOLUTION.
Ino more will complain
Or anger show again;
I'll bravely meet what 'er troubles come !;
Kind words to all I'll speak,
I'll stand up for the weak
And try to cheer whoever may b e glum.
9th RESOLUTION.
Before criticize
A person, I'd be wise
And try to cure the faults that are my own;
If good cannot say
OF those who are away
I'll keep as mum as mummieS all alone.
7th RESOLUTION.
I'll be sincere and true
In all say and do;
The Golden Rule I'll follow all the time
In neatness I'll excel
And diligence as we'll;
In goodness l will simply be sublime.
know my aims are high
But, 0, l am going to try
So earnestly my courage must survive;
But if it won't, alas,
The present year I'll pass
And try again for fair in ninety-fve.
Chicago Daily Sun.
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PUSH AND PURPOSE.

Two Of the most successful men on
the North American continent we're
recently asked the question, I" what are
the causes of poverty2" one replied,
"Ignorance and incapacity." The
other said that the prevalent cause is
"The number of young men who are
wanting in decision and fixity of
purpose. If they get into good
place at the start, they should stick to
it, knowing that by perseverance, in
dustry and ability, they win promotion
in due course as vacancies occur. But
they see or hear of some one making
fortune in Wall Street, or in ranching,
or in mining, and away they 60 to
try their luck. When they lose, as
they do in ninety-nin cases out of
hundred, that is the end of them
they can never settle down to ordinary
ways of earning living after that,
and their descent is rapid" This
reason hits the nail square on the
head. Go where we will, we will find
men who commenced life under the
most favorable circumstances, but who
are such complete financial wrecks
that there is but little nope for their
reformation. They may be honest
and temperate, they may even possess
natural ability of a high order, but
lacking in steadiness Of purpose, they
will never succeed. Had they sufficient
will force to stick to one thing, no
matter how disagreeable it might be
at first, were they content 10 advance
slowly, they would have reason now to
talk of the "luck" Of those who have
pushed forward into the front ranks.
Another cause of poverty is lack
of self-conhdence. Many men seem
to have no faith in themselves, con-
sequently no assertivenes, no independ-
ence, no pluck, and no push. They
are afraid to stand up and speak for
themselves, preferring to lean on
others. They are afraid to make an
investment, because OF the possibility
of failure, they are afraid to tell wha,
they can do, as they might make an
error in doing it; they are towards in
every sense of the word. This is often
the result of early training. A boy,
naturally timid, is kept in the back
ground so persisten,ly, and his mis-
takes are so severely criticised, that he
grows up into an entirely useless man.
Push and fixity Of purpose will always
bring a measure of success.
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Overcautious.

"Why did you shoot this man?"
"In self-defence," answered the
policeman.
"Why, he was running away from
you ?"
81 know it looked so. But | was
afraid he was going around the block
to attack me from behind. Wash
ington Star.
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mission, and he returned with the
announcement that he could ac-
complish nothing3 Would they be
apt to send him back on the same
mission? We think not. Certainly
if the mission was one Of impor tance
they would select another man to
carry it out.
The mission on which our Con-
gressmen have been sent is one Of
vital importance. They had their
instructions, and lest there should be
mistake somewhere, these instructions
were embodied in a platform and
made SO plain that little child might
understand them. Now, those who
return to their constituents with their
fingers in their mouths, saying they
did the best they could, but were
unable to accomplish anything, ought
to be permitted to rest awhile before
new burdens are put on their shoulders
by the people.
The old rule that republics are un-
grateful doesn't hold good in these
latter days. The truth is the republic
is altogether too grateful to majority
of those in Office to-day. The people
are suffering, business languishes.
Men are out of employment. The
number of suffering men, women and
children is daily increasing. We
have right to expect that a Congress
elected on the Democratic platform
which is opposed in letter and spirit
to every act that has contributed to
the present deplorable condition,
would heed the wishes OF the people.
If they do not they ought not to be
returned. Some of them would do
we'll to do as Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana,
has done-tortify themselves by making
eastern connections, and not ask to be
returned.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01

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terested in all that is going on in the
world, be cheerful, happy and contented
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delay. may result In serious consequences.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
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Real Estate and Collecting Agent,
HENDERSON, y. G.

have for rent Il number Of desirable
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reasonable terms. Persons in need of
such houses would do we'll to call on me-
Will take pleasure in showing the prop
erty.
Any business entrusted to me will have
prompt attention. dec11-3I
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A Good Liver,

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01

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Union.
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The passion some women have for
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WAITING FOR GEN. GRANT.
/ found a room suitable for the
purpose, and sent back the orderly
who had accompanied me to direct
Gen. Lee and Col. BabCock to the
house. They came in presently, and
Col. Babcock said that as Gen. Grant
was at present in front of the house
it would only be necessary for him to
have an orderly to direct him to the
place of meeting.
Gen. Lee, Col. Babcock and myself
sat in the parlor for about half an
hour, when large party of mounted
men arrived, aud in a few minutes
Gen. Grant came into the room,
accompanied by his staff and a number
of Federal officers of rank among
whom were Gen. Ord and Gen.
Sheridan.
Gen. Grant greeted Gen. Lee very
civllly, and they engaged for short
time in conversation about their
former acquaintance during the Mex
ican war. Some other Federal officers
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Closing Scenes at AppOmattOx---Why
Gen. Grant Allowed the COnfeder-
ates to Keep Their HOrses---Last
Move of the Army.

Col. Marshall, who was with Lee
when he surrendered, delivered an
address Friday night before the Con-
federate Veterans Association, of
Baltimore, in which he gave correct
account of the closing scenes of the
war between the States. The following
is an extract from Col. Marshall's S
splendid address
The Press., 1894-02-01
THE RED WING.
By DAN DE QUILLB.

ICopyright, 1883. by American Press Associa-
 tion.l
 The kind hearted teamster was now all hustle. He stirred Thomas up, tell ing him to do this and do that, and sven found something for the small boys to do. All the valuable contents
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grasped her from behind, leaped into his saddle and with another yell to his pony rode away like the wind, followed by his band.
 Fatigued with the excitement of the day, Katherine, strong and brave as she was, succumbed to the sensations of deadly terror that possessed her. She made no sound, for fear choked the shrieks upon her lips. She made no re- sistance, but, white and helpless with fright, she felt herself dragged with bru- tai force to the pony's back and borne with incredible swiftness across the prairie. Sick with deadly faintness, she sank into insensibility.
 When she regained consciousness she was in au Indian camp. There were loud, hoarse shouts and savage yells as rife balls whistled through the air. The po- nies of the Indians, tethered close by,. tugged and tore at their fastenings.. There were shrill cries of dismay from the squaws and warwhoops from the braves as they hurried about in vain at tempts at defense from sudden sur, prise.
 Then a voice called, We've got 'eml UnlS UlIue! duC hdUneTlue was W10er awake now, for in those tones she recog- nized a voice, loved always, but never SO welcome as now-the voice of her dear father.
 'sOne night more and they would have escaped us," said MT. Gardner, as he held Katherine in his arms, trembling and sobbing, and oh, how happy! And if we'd taken the north trail instead of the south on our way to town we shouldn't have met the troops who were in pursuit of the wretches. AS it was we turned back under their escort, and when I found that my brave girl had been carried off captive I rode on with the soldiers. Thank God, my child, I find you safe!'
 Katherine IS woman now, with chil- dren of her own to whom she sometimes tells this true story of the Sioux uprising of 1872.
 "But, mamma" cries little Bruce, whose eyes and hair are so like those of the baby brother she remembers so well, though he has slept under the waving grass in the prairie cemetery these many years; but, mamma, why didn't you fight back?" And with these words the incipient warrior nestles sleepily in hsr arms, to dream of impossible Indian fights in which he is the chief actor Montreal Star
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"VENI, vIDI, VICE."
A New Application of the Popular Phrase.

"A New Application of the Popular Phrase. IT CONCERNS US ALL MORE DEEPLY NOW
 THAN EVER BEFORE. A FAR GREATER
 AND NOBLER USE OF THE TERM THAN THE
 ORIGINAL ONE.
 How frequently we make use of popular quotations, and we do so because they describe so accurately our feelings. The heading of this article, meaning, I came, saw and conquered, was first employed by Julius Cesar to describe one of his victo- ries, but even this great man little real ized the magnitude of what might be in- volved in his famous expression. Recent events have called forth the use of it in 8 grander and more sublime meaning than ever before,
 Mrs. I. E. Ditmar, who resides at 8O6 Parker Street, Boston Highlands, Mass. says:
 ''I had been suffering for, four or five years with dyspepsia, indigestion and con- stipation, experiencing constant and se- were pain in the stomach. For years I ate scarcely anything, and could take no food without suffering the grealest mis- cry, I had also been afflicted for five or six years with chills and fever.
 "Iwas induced to try Dr. Greene's Ner- vura blood and nerve remedy, aud now, after taking four bottles of this wonderful medicine I am entirely cured of all these complaints. My appetite has returned, can eat without distress and the chills and fever have entirely left me. 1 con- slider it wonderful cure and I cannot speak highly enough in favor of this med icina n
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Alas, poor Meadow Lake! Meade,

Alass poor Meadow Lake! Meadow Lake, the glory of whose promise of greatness once tinged in roseate hues the high Si erras! Let there be raised 'lamentation" for Meadow Lake, the beautiful, for in the days of her youth, even while the bow of promise stood bright above her, she withered as did the gourd of Jonah. Alas, the gold in her myriad of mines failed! She is now the "deserted village" of the mountains. Where once busy thousands had their homes now dwells solitary Hermit Hartley. His ear alone hears the moan of the pines-a moan that seems vail raised over the dead and buried hopes of the former dwellers.
 At the station at which was await ing transportation to the then bright and bustling town of Meadow Lake many teamsters had gathered in. Cham berlain's was the most popular station on the road. The men freighting over the mountains always strove to reach that halting place. Until long after dark the sound of bells was heard on the pine bordered road, and the huge
 
 CT supper found the immense barroom almost filled with the teamsters, and more were still arriving, for full moon was lighting up all the mountains. The men were all talking ''horse'' and "mule," and my head being filled with thoughts of mines and gold, I paid but a dreamy sort of attention to the con- versation. Presently, however, one of the teamsters said, with good deal of emphasis, II tell you what, Johnny, if you hadn't "a hitched onto me and helped me up that air last hill, I'd "a bin at the foot of it yit!''
 "That's all right, Bill. You know l never pass by and leave man in trouble. No, sir, by the beard of Balaam, the son of Beor! I have my opinion of a man that will do trick like that.''
 Instantly I was all attention. AL though it had been seven years since I had heard that strange, mild oath though heard it then for the first time and had never heard it since-I at once recollected where and under what cir cumstances I had before heard it. I soon had the man who had sworn by the beard of Balaam safely cornered at some distance from the main throng of guests. I then asked him if he remem- bered having assisted poor, wrecked emigrant family out of a desert over in Nevada seven years before.
 ''Do I remember that? We'll, sir, l rather guess do! Yes, sir, and mighty little chance now of my ever forgetting it. But, stranger, how do you happen to know about that? You ain't the we'll, by the beard of Balaam! Yes, you arel You are the very fellow that came out on the road and got me to go down into the desert after the family Give me your hand!"
 Having recovered my hand from John Henderson fearful grasp and straight ened out my benumbed fingers, said: "I did not remember your face. MT. Henderson, for nowyou are bearded like the pard, but recollected your peculiar style of oath. You used it once that day down in the desert. The moment I heard it here tonight there flashed be-