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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
A Summer Dream of De-
LIGHT

Friday afternoon, July 9th, The
Woman Book Club" met at Mrs. \. K.
Wortham's, and Edgar Allen Poe, with
his "croaking ravens, black cats,
'iInps," lightning flashes and pyrotecA-
MICS showed that we had not yet shaken
off the influences OF THE Glorious
FOURTH
The absence OF our president, Mrs. Pitt
man. rendered the meeting informal.
The TACT that several members OF the
club We're out OF town, the unusual num-
Der OF young girls invited, the heat Ct
the weather and the holiday spirit, all
combined with our hostess genalltE,
caused the whole affair to be pervaded
with the feeling that pleasure was to be
the watchwOrd OF the hour, as ii in con-
trast to the gruesOme spirit Of the author
chosen.
Mrs. Workman, in black lace and roses,
welcomed the guests in her own cordial
manner.
She was assisted by Misses Anne An
drews Richards, in white silk, Annie Jane
Manning, in white organdie and silk,
Pattie Lucinda Jones, in white crepe,
Elizabeth Cleveland Lewis, in dotted null,
Mamie Moore, in white null, Jes-
sica Smith, in white and pale green
silk, and our two lovely dark-ey ed
young debutantes, Lemme Jordan, in
an empire gown ofexquisite maize cOlOred
crepe, and Sarah Tignal Jones, in White
| organdie and lace.
The programme was \ duet, All
Could Teach the Nightingale, by Misses
| Burton and Newcomb.
A Reporters interview with POe's
we'll loved teacher, Joseph II. Clark,
read by Mrs. Buford.
The Minutes-by Mrs f. g. Davis.
| Recitation-''A Dream Within a Dream,
| by Mrs. Henry Perry.
| Solo" Bob-o-link," by Miss Burton.
! Fair lite Ailene Lewis offered to each
guest souvenir booklet with hand
| painted decorations, each illustrating q
poem or a story OF Poe's, and every one
| containing \ leaf from POe's grave.
The hostess, to ill out theprogramme
| requested that each should tell the story
connected with her souvenir.
After this the ladies entered the din
ing room and imagined themselves witt
| Litania' and her fair followers, all ready
to serve them with food fit for the god
| desses.
First came orange ice served in baskets
OF the golden rinds of the fruit anG
orange cak Then frozen fruits, peache:
| and bananas, and creams, and cakes.
The light of beautiful lamps softeneC
! by shades of rose color, the table dressed
with white and cool pale green ribbons
ferns and flowers added grace and beaut,
to the whole.
Those present who We're invited were
Mrs W. .. Shannon, Misses Ami:
Hughes, Burton, Newcomb and Hender
son. J. K. :.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
The Night Cometh When Nc
Man Can Work"

Last week, as our friends doubtless
noticed, we announced our determine
ton to again open the door to great
possibilities for charging Sabbath Reading
subscription list. We do this because OF
the many letters received deploring the
fact that the time previously given was
too short, and also because we are con-
WINGED that this paper has great work
to do for God and man and, so far as we
are able, we are constrained to give it an
opportunity. Generally it takes time
for new readers to get attached to q
paper, but Sabbath Reading appears to be
distinct exception to this rule. People
for the most part like it on sight and
love 1T after reading a number or two,
We try to make it up so that all the
different classes of Christian workers will
find help and encouragement in it, and we
can not but recognize the fact that God
Is blessing our efforts.
The Summer is here, bringing vaca.
tons to many and opportunities for do
ing something for Christ. We call On
all our readers to take hold of this de-
partment OF labor, viz, putting this
ef1ectual preacher into goddess homes
and into all other places where it may do
its work of bringing souls to Jesus.
Until August Is, then, we will accept
new subscriptions at thirty cents a year
| and we trust that every subscriber who
realizes the value of this paper as an in
fiuence for good will take hold of this
oi1er IN earnest, and with prayer and
efforts place the paper in 10000 new
homes before the middle OF August "The
| fields are white unto harvest. ''-Sabbath
Reading.
Sa5t1h Readin9 is published by John
Dougali X Co, 81 Park Row, New York
it is one Of the best and cheapest paper:
known, and is doing a great work Ar
excellent paper for Sunday-schools anG
! all Christian workers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
Mr.. Henry's Grand Tribute to the
Ioto Drof Too n uorror

Mr.. Henry's Grand Tribute to the
Late Prof. Jas. II. Homer.
The following beautiful tribute to
the memory of the late James H. Hor-
| ner is taken from the address of Hon.
Walter r. Henry delivered before the
! Franklin Society at the late commence
ment:
Love and obey your teachers. You
owe them debt Of gratitude YOU can
never repay. They open for you the
mines OF art. science and literature.
and instruct You how to secure their
priceless jewels.
Michael Angelo, and Da Ninci, and
Powers and Canova have made their
names immortal by fasl.ioning beauti-
full forms Of marble. Raphael and
Titan and Reubens and MurIlo and
their fellows will live in song and story
ages after the canvas and frescoes.
/ touched by their genius, shall have
! faded away. The mighty architectural
! creations of the world are astinc mon
| uments to their builders. The blood
! OF thousand battle fields has borne
chlettains upon its crimson current to
| the palace Of fame. Statesmen have
shaped laws and founded Republics and
Kingdoms. The agriculturalist has
| fed and clothed mankind, but the grand
est artist, the master worker of all
time, is the teacher, who taking the
benlghted mind of man, Eliminates it
with the glories of the universe and the
treasures of thought, and perchance
enriches the world with the colossal
intellect OF a Newton, Edison, Thomas
Jefferson or Herbert Spencer.
Beautifully has Lord Brougham said.
II would trust the welfare Of man and
government to the teacher. armed with
his pen and primer, sooner than to the
soldier, panoplied in full military array.
followed by his black wheeled guns.
and squadrons of horse moving under a
sheen Of flashing STEEL
And now beg to pay my tribute OF
respect to the memory Of that great
and good man, who founded this splen-
did institution forty-three years ago.
Under his devoted care its light shone
throughout this Commonwealth, the
entire South, and beyond, with ever
increasing brilllancy and usefulness.
AS the grove Of academies was in
separately connected with the memory
OF Plato, the greatest teacher of anti
guilty, the scenes about this cultured
centre will ever suggest the name OF
James II. Horner, one Of the greatest
teachers Of modern times.
To him more Of the educated men
OF North Carolina are indebted, per.
haps, than to any one else. The
fathers of this State were moved to.
ward him by the same spirit that die.
tated Philip Of Macedon's letter tc
Aristotle, when he placed Alexander
under his tutor; said he, BE informed
that | have son, and that l am thank.
tul to the gods that he was born in the
same age with you, for if you will I'm.
dertake his education, l assure mysel
that he will become worthy of his fa
Their and the kingdom which he will
inherit.''
Happy the young men of North Caro-
lima that the mantle Of the illustrious
sire has fallen upon the shoulders O.
sons and assistants so worthy of him
Oxford Public Ledger.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
OUR GOLD MINES.

The eastern gold belt still shows up
in first -class shape. Ore worth $500
per pound has been struck in the
north DRIFT on Conyers. The new
strike on the Sam Arlington property
is opening up better every day while
the Edwards is yielding on fully up
in grade to that reported last week.
The grand old Ports is being opened
up in shape TO show its immense value
and extensive work will soon be COM
menced on it. One of the head men
in the Geological Department at
Washington told one of our leading
citizens last week that he considered
this one of the richest gold bearing
sections of the United States, and
thus we see the world is commencing
at last to realize the truth Of what we
have always claimed.-Rocky Mount
4rgon0nt.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
Low Rates to Denver, Col.

The Baltimore & Ohio r. r. Co.. will
sell round trip excursion tickets to
Denver, Col, from all points on its lines
east OF the Ohio River, July 10Th, Goth
and Dist, good for return on trains
leaving Denver July 9th, August 2nd
and 18th; tickets will also be sold to
Denver August Sth, 9th and 10th, valid
Tor return passage on trains leaving
Denver August 10Th, 18th and september
18th
The rate from Baltimore and Wash
ington will be SAT 40 and correspond
ingly low rates from other points.
Passengers taking the b. 4 O. have a
choice OF routes, going via. Pittsburg,
Akron and Chicago; via. Grafton,
Bellaire and Chicago. or via. Parkers-
burg, Cincinnati and st. Louis: double
daily service OF express trains, with
Pullman sleeping and dining cars on all
rDntpS
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
SOUTHERN EXPORTS AND THEIR
MEANING.

The following about Sou,h,In cx-
ports taken from the Baltim Il Sim
will strike the reader with surprise IN
account Of the enormous increase over
the preceding year. These figures
ably with other sections in the march
of progress;
Very significant indeed are the
figures of the bureau of statistics show
ing the exports from the United States
IN the eleven months ended May 81,
1894. The total was 1854, 900,
against S7S2,ooo,ooo in the like
period of the preceding year, an IN
crease Of $50, 900, 900. But more
than half of this increase was in
exports from the South, showing the
decided revival of business activity in
that section. The exports from
Southern ports aggregated S2S5,7oo,-
900, or So, 900, 900 more than in the
eleven months of the year ended May
81, 1895. Baltlmore's exports aggre-
gated S75,965,ooo those of Charles
ton, 5,o2S,I3o; Galveston, S54,-
9S5, 900; New Orleans, S79,S7S,ooo !;
Newport News, $50 SO, 900 Norfolk
and Portsmouth, $1,000, 900; PEN
sacola, SS694,ooo Richmond, So
965,ooo; Savannah, S24,SI5,ooo ;
Wilmington, S6,o99,ooo. These totals,
as respects some of these ports are
surprising. The rates of increase over
last year are also surprising. Balti-
mOre's increase was $1,000, 900; that
of Savannah, S ,9oo, 900 of Newport
News, Sc, ooO,o 900 of New Orleans,
S5,Ioo,ooo of Charleston, $4,000, :
ooo The peace and order of the
South, together with its steady,
industry, give its future brighter
look than can be said to characterize
the prospects of some other parts Of
the Union. It's people have not shared
largely in the plums and largeness
bestowed by federal legislation upon
the North and West. Paying, not
receiving. has been their role. The
compensation comes in the preservation
of sturdy self-respect, self-reliance,
steady industry and economy. Char
acter has not been demoralized. In
dustry has found solid basis, and
such progress as has been made is sure.
The law-abiding and conservative
habits of the Southern people contrast
favorably just now with the recent
record of certain sections Of our
country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
A Card to the Citizens Of North
Carolina Concerning Blind Chill
dran

In view of the completion of the Nor
Canton Institution for the education of
the Deaf, and their removal from the In
stltution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
at Raleigh, the latter Institution is better
prepared than ever before to sustain and
educate the Blind. Our capacity is in
creased, our force augmented and our
methods ameliOrated; all of which en-
ables US to do more efficient work than
we have heretofore done. We are anX-
lous that every Blind child in the State
receive an education, we wish to do all
IN our power for the betterment of this
unfortunate class, to enable them to
avail themselves of this free Institution
IN which the State SO magnanimously
offers to instruct this class of its citizens.
With view to this end, we earnestly
appeal to the philanthrOpic people of
our Commonwealth to aid us in this noble
work. We wish to be put in touch with
every Blind child within our borders.
We desire the name, poStOftice township,
county and nearest rOailrOad station of
parent or guardian Of such child. With
such data, we will correspond with the
parents and guardians OF these children,
and IN this way put them in reach of an
education.
Will not the good people of the State
who know of a Blind child or children in
their vicinity send US card with the in
formation wanted? We promise to use
our best efforts to get these children in
school, If you will enable lis to get their
names. Please forward the data at once
and greatly oblige.
Very truly,
b. f. MONTAGUE,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

\ HALF dozen of the large structures
including all the main buildings Of
the Worlds Far Grounds, at Chicago
except the Horticultural, the Woman s
building, the Art Palace, the
Machinery and the United States
Government buildings were almost
entirely destroyed last Thur day
night. They were the property Of the
Columbian Exposition Salvage com
pany and had been purchased i.rm
the Exposition company for about
100000.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
NINETY DAYS SALE,

Commencing July LIST, 1894, We will
sell our entire stock OF DRESS GOODS
AND MILLINERY AT COST. This
sale includes every yard OF Dress Goods
OF every kind and description, all Ladies'
Hats, Flowers and Ribbons. Come, now
Is Your chance. We mean what We say.
Your friends,
S & G.. WATKINS.
Henderson. y. e., July 9TH, 1894.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

PERSONAL cleanliness and sanitary
surrounding are two points that should
be emphatically impressed upon peo-
pie during these hot summer months.
The health authorities should also be
especially vigIlant in their Irecaution
for the peoples welfare.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

MRs. PATTIE ID. b. ARLINGTON has
commenced the publication of a little
paper in Raleigh called the Criminal
D0fkfI, whose mission seems TO be to
"show up' some of the lawyers. Its
motto is " the straight truth" Judging
from the number before us she is going
TO make some marvellous revelations.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery acts
upon this weak spot as nothing else can. 1t
rouSes it up TO healthy. natural action By
thoroughly purifying the blood it reaches
builds up, and invigorates every part of the
system.
For all distss that depend on the liver
or the blood Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Bilious
ness every form Of Scrofula. even Con
stages and the most stubborn Skin and
Scalp Diseases the Discovery" is the onIu
remedy 50 un;ailing and effective that it can
be guaranteed.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, YOU have Your
money back.
On these terms, it's an insult to YOUR in
telhgence TO have something else offered IS
Just good"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

The reports of correspondents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the North Carolina State Weather
Service, for the week ending Monday,
July OH, 1894, indicate that another
unusually favorable week has passed
The Temperature has been slightly
below the normal, with three cool
nights towards the latter part Of the
week, but days have been sufficiently
warm. The amount of sunshine has
been below the normal. The rain
fall has been very abundant and in the
shape OF gentle showers without hail or
wind. The rains have been excessive
only over few of the coast counties.
Crops were just in the right condition
to be benefited by rains, and their
growth and present condition is graft
fying
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
THURSDAY, JULY II, 1894
VIZ
III ER4:lSS|:SSg9;A;HA5. 8.

Strike that give notoriety to lew
men, but bring distress and desola,ion
to the vast majority of those concerned
in them, are always a subject Of regret
10 true friends Of labor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

II Is pleasing to note the increasing
popularity of the good roads move
ment. Such reforms are essential 10
the counry's welfare and can only be
secured by constant agitation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

Til Corn ILAf thanks Senator
Jarvis for copy of his speeches on
Cotton bagging and The income
tax, delivered June nth and 22nd.
His speech on the income tax was
published in this paper last week.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
EASTERN DISTRICT.

The weather has been cloudy, with
little sunshine and plenty OF gentle
rains, with no hail or wind storms.
Too much rain is reported in Craven,
Onslow and Brunswick counties, where
grass IS getting the best of things.
Altogether the week has been I'M
usually favorable and crops show
remarkable improvement, and, not
outstanding rapid growth of grass,
ale pretty clean. Corn is now very
fine ; the crop is nearly all laid BY"
Cotton has grown rapidly, and is
blooming freely everywhere. A very
large crop of peas has been planted
The rains are slightly delaying this
work. Some spring oats which were
cut and could not be housed were
damaged by rain. The peanut crop
Goes not show very good stand Grapes
are good and melons a success. Rains
reported: Willard, 4.25 inches
Teachey's, COS; Mt. Olive, e.12
Wilmington, 5 SO; Nashville, 1873
Scotland Neck, o.92 Gainesville, 1.5o
Spring Hope, 2.25 Jacksonville, SIS
Sladesvllle, 2.S4 Columbia, 2.o3;
Clarkton, $50; Pantego, c85
Goldsboro, LIS; New Berne, 80
Lumberton, I.oI Weldon, o.o2.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Reports with but one exception are
very favorable. Plenty of rain has
fallen, but not too much. The last
three nights Of the week were rather
cool. Some correspondents now say
cotton is the best for years. Laying
by corn nearly done the crop bids
fair for a large yield. Threshine
wheat progressing. Some spring oats
being cut, but hard to save on account
of wet weather. Farmers have beer
busy sowing large crop OF field peas
which are coming up we'll with good
stand. Potatoes doing we'll. Topping
tobacco commenced by a few farmers
tobacco has improved greatly during
the past two weeks. Lilesville, Arson
county, only station reporting toe
much rain, and Middleburg, Vance
county, too little. Rains reported
Stem, 40 inches Soapstone Mount,
2.I9; Troy, 0.7S; Fayetteville, $50
Auburn, I.oI; Cid, 2.2S; Wharf
o.92 L.esvllle, 500; Popular Hill
200 Erie Mills, o.S4 Greensboro
600 Raleigh, 2.eS.
WESTERN DISTRICT.
Less rain has fallen in this diStriC,
than in others, but there has been sufti
cient for the requirements of crop:
and improvement continues in al
directions. Cotton now blooming
Corn mostly laid by; large crop 0
late corn planted. Large crop 0
field peas being planted. Some spring
oats cut, but largest part remaining tc
be cut. Threshing wheat going on
yield poor as before reported. Irisl
potatoes good. and sweet potatoe
growing we'll. Rains reported Maiden
1925 inches Salisbury, o:S2 Edney
vile, 1880 Smiths Ford, 1:o5 Char
lotte, I.,7; Saxon, o.S5 Davidson
o.09; Mt. Pleasant, 900 Oak Forest
40; Mocksville, EOS Helton, I.eO
Lynn, o.9S; Concord, o.I,.
Number OF reports received Eas
tern, 81 !; Central, IS; Western, -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
TIE IEElh~EST SPOT

E-ikESI SPOT
IN your whole
system, perhaps,
Is the liver. If
that doesn't do
its work of puri-
flying the blood,
more troubles
come from it
than you can re-
member.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

We desire a live agent and correspondent
at every postOffice in Vance and adjoining
counties. s,,
pondence on all subjects OF local
and general interest and opinlons upon
matters of public concern, are invited.
The editor will rot be responsible TOT
the views or statements OF correspondents
and reserves the right at all times TO
revise or reject any article he may thihK
proper. ,.. Ia
One side, only, of the paper Wust be
written on-and the real name I'll We
writer accompany the contribution. No
attention Will be paid TO anonymous let
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

lou can buy Oxford Ties very cheap
~ II TH0MASON'S
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

IT'S NOT what we say but what
Hoods Sarsaparilla does thattells the
story Of its merit. When in need of med
icine remember HOODS CURES
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
D. t MI
For the Board c

W. J. YOUNG, Principal.
Raleigh, n. e., July 8, 1894.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

Analysed by DR.. II. Il. Battle, Director
and State Chemist Of North Carolina and
J. W. Mallett, Professor Of General and
Industrial Chemistry of the University of
Virginia.
A wonderful combination of nature for
the cure of all diseases Of the kidney
Liver, Constipation and Dyspepsia
For catalogue containing aDaIysr,. t,-t.-
mOnials &c, address,
J. +. HARRIS, Proprietor.
Henderson. Y {
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

Every day the public is invited to go to As and take
advantage of his wonderful Pin Sale to be sure and
profit from BIS Thread Slaughter to grab the bar
gains to be had at C's Discount Needles
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12
That is Stone Masonru

Our policy is to sell everything, whether pins or silk,
thread or the latest dress novelties at the very naowest
margin. Compared with the oatch-penny methods to
which allude,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

There is great difference between them A famous
orator has said "There is the difference between
talent and genius tn # there is between a stone mason
and sculptor" After visiting all the other stores in
town you will be convinced that
The Washington times., 1894-05-28
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Comparison Between Those of the United
States and Prussia.

Comparison Between Those of the United
States and Prussia.
In the paper, The Scope of the Normal
School, by NJ. V. O'Shea, in the June Allan
tie, some contrasts are drawn between our
methods and those of certain countries of
Europe:
In Prussia at the close OF the year 1889,
there was 116 normal schools under the di-
reotion of the government, all Of which were
preparing teachers solely for the peoples or
elementary schools. No teacher can find
permanent position in these peoples schools
unless he possesses n diploma from one of
the normals: and the effect OF this is to draw
into the schools only those who have had pro-
fessional instruction. 1t must be granted that
the work of the normal school, wherever
found. and its relative position in q school
system, must be determined by the character
of the rest of the system, since it is not prop
training school, designed to give healthy and
wholesome direction to the schools that are
concerned with learning in literature and in
the arts and sciences.
Now. in Prussia, teaching is n life business,
and the teacher is state officer, who receives
pension when he becomes incapactated by
age for profitable labor. The Prussian gov
ernment is able to determine approximately
how many teachers will be needed for the
schools each year, and it can SO order the
normal school work as just to supply these
needs