The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-01-11
Miss Mittie Watson, of Warren
is visiting friends in Hender-

Miss Mittie Watson, of Warren
county, is visiting friends in Hender-
son.
A. y. Harris. trustee, advertises a
house and lot situate in town and a
trac. of land containing $50 acres.
For further particulars see notices in
this paper.
Miss Mabel, the bright and attrac-
tive daughter Of DR.. A. r. Zollicoffier,
Of Weldon, has returned home from a
pleasant visit to the family of her uncle
Mr.. y. &. Zollicoffer, in Henderson.
The GOLD LEAF would like to make
an advertising contract with every
business house in Henderson. 1t
ought to have every merchant, manu-
facturer. warehouseman and profess
sional man III town represented in it's
columns if nothing more than by the
briefest and simplest card.
'.Fighting the devil with fire" is the
subject announced for Mr.. T. T.
llicks's talk at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
'CulI'ldy dG " CIOCh. 4uOSC
who have heard Mr.. Hicks know what
manner Of speaker he is and it is safe
to predict that he will discuss his
theme in an intelligent and instructive
manner. Hear him.
DIR. c. s. Boyd has greatly beauti-
fled and retitted his dental parlors by
having the walls and wood work re-
painted, putting down new carpet,
rugs, &c. Always attractive and in
wiling. the Doctors 'quarters'' now
are surpassed by none, while his work
III the amount done and excellence Of
same admits Of no improvement.
The business man who has never adj
vcrtlsed-that is, who has never adj
vcrtlsed Tor period long enough to
see if it would do good-can never
know what he loses by not advertising.
But if he has ever advertised suffi-
GENTLY long time and in an attractive
manner. and then stops for while he
can easily see what he loses.-Durham
Sun.
An unidentified editor says that if
newspaper subscribers would only pay
their bills as promptly as they do al
most any OF their other expenses there
would be better papers and more pros
porous and happy editors. But most
people seem to think that the editor
can be paid last just as well, and he's
considered impudent by some if he in-
sists upon the settlement of his dues.
Joe Hart says there is a vast differ
ence between playing actor and acting
player. And Joe has been there and
knows whereof he deposes. He is
home again and does not expect to
assume Shakespearean tragedy any
more in the near future. He enjoyed
his brief stay in Baltimore and says
Mr.. James Young and his company
were exceedingly kind and clever to
him while he was with them.
Says an exchange, with a good deal
of truth s'Small debts are what blight
the general business of the country,
says an exchange. Every store keeper
has large number of small debts on
his books and when it is remembered
that the aggregate in many cases
amounts to hundreds of dollars, and it
comes out of the profits ofhis business,
it can readily be seen why the small
debt system of the country figures so
largely in discouragements and losses
to the trade
y number of our delinquents"
have confronted the Captains desk
and did the proper and gracious thing
since our recent invitations to that
effect. Yet, there be many more, and
we insist upon their coming in and
doing likewise. 1t is only fair and we
need the money and are, in some in
stances, deliberately imposed upon.
We submit that it is all wrong and an
unworthy reward of our patient, con-
tinuous labor in behalf of our patrons
and the public good.