The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-02
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NJ ye rains have fallen since our last
.ssue Iad the condition of crops is most
gratifying.
Keep up the graded school question.
No matter about the location 4; let us
have the school.
Watermelons are becoming quite
plentiful in market and the prices are
very reasonable.
Read ThomasOn's new ADVERTISE
meut. lie will make it to your inter-
est 10 deal wit h him.
The tomato crop is now coming on.
There will soon be good quantity OF
them in and round town ready for the
canning factory.
Wanamaker & Brown, the well
known Philadelphia merchants, want
a clothing sales agent to represent
them in Henderson and vicinity. See
advertisement in this paper.
Crops throughout the county are re-
ported in tlourishing condition, espe-
cialIy corn. Tobacco has made won
derful improvement since the rains
set in.
A revival meeting is being carried
on ut Cokesbury church this week,
conducted by the pastor Rev. Mr..
Daily. Much interest has been mani
tested and number of persons have
made profession of religion.
An exchange speaks a truth which
4'an not be sainsaid when it says 1t
can not be argued for one moment
that the rural cottage home does not
afford greater enjoyments, thousand
times more than the palace OF city.
Turner avenue has received needed
attention at the hands of the Commits
siOners. The shade trees have been
trimmed and the street and sidewalks
put in good condition, under on the
supervision of officer J. Z. Hayden.
Your business needs the local papers
help and the GOLD LEAF needs your
advertisement. Can't the two get to-
gether? Have you tried this method
Of Incorporation ? If not, suppose you
try il now. You will be pleased will
the results.
Those who have been to the seaside
aud watched crowd of surf bathers
will appreciate the following from al
observing contemporary 1t Is wise
child that knows its own father, es
pecially when the old man is dressed
in a hired bathing suit.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, chief clerl
Interior Department, has our thanks
for q copy of the statistics of thu
Manufactures of Tobacco, and of it
Commercial Distribution, Expectation
and Prices" compiled from the return
of the tenth census and revenue expor
tatiOn records.
Mr.. Sid Rem, engineer at the AlleI
n Ginter factory, suffered painful
accident Tuesday morning. His han
was caught in the betting of the ele
vator and the nail from the secon
finger of his right hand was completed
torn off. The first finger was ais
considerably mashed and bruised a
The end.
Your home merchant is entitled t
Sour patronage, just as much SO a
other home industries, and when yo
send your money away you do your
self, your town and your business pee
Ple an injustice. This upon the SUP
position that you can do as well a
home as elsewhere, and nine times GU
ct ten you can, all things considered
Rev. James W. Shearer, late of Als
oama, delivered an interesting an
instructive lecture before large an
appreclative audience in the Presbyte
ran church Sunday night. his subjet
being the life and neyinss {
Christ. He used maps by which h
traced the movements of the Sayi(
from the time of his birth to the ascer
sion.
An exchange asks What is hon
without newspaper? and then pr
ceeds to answer in this fashion 1t
place where old hats are stuffed in
broken windows wife looks like ba
of wool with string tied around IL
centre; where the husband has a t
bacco juice panorama printed on II
bosom of his shirt, and the neglecte
children wipe their noses on the
Jacket sleeves.