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

a silken texture and lasting fragrance.
No toilet can be considered complete
without this most popular and elegant
of all hair-dressings.
"My hair began turning gray and fall
ing out when l was about % years of
age. 1 have lately been using Ayers
Hair Vigor, and it is causing a new
growth of hair Of the natural COLOR
r. j. Lowry, Jones Prairie, Texas.
cover year ago had a severe fever,
and when recovered, my hair began to
fall out, and what little remained turned
gray. l tried various remedies, but
without success, till at last began to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01

A lovely line of art squares, druggets,
high class imperial Smyrna rugs, etc, at
prices that will astonish you.
s. & G. WATKINS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
To Preserve

The richness, color, and beauty of the
hair, the greatest care is necessary,
much harm being done by the use of
worthless dressings. To be sure of hav-
ing first-class article, ask your drug
gist or perfumer for Ayers Hair Vigor.
1t is absolutely superior to any other
preparation of the kind. It restores the
original color and fullness to hair which
has become thin, faded, or gray. It
keeps the scalp cool, moist, and free
from dandruff. 1t heals itching humors,
prevents badness, and imparts to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01

Office desks and tables. ladies' parlor
desks, spring seat. revolving Office chairs.
&c. at WATKINS'S.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
e MORE MONEY!

That what everybody wants and needs and
deserving of all they get than the honest hard working
tiers of the soil-the Farmers of the country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
US E

Ayers Hair Vigor, and now my hair is
growing rapidly and is restored to its
original color" = Mrs. Annie Collins,
Dishton, Mass.
Il have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
nearly five years, and my hair is moist,
glossy, and in an excellent state of pres
ervation. 1 am forty years old, and
have ridden the plains for twenty-five
years. WIN. Henry OFT, alias Mus
tang Bill" Newcastle, wyo.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01

Thousands Of our best and most
intelligent citizens believe that the
present frightful condition of the
country has been brought on by the
demonstration of silver-half, and
the best half, and most useful portion
of our metallic money. 1t has been
said, and truthfully said, that " money
is as essential to the existence of
civilization as oxygen is to animal life.
That without money civilization could
not have had beginning, and with a
diminishing supply it must languish,
and unless relieved, finally perish. -
Oxford Public LeIger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

ago, and uses "Central Europe" time,
which is an hour earlier than Green.
witch time. The minister of public
works also required all railway com
panies to print their schedules with the
hours numbered up to "twenty-four,n
and counting from midnight to mid
night. Clocks in the railway stations
have therefore been modified by the
addition of an inner circle of figures,
painted in red, covering the last half
of the day, says the N. Y. Tribune.
Although Roman numerals are used to
designate the hours before noon Arabic
figures are employed for the other
twelve. The reason for this probably
IS that as" is more compact than
xviii" and "23" than "XXIII." The.
American Society of Civil Engineers has
had committee on uniform time
standards for a dozen years or so, and
the latter makes annual reports on the
progress of the movement. At the
society's headquarters in this city
there is clock with a twenty-four-
hour face, but differing somewhat from
the one just described. It has twelve
openings just where the numbers are
usually placed on a dial, and directly
behind it is disk, susceptible of a lit
tie rotatory motion. During the morn
ing the figures from Il" up to "12" are
displayed by that disk through the
holes in the dial; then a change occurs
automatically and fresh set, from
s13" to "24, is substituted. t8
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
PROTESTED TO THE LAST.

It 10 Not Always Safe to Believe a Dying
Mans Assertion of Innocence. 3
The judge was talking to the man
who knew it all. II see," said the
Judge, @that there has been some talk
in the newspapers lately about scaffold
protestations of innocence. It is argued
in many cases that q man who knows
he is going to die, and that nothing on
earth can save him, will not stand and
deliberately tell lie on the threshold
of the hereafter. It is On awful re-
sposibility that a judge takes on him
self when he sentences q man to death.
Why, remember one case that haunt
ed me for long time. A fellow named
Mullen was charged with the murder
Of his wife. There was strong chain
of circumstantial evidence. He had
money, though, and his lawyers fought
the case to the bitter end. He had
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

HE ASSERTED THAT HE WAS INNOCENT.
quarreled with the woman and had
threatened to kill her. He had been
heard to say on the very day of the
tragedy that he would put her out OF
the way. The chain was complete,
with the exception of one link. There
was nobody who could swear that he
was at or near the house in which the
woman was killed at any time near
the moment when the murder was
done. f.. - 49, ...... ~. .eS,... .
"The prosecution tried in every way
to get that link, but without success.
The defense made their strong point on
that, but the witnesses to this vital
did not hesitate long. They consider
ed the proof of sufficient strength, and
they convicted him. When it came
time for me to sentence him that man
stood up and looked me in the eye as
calmly as if he was about to say good
morning to me. He told me that he
was innocent. He pointed out the flaw
in the proof. He called on Almighty
God to punish me as was about to
punish him. His speech was the most
eloquent effort Lever heard. Still, there
was nothing left for me to do but
sentence him to be hanged, and did
my duty.
AFTER his sentence the mans con-
duct was most peculiar. He refused to
allow his lawyers to make an appeal,
saying that he knew he was innocent
and God knew he was innocent and
thathe would take no further steps to
clear himself. He was calm and cool
and collected up to the very minute the
drop fell. He had minister visit him
every day and he prayed with great
4ervor. He walked to the scaffold as
as you would stroll
down the street. He asked permission
to make q speech, and said. standing
there with the moose around his neck
and with no passion or emotion in his
voice, that he was innocent and that he
hoped his Maker would consign him to
the deepest torments Of an eternal hell
II he murdered his wife or had any
part or share in her murder. He asked
that the black cap be not drawn over
his face, and he went to his death un-
hinchingly and with those words on his
lips"
sHuh!" said the man who knew It
I'll, "those experiences are common. I
suppose You found out after It was too
late that the man was really Innocent"
sNo." replied the iudre 0ravelv. iva
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

form q sIralgnl line across the end OF
the foot, and then You have the only
shape which is perfectly adapted TO the
so-called common sense shoe.
There is still one direction, however,
in which women sacrifice comfort to
appearance, and that is in evening
slippers. All the dainty contrivances
for torture which come under this
head look charming, but they have
heels which will paint circles around
the brightest eyes a crowd of de-
butantes can show. But it makes a
foot look shorter and more arched to
have the heel propped up by an invert-
ed pyramid.
The latest and most fashionable
dancing slipper is the Nadjy. The
Nadjy is very simple, being a plain
toe slipper, with a small strap just be-
low the upper edge of the vamp. This
strap is run through some kind of a
buckle and fastened down by both
ends. The Na.ljy comes in all shades
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

did not Inside of year we found two
people who saw him go into the house
just before the woman was killed and
one witness, a servant, who saw the
killing, but whom he frightened into
silence. He was guilty. He knew he
was guilty, and yet he stood and defied
his Maker when he was absolutely GER
tain that his defiance would avail him
nothing. have never been able to
make up my mind whether that was
sublime courage or unequaled deprav-
ity. Buffalo Express. .,.'.... .
W~nt.. {" Is- Cn~-rr' Up.
- While>Joe jefferson was down at his
Louisiana plantation last year, the
wife of one of his neighbors died and
Mr.. Jefferson called to express his
sympathy and regrets. While he was
at the house the clergyman arrived to
make arrangements for the funeral.
Neither the man nor his wife had been
church member. The husband was
Frustrated with grief, but he aroused
himself as the clergyman entered.
ais there any particular portion of
the scriptures you would like me to
read at the funeral?" asked the clergy
man. ... . 4.
The husband sat up, mopped his eyes
and thought for a moment.
"Well, you might try that bit about
Samson and the foxes" he exclaimed
finally. II guess that's about as funny
as any of 'em. IN. Y. Sun. %,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

pieces and railway timetables since an
international conference in Washing.
ton, representing twenty-five different
recommended it ten years
ago. Still there is perceptible head
way Italy gave its adhesion to the
uniform standard system few weeks
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

dealer on Broadway, New York, whose
ultra swell store supplies the wealthiest
Manhattanites. Not only society but
the stage goes to this dealer. Lillian
Russell was married the other day in
pair of shoes which he made for that
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

John Y. MacRae, Druggist, Raj
eigh, N. G. writes: ''Some of the
cures made by the Japanese Pile
Cure is wonderful and from my deal
ings with you for the past 8 years, l
know your guarantee is perfectly
good" RAY HUM1sToN.
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than ever con-
WINGED that COM
fort is more valu-
able tn a n t b g
torture diluted
glory of wearing
small footgear.
s UGH is tn Q
opinion of q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
Jas. Boss
Filled +. LII. !
Warehouses

are all gold As far Is you can see. They look
like solid cases, wear like solid cases, and
are solid cases for all practical purposes
only cost about hall. % much as an out
and-out solid gold case. Warranted to
wear for 40 years; many in constant use
forthirty years. Better than ever since they
are now fitted, 1t no extra cost, with the great
bow (ring) which cannot de fkAkd or twisked
off the casS-..43,l 1lsS. b
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

THE cHkYsAL1s. st ar. By no
stretch, or rather perhaps by no
squeeze, of the imagination could you
call Nordica's foot small. She is
woman of generous proportions and
has sense enough to recognize the law
of supply and demand in this direction
as in others. Speaking Of sense, women
certainly have advanced in this direc-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

bon. Inc A1lllau
r u S sell slipper,
which she wore in
LA Cigale, y" has
two beaded straps
crossing over the
instep, and the toe
of the slipper is
also embroidered
with beads. While
he rosette OF
chiffon perched on
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
of French glazed

of French glazed
kid, and has all
manner of buckles.
It is also made in
silks and satins to
match gowns, an
effective one being
of black satin, with
q r hine ton e
buckle.
Another evening
slipper is the Billee
Taylor, and of this
kind the diStiu-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
SOUND sEAeE-sA SHOES.

Most Women Nowadays Refuse to Submit
to the Torture of Cramped Feet.
twenty-five years ago fashionable
woman would have been overwhelmed
at the necessity of asking for a No. S
shoe. Such is not the case now. Year
by year women are becoming more
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

Han's It's pounds
demand support,
and her shoemaker
sees that she gets
it. There is Nor,
dica, too. She is
q mother Lillian,
but no more of the
airy, fairy sort
t b a n he Casino
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

occasion, and it may
be whispered on his
authority that Lii
1ian's wedding shoes
were two sizes larg-
er than the ones in
which she took Ted
dy Solomon for bet
ter or worse, prin-
cipally the latter.
There is no help for
it. If time and late
a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
;AFrkR THE BALL 10

slipper Il nd 8 II 3 AFTEh THE BALL 10
escap pc from severe OVER. ~,
simplicity. A white Nadjy with q
buckle of turquoise blue. Rhinestones
at once suggests the costume for which
it would be the finishing touch. A
striking slipper for black and white
costume has q back of white satin and
a shining vamp Of black patent leather.
upon which black satin bow is pinned
down by pearl buckle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

B1LLEE TAI EOH' C1111r0H PCT O11Co o13
the toe of the slipper is not so new as
it might be, it is popular with many:
The ooze kid slipper, with stitched
rows of bebe ribbon, is a back number.
Silver and gold slippers are proper with
certain costumes. The silver and gold
tips which have been shown are, for
some reason, not liked very well.
Bronze, that perennial favorite, seems
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
BY THE FOURTEEN O'CLOCK TRAIN.

The Twenty-Fouf-Hour System Of Nots.
tion ON italian Railways.
Slow progress has been made in
securing the adoption Of the twenty.
four-hour system Of notation in time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

gushing feature is the high vnmp,
which runs up like tongue almost to
the ankle; the side pieces come for
ward over this tongue, and are tied in
front with good-sized bow of satin rib
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

and shoes. t3tet Es sr&-t STRIPED Ion
@What is to be the shape of the new
shoes for spring." sa.
Just about the same as the present
style. The toe is as pointed as ever. P"
Some women, many women, in fact,
are quite as uncomforta Bile in a square,
toed boot as others are in a pointed toe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03
ROSETTE9.

Shippers See NJ 10 ROSETTEB.
give us legacies of too, too solid flesh,
they cannot be carried on the slender
feet and ankles of willowy youth. Lii
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to be retired for
the present. Pearl
beading is popu-
lar;'i in fact, it is in
the buckle or the
beading that the
.1:-~o~ Q~1a - .
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ton during the last
quarter of a ce n
tury. This particu-
lar dealer has been
in business in New
York for twenty
seven years and he
knows q thing or,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

Their toes slope to
q point, the great
toe being the long
est and the others
running back from
that. But we find
plenty Of 'fantas-
tic toes, I assure
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-03

the second and third toes are longer
than the great toe; sometimes they
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
THORPE

There is a house set on a i0neiy hii
In n green Midland shire,
II fronts the rolling uplands dim u
still,
It greets the westering fire
And pines of Austria-a tall, shadowy
copse-
Screen its northeastern side,
Won see them as you tread the lane
that drops
From the bald ridges wide.
A placid life huns through the
homestead old.
No modern mood aches here. .
The peace of ages broods o'er o
and void
No village babbles near.
But all is %openness, light, distance iah'
And large majestic sky,
And through the silent helShts Oh even
ing air
The shouting rocks sail by.
A presence pure once moved throush
the hushed place,
Stately and sweet and free, -,
Gave to its tongueless beauty vital
grace,
Lit the sequestered lea.
What images engaging gathered there
What warmth, what wit, what
charm!
How filled with glory were those pas
lures bare, .... .
How glowed the homely farm!
That form has vanished, and the voice
is still,
The halo paled away;
Sunset is sad upon the lonely hlll-
The gold Of morning gray.
We feel IL as we track the wandering
stream.
Or climbed the woodland slope;
Behind us lies the Eden Of a dream,
Beforehand, wistful hope!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
GOLD IN A BANDITS CAVE.
Treasure in Mexico-Some of the ET-
plorsrs Losing Their Lives.

plorers Losing Their Lives.
The people of the town of Sabinas and
surrounding country TO the south of Lam
pasas. Mexico. are excited over the dis
covery of a bandits cave, in which fabu-
lous wealth is believed to be stored.
The cave, says a correspondent OF the
ST. Louis GlobeDemocrat was the rem
devious of the famous bandit, r. Col
orado, and his followers, who terrorized
all of Northern Mexico about a century
ago. 1t is situated in the 1guana mount
aims. near Sabinas, and was first dis
covered three months ago by an old man
named Cuevas, who in some manner had
just come into possession of a chart Civ
ing the location of the cave. He and
three sons and four other relatives started
to make an exploration of the cave.
In an inner compartment they found o.
large pile of silver coin of ancient coin
age. They had filed one sack with the
with the fire damp with which the cave
was filed, and only four of the party
succeeded in reaching the open air alive.
Old man CuevaS was taken very i'll as
the result of his terrible experience, and
in a few days he died.
On his deatll-bed he confided to the
priest the secret of the cave, and a party
of explorers was at once organized to
visit and secure the treasure. 1t was
headed by Silverio CARA, a prominent
citizen of Sabinas. They were al driven
out of the cave by the noXious gases, and
two members of the party have died
from the effects of the poison which they
inhaled.
The news Of the second expedition had
become public, and the authorities have
placed guards at the cave to guard the
treasure until further explorations can
be made. The general government has
been notified of the situation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23

during the consideration OF the wilson
bin. he said a great many things when
will go into the books as permanent anu
valuable contributions to tarln una
ture. Speaking about the history Vi pio
lection he says: has been
most remarkable. Fifty years as9c reat
question seemed to be closed. 49,
Britain had adopted free trade. the INT
ed States has started in the same u,IeU
ton. and the whole world seemed ao4u.
10 follow Today the entire ltuauo
seems TO be reversed. The whole ciyllzeu
world. except Great Britain, has pec1 aa,
protectionist, and the very year s
passed has witnessed the desei n,a,;sh
colony which held out. This has peen
done in defiance of the opinion OK eset!
political economist in England VINO wr9.e
prior to 1850, and of most OF those "ho
have written since.
aWhen YOU add TO this that the aTsu-
ments against it have seemed so ciea,
and simple that every school w. ;th
comprehend them and every patriot wlth
| suitable lungs could fill the Atmosphere
| with the catch words llaughterI, tne
wonder increases that in every country
il should still flourish and maintain us
yigor. Ten years & 1T was equalIy
| true at one and the same time that every
boy who graduated from collese s Ia
| ated a free trader, and that every one OF
| them who afterwards became a roducer
| or distributor of our goods became also d
protectionist.
The arguments of the political econo-
| mist. clear as crystal, do not seem to
have convinced the world nor, what is
much worse, do they seem to have maze
any substantial progress, On tne con,
trary. these economists have taken up
| the task of tearing each other to pieces,
so that today there is hardly a namabie
important proposition on which they
agree, and the more the facts of the uni
verse are developed the more confusion
seems to reign among them. Meanwhile
| the world has proceeded in its W way
without much regard for their theories
and their wisdom. l do not mean that
studious men have not discovered great
truths and had glimpses of still greater;
but in the main they have only passed
from one in~accuracy to another, because
| they have forgotten hat the whole race Is
wiser than IN man." IApplause.I
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
v by q Song.

A literally shocking thing happened
tional church in Thompsonville, Conn.
The service had fairly begun when the
steeple was struck by lightning. The
building is lighted by electricity, and the
wires carried the current all over the
house. Every light was put out and the
globes came down upon the worshipers
in a shower of glass and porcelain. The
women began to shrek and a panic
seemed imminent. But one of the dea-
cons had great presence of mind and he
began singing. Everyone was electrified
to near the line, Praise God from whom
all blessings fiow,' run off his firm-set
lips. He continued, others Joined in the
doxology, and the stampede was averted
Boston YrnnScrint.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
Che Rosc tn the Emergency

Il was down by the sea- one
those pretty cottages near a popuV~
summer resort. where n houels sSa
bigger than they are anyulins ,,ace
and the lady, who owned the IVvSar
and lived in il, was out in the hi Mn a.
knocking around as any woman W.
who is any sort of a III she
ly a light tap came TO the loot anu ,soE
opened it. What met her did ho, an
like a tramp, although it had eho's
the pleading manner and attltuue u u
n Gracious" she eXclallleu
spite of herself, Il din't know u 10
were tramps Mt the seashore' ,as
your pardon, madam" Responder rss
visitor. IL am no tramp" VI Yin,
you are not" she apologiZed, piu snag'
rs there anyone you WISH !" asort
Madam" he replied with an ,nrce
81 have not tasted food ior ,osd.
weeks" "Whatg' she almost shri .Sres
Il said I had not tasted food loi .rare
weeks II thought you said you s a
not a tramp?' and her tone was y mi,
musical. II I'm not, madam Al
with a convincing manner u% an
most unbalanced her. Then "n~ !,
you?r she asked nervously. no
guest madam. at n of those dc
tells over yonder and have been sls a
opened, and all / have had 10 e's -
been elegant tableware and gooa lk
ciety." Then 1t flashed upon hi q
a thunderbolt from a clear shy, AM
thunderbolt may be said to nasn lin
she invited him in and gave M ~ ii
dinner that made him forget
sorrows.-Detroit Free Press,