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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
Helped By Gen. Gordon.

Think of man with freshly am
putated leg-one that had been cut
off only forty eight hours, crawling on
hands and knees distance of four or
five miles to get water to slake his
thirst and battle his aching wound; and
then to freedom. That was done by
two Wisconsin men, who each lost
leg on the first day of the Wilderness
battle, in May, 1864. James Witty,
OF the sixth and Mark Smith, of the
seventh Wisconsin, lost a leg apiece
that day. Both fell into the hands of
the same Confederate surgeon, who did
good piece Of work for them-sawed
from each Of them leg that had been
SO badly torn that nothing could save
it. While there a Confederate general
rode up to get a drink
"Wish you'd give us that canteen,
General" said Witty.
care yours gone, boys?"
"les, sir"
"What are you here for?'
80 get drink and wash these sore
spots that your men gave US day before
yesterday"
"Where are you going?"
"To Washington"
"How?"
"Don't know, but some way"
"lou may have my canteen, and
here corn pone. It's the best and
all | have with ne" The Confederate
was Gen. John B. Gordon, the Geor-
gla senator. When Gordon was at
Madison, Wis, in 1894, and spoke,
there were in his audience great
many soldiers, but none who watched
him more closely or enjoyed him bet
ter than couple of old men, each Of
whom had leg pieced out with wood
and cork. When the speech was done
these two men pushed up through the
crowd, saluted, took the General BY
the hand and thanked him for the
csnteen and cornpone he gave them
thirty years before. General Gordon
remembered the incident, and tine
three soldiers held a happy little blue
and gray reunion.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
Atlanta Exposition Buildings.

Manufactures and Liberal Arts,
zoo feet wide, $50 feet long, and &C
feet high, with side and end galleries,
Including second and third stories, in
towers.
Machinery, 11S feet wide, 500 feet
long, and 60 feet high.
Minerals and Forestry, ITO feet
wide, $50 feet long, and 50 feet high
to centre of dome.
Electricity, S. feet wide, 262 feet
long, and 100 feet to centre of dome
Transportation, $50 feet wide, 45c
feet long, and 6S feet high, with two
end galleries 4S by III feet.
Negro Building, 1I2 feet wide, 27t
feet long, and 10 feet high.
Administration Building, combining
main entrance, fronting 2o4 feet or
Piedmont Avenue, 50 feet wide at CEN
ter, and three stories high.
Auditorium, including police de-
partment and express offices, 200 feel
long, 1872 feet deep, and four storie:
high, with mezzanne stories.
Fire Building, 2o5 feet long, 50 fee
wide, and two stories high.
Woman's Building, $50 feet long
1873 feet deep, and 90 feet to top o
statue on central dome
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
THE CARE OF EPILEPTICS.

Some time ago Tie .Statc called at
tention to a paper by DIR. VIM. +.
Drewry, Of the Central Hospital at
Petersburg, urging that better provis-
ions be made for the care OF eplleptlcs.
At the late meeting Of the Virginia
Medical Society at Wytheville Dr.
Drewry renewed his suggestion in an
able paper which he read before that
body. He has carefully considered
the question and is stronger than ever
in his convictions. He tells us that
there are probably 5000 epileptics in
Virginia, 600 of whom are in the asy
lums, 200 in the almshouses and the
rest left to shift for themselves
DIR. Drewry believes that these I'M
brtunates should be cared for in a sep
crate institution and recommends that
the State provide a farm colony for
their benefit. His plan is summed up
in the following:
After years of experience and actual
operation, it has become recognized
fact that the special requirements Of
epileptics are nowhere so we'll met as
in the farm colony. The prime objects
OF such colony are to give each bene-
ilclary the advantages of the most Sci
entllic medical treatment, education.
enjoyment, the most humane custOdla.
care, and means Of regular productive
employment. To accomplish these OBJ
jccts, palatial structures are not re-
CURED. Plain, inexpensive cottages.
natural and hOme-lIke to most Of the
inmates, shops and other facilities for
various Industries, Il hospital for the
sick and iniirm, halls or gymnasiums
for recreation and amusement, chapcls
and schOol-houses, ETC., all arranged
on the village plan, and attached there
to large farm, properly equipped, to
furnish employment as well as provis-
ions for the patients and employees,
meet the requirements admirably. For
those who become insane isolated
buildings of a suitable character should
be provided. In such an institution
conducted on the industrial plan
the beneficiaries would not suffer the
ignominy attached to the pauper class;
for they would be, in degree, produ-
GERS and not absolutely dependent.
The idea, as DR.. Drewry points out,
is not new. 1t has been tried in other
countries and i'll other States of this
union, and the results have been highly
satisfactory.
Tie State took occasion to COM
mend the plan when DIR. Drewry first
suggested it and we have seen no rea-
son to change our opinion. No class
OF unfortunates appeal more strongly
TO our sympathles than epileptics
They differ from the insane in that
they realize their condition, and that,
too, with keen sensitiveness that
none but themselves can appreciate.
They are practically debarred from the
business and professional world and
most of the social privileges of life are
denied him.
But in colony they could not only
find occupation, but the society and
sympathy of those who are similarly
afflicted
We commend the colony idea to
the Legislature and hope that it will
command the careful consideration OF
that body.-Richmond STATE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
To Establish a Water Line Between
Baltimore and Norfolk.

Baltimore SUM-
The Southern Railway Company
will establish line of steamers be-
tween Baltimore and Norfolk.
The Southern Company controlling
over 900 miles of railroad, extend
ing from the tidewater section Of Vir-
ginia through the States Of Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi,
considers that Norfolk, Va, has great
natural advantages for the handling Of
its traffic, both local and through, and
has, therefore, purchased in fee simple
extensive water fronts at Norfolk, ard
has contracted for piers and terminal
facilities there to enable it to handle
its largely increasing traffic of cotton
and merchandise, both for Norfolk To-
cal and also for its steamer Connec-
tons to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and New England.
1t has also contracted for the con-
struction of new steel passenger and
freight steamer to be used in Connec-
ton with the steamers Of York River
Line for the ports both of West Point
and Norfolk
This policy on the part OF the South
ern Railway Company in thus estab-
fishing these extensive piers and term
inal facilities at the port of Norfolk, is
for the purpose of giving greater facil-
tiles to shippers of this system, reaching
out as it does through the entire South.
Its officers say that this movement
should by no means be considered or
accepted as an attack upon any of the
lines already established at either of
these ports.
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The GOLD LEAF.
HENDERSON,. \. 4.
THURSDAY, NOV. Il, 1890.
arJ1IERCUP, POPPY, FORGETMe-
NOT.
UEugene Fields sweetest song.l

UEugene Fields sweetest song.I
Buttercup, poppy, forgetmenot-
These three bloom III pafueh sP9t,
And once. all merry, with song ana play
A little one heard three voices say
.'Shine or shadow, summer or spring
O thou Child with the tangled halr
And laughing eycs-we three shall bring
Each an offering, passing fair.
The little one did not understahu,
But they bent and kissed the dimpled
hand.
Buttercup ganboled all day long,
Sharing the little ones mirth and song:
Then. Stealing along on misty CLEANS,
Poppy came, bringing the sweetest
dreams,
PLAYING and dreaming-that was all,
Till once the sleeper would not awake,
Kissing the little face under the pail
We thought Of the words the third
flower spake,
And We found, betimcs, in hallowed
The soiace and peace Of forgetmenot.
Buttercup shareth the JOY Of day,
Glinting with gold the hours Of play;
Bringeth the poppy sweet repOSe,
When the hands would fold and the eyes
would close.
And after it all-the play and the sleep
OF a little Iife-what cOmeth then?
10 the hearts that ache and the eyes that
weep
A wee flower bringeth Gods peace
again
Each one serveth its tender lot
Buttcrcup, poppy, fOrgctmenot.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

Advertisements that pay make mon
ev easier than any other way known to
sell goods. No salesman or agencies
are necessary. The public will have
the goods; the jobbers must have the
goods for the public, even if the mar
gin ofproiit is so small as not to pay
for thcm-Proftable Adrenising.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

Here is a curious tact. In the Dec
laration Of Independence words are
used which have created much trouble.
These words are: "All men are born
equal" While Jefferson was minister
to France he drafted the French Con-
stitution at his house in Paris where a
number of the chiefs of the French
Revolution met. In this Constitution
he corrects his statement in the Dec
laration. He there states. "All men
are born equal in rights" That is
before the law, not socially.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

Professor Jordan, of the Stanford
University sized up the condition of af-
fairs pretty well, when he said in an
interview that he believed that much
of the misery of the world is due to
people who so about endeavoring to
create the impression that they have
been unjustly treated, when in fact
nine out of ten in this world receive
about what their own energy, their
own voices and their own virtues en-
title them TO.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

"Help. help" cried the man who
was being robbed. "Calm YOURSELF"
said the highwayman, 81 don't need
any assistance. "-7ozgn Topics.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
A Witty Lawer.
lIil BitS.l

A lawyer residing in the North OF
England and noted for his laconc
style of expression, sent the following
terse and witty note to refractory
client, who would not succumb to his
reiterated demands tor the payment OF
his bill:
"Sir: If you pay the enclosed you
will oblige ME. If you do not, | shall
oblige you"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
What Whiskey Does.

1t clogs and defuddles the brain
and overworks the heart.
1t arrests digestion and causes fatty
degeneration of the kindneys.
1t creates and appetite which is only
increased by being gratfed.
1t destroys the nerve force and par
alyzes the energy of man.
1t transmits disease to the third and
fourth generation by heredity.
1t ruins the mental and physical
faculties, and wrecks the moral powers
as we'll.
1t demoralizes business, politics
and society.
1t degrades father and son, and
blights the love of wife and mother,
and chains womanhood in a hell OF
chastity.
1t blocks the wheels of industry,
closes mines and mills, and cripples
the markets.
1t causes strikes, fills jails and
piles cost on county, state and ma
ton.
1t hinders honest legislation and
creates laws which are stencil in the
nostrils of every patriot.
And above all, it damns men etern.
ally and leaves them without hope in
life or death.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

New fall goods, never so cheap be
fore, at II. THOMASON'S,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

Mr.. R. T. JOYCE, of Mt. Airy, a
State bank examiner recently appointed
by State Treasurer Worth, Populist,
was reported by our Raleigh cores
pondent yesterday as having said that
he had just returned from visit to the
banks in his district, that he found
they had lots of money on deposit and
that in his opinion the State was never
before so prosperous. Mr.. Joyce has
hit the nail exactly on the head. but if
he goes to preaching the doctrine of
prosperity and contentment he will be
out OF a job the first thing he knows.
With the crowd with which he trains il
is not in good form to point in any
other direction than toward the poor
house. Observer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14

(REAT BATTLES are contin-
~ ually going on in the human sys-
tenn. Hoods Sarsaparilla drives out
disease and Restores Health.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-14
is the Market COOpGrS is the Warehouse.

much for TOBACCO
Motto: PAIR DEALING HIGHEST PRICES BEST AVERAGES
fully
and unfalng
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

Elephants are completely disabled by
one blow from the Arabs two handed
sword, which almost sewers the huge
hind leg, biting deep into the bone This
feat is varied by slashing off the trunk,
leaving II dangling only by piece Of
skin. A ghoorka has been seen by the
late Laurence Oliphant to behead buff
falo with single blow of his cookrie.
And Sir Samuel Baker, a man powerful
enough to WELD during his African ex
ploration the "baby." an elephant rife
weighing 22 pounds. once Glove wild
bear with his big hunting knife almost
in halves as it was making final rush
catching it just behind the shoulder
where the hide and bristles are at least
span thick. Sir Walter Scott relates
how the Earl of Angus, with his huge
sweeping brand, challenged an opponent
to fight and at a blow chopped asundeI
his thighbone, killing him on the spot.
There Is story current in Australia
that Lieutenant Anderson in 1852
during an encounter with bushrangers
cut clean through the gun barrel Of hi,
adversary with his sword. And at Kas
sassin it is related that ono of Arab
Pasha's soldiers was severed in two dur
ing the midnight charge. Bnt in th.
opinion of experts this is very improba
BILE, even had the new regulation sabel
then been in use.-London Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

thing conspicuous. Strings Of small pearls
are worn over high dark collars, and small
brooches Of brilliants or turquoises fasten
the berthas or flchus Of summer gowns.
Emeralds are In the very van Of fashion.
For many years they were little worn, but
now they are the jewels Of the day, OF
rather night, since they are seen then IN
greatest profusion.
Fashion demands that In dress toilets
the sleeves shall terminate at the elbow
Moreover, there are indications Of u reac
ton from the ubiquitous stock collar anc
high ruche, which shows itself in tend
ency toward slight square decolletag'
not confined to full dress gowns.
Bright colors still predominant, and thii
fashion Is a cheerful and pretty one wheI
good taste guides the selection and com
bination Of tints. 1t Is to be hoped II vii
last indefinitely.
The illustration shows a seaside gown
Of plain cream orepon. The godet skirt 4
untrlnmed. The bodice Is gathered at thu
waist under ribbon belt. A broad ban,
Of embroidery insertion outlines squar
yoke, and from the lower edge fall "a berth
and epaulets Of accordion plated mousse
limo dc sole. The collar Is adorned on eacl
aide with large chou. The full sleeve
ond at the elbow. The yellow straw la
Is trimmed with drapery Of mOusselin
de sole, and tuft of reeds and peoples
| placed at the back. A moussellDe plaitin
covers the brin. JUDO CBosLET
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

passemcnterie with a tassel made Of
friDges Of silk and beads This Il dressy
and makes a simploand inexpensive finish
for afternoon dresses.
A pretty idea for sheer gowns made up
over tinted silk lining Is TO have the
bodice entirely Of the lining silk. For In
stance, a skirt Of pink linen trimmed with
bands of openwork insertion Is lined with
pink taffeta, and the bOdice and sleeves
are OF the same pink tafieta profusely trim
med with lace. Nearly all the skirts OF
thin gowns are assuming some sort Of
trimming. Bayadere stripes Of lace inser
ton have the first place In favor, and after
them come small muslin rufiles lined with
taifeta, which are sewed on in points,
scallops OF any fanciful pattern that Il
preferred. This style Of decoration Is de
cidedly fashionable and Is revival Of a
style Of trimming much worn over a gen
Grafton ago.
The sketch shows "A gown Of gray and
rose changeable Rlace silk. The gods
skirt has a pointed panel Of guipure d.
venise set in ON each side Of the tablier
held at the top by n strap Of pomegranat'
velvet set with buttons. The bodice form
blouse In front, closing under "A fold o
velvet trimmed with guipure insertion
Pointed straps Of velvet fastened by but
tons, radiate over the shoulders, and I
velvet belt eDcircles the waist. The gigo
sleeves hre plain. JUDO CHOLLET.
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UNITED WORkMEN.
Deaths In Massachusetts and Michigan.
Grips aud Passwords.

Deaths In Massachusetts and Michigan.
Grips aud Passwords.
The total deaths In Massachusetts for
1894 were 29l, IA little under three-fourths
OF per cent The deaths In Michigan
for 1894 were 216, little over l per cent.
OF this number Of 2gl deaths In Massa-
chusetts 1879 had been members less than
four years. This means that two-fifths Of
tbe entire deaths Of that year had been In
the order In Massachusetts less than four
years. The table also shows that Of the
2l6 deaths In Michigan for that year A
had been members less than four years.
In other words, one-ffth Of the deaths In
Michigan for 1894 had been members less
than four years
April / there were S,927 members In
good standing In Iowa, indicating net
Increase during the term In good standing
Of 40.
Do you think the A. o. U. W. has been
a detrimeDt or benefit
What OF the future? Shall II be cor.
| tinuation OF this magnificent huInanita-
rian work. Shall we as members gather
| from Its past that inspiration which will
prompt US to renewed effort, zeal and eff
cheney In promoting its welfare, or will
we calmly fall back and by our indiffcr
ence suffer the order 10 rctrograde ant
sink into decay The helping hand" /,
demanded OF you, my brother. Shall th'
call be in yainf-Keystone Workman.
There seems to be general and wide
spread dissatisfaction with the reduction
Of the age limit to 40 years.
California had three assessments 70
May, as is the case with a number Of 9th
or jurisdictions
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30
ODD FELLOWS.
Sovereign Grand Lodge and the Ladies'
Rebekah degree Notes.


Sovereign Grand Lodge and the Ladies'.
nm, 4''''
me granu master mas decided that a
iiarriou huy, even Al uhder 10 years OF
NY, Is entitled 10 ADMISSION 10 hebekah
iouee II suon Is the case why not make
uhilarr,eo huies uhaer 10 years eligible
y, ~ mompefshiPr Ar1 .hey not Just az sensi.
pio Us pho hiarFioo hauiesI ana, Tor that
sensible AS those who remain In sinDla
blessednessY The sovereign grand lodge
evidently places a premium on the latter
Minnesota odd Fellow.
There are mt presept a. 300 Rebekab
lodges. with "A total membership Of o0o $40
comprising los. 782 sisters nnd Oh 9Io
brethren.
At the dedication of the Pbiladel,bia
temple tho Rebekahs were reprcscntad Inv
II fair daughters scattering roses.
Secretary Nicholson of PENNSYLVANIA re.
ports that there are I75 Rebekah lodges.
with membership OF i0,7i6, an increase
since Jan. l last OF 7ls.
Miss Fannie BENJAMIN is president of
tho California Rebekah assembly.
The Texas Rebekah state assembly has
been successfully and enthusiastically in
stituted'
No Rebekah lodge can afford To have a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

Featherstone (neryonsly)- Whose over
coat Is that in the hall, Willie, your fathers
or your brother'si
Willie-It isn't my brothers. Sister told
him you were coming, and he said he
wouldn't trust IL thsre,-Clothisr and Fur
usher. ,........---.--
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30
MASONIC.
Unfairness Of Perpetual Jurisdiotion Tenn
pIe Chips.

Unfairnezs OF Perpetual Jurisdiction Tenn
pie Chips.
The American Masonic fad of perpetual
jurisdiction over candidates is defended In
certain SECTIONS of the United States upon
the ground that the rejection of a petition
for the degrees Of Masonry proves the APP
plicant unworthy. Were this So were 1t a
fact that a rejection proved unwOrthiness,
we would also advocate its adoption by our
grand lodge. However, observation and
experience lead US TO believe that rejection
in majority Of cases is the result Of pei
sonal feeling and not prompted by "A regard
for Masonic principles or in obedience 10
the laws Of the craft Besides, perpetual
jurisdiction over candidates is modern
Ism unknown 10 the system as worked IN
all parts Of the British empire. AZ an act
of justice TO our fellow man, we opposC
placing upon him the perpetual ban Of un
orthiness.-Toronto Freemason.
From reports Of various constituent
bodies of the grand bodies which met IN
San Francisco recently II would appeal
that utilization feas will soon be law o
the past, and also that dues and expense,
will DO reduced In California.-Trestle
board.
There is more Masonry In home thar
in temple, and 1t pays better.
There are /, O3s royal and select master
| in California.
Tho Japanese are represented ~ having
| little aptitude for our institution, hs the
are children without any ideal aspirat Ions
having only SENSE for what Is immediatell
useful or beneficial.
1.-THE true Mason seeks light that dark
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

Mrs. Twickenham Ito Mrs Slimson) III de.
clare, there Is always some expense. was
going to get me a swell gown lhis summer,
and now my husband tells me he has got TO
spend s75 for new dress suit.
Little Willie Slimson-Phewl Papa got
one the other night for only (3-C lotLier
and Furnisher.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

Of the order Is asked 10 contribute a small
donation toward paying M the mortgage
ON 10 The following great chiefs wcr
raised up. Great sachcm, John y. Poorc
great senior sagamore, W Is. White; great
Junior sycamore, DIR. W r. Rodgers
great prophet Harrison Nesbitt
Indiana has added ten tribes since its
last report 10 the great council uf the
United States and expects 10 make thu
number 20 before buck moon.
The great council Of New York has AZ
ersged two new council fires each moon
since Great sachcn Chart began this term.
Charles H. Atkins, state treasurer OF
Delaware, is member Of Chippewa trib'
Of Milton.
The council fire Of Logan tribe of Wheel
ing was kindled az great suns ago witt
eight members OF these four are yet 'iy
ing and In good standing. The other foui
died as members in good standing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30

Deacon-We must devise some means OF
paying these 900 Of outstanding bills
against the church, We are being pressed
for the money.
Vestryman lin surprise)-why, what are
they fort
Deacon-For flowers, decorations, music,
ETC., furnished for the entertainment last
month to celebrate the church being AT last
free from debt.-Puck.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-30
SUMMER TOILETS.
White Wells That Enrich the Ocuiis
Fashionable Gems.

Fashionable Gems.
White wells, neglected for some time, are
again In the front Of fashion and are gen
orally becoming, although battling to the
vision Of the wearer. Wells have occupied
80 much attention Of Late that nearly all
varieties Of weave and color arc now pro
durable. The latest introduction, and a
very becoming one, is a white Russia net
with black chenille spots, preferable in
many respects TO the old fashioned white
net with black spots 50 popular years ago.
Jewels are fashiOnable-not only paste
buttons and buckles, but real gems, which
can always put In plea for the fashiOna-
bic supremacy when glittering ornaments
tion Is In vogue. Good taste and conse
quent lack Of ostentation are now the
guiding rule In regard TO them. and small,
refined specimens are preferred to any