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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
Interesting Reading.

Col. John A. Cockerill, the we'll
known correspondent Of the New York
WrraId, now located in Japan, writes
TO the Mann/aCtn,r,5' Rrforda letter
OF very great interest 10 the South. Col.
CockerIll points out The efforts which
are being made 10y the co',on manu-
facturers Of japan TO establish new
steamship line in order to secure
larger supply Of Southern cotton at
lower freight rate than they are now
able 10 get. This fact but emphasizes
importance Of the Nicaragua Canal
1t is generally admitted that, with an
open highway across the Isthmus, it
would be possible 10 find in The East
bales OF cotton. Gen. Grant, after his
trip around the world, estimated that
the South, could place in Japan and
China at least 5 900, 900 bales Of cot
ton year after the opening OF the Mic
aragua Canal. Other Investigations
made since Gen. Graut's visit have in
dlcated the possibility Of creating a
a market for much larger quantity
even than this. With the inevitable
advance of civilization which must fol-
low the overturning now going on in
the Eastern World, there will be vast
market for the South cotton, provided
we can place it there at low freight
rate. The 300, 900 people Of Asia,
who at present use but limited amount
of cotton goods, will demand an ever
increasing quantity as civilization ad-
vances. The Nicaragua Canal means
the opening up to the South Of this
almost unlimited market, thus enabling
this section TO greatly increase its cot
ton production On profitable basis.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
The Mystery of Life.
fLongman's MAGAZINE. I


1t is the mystery-of growth and
life, of beauty and sweetness and COL
or and sun-loved rays stating forth
from the ciods-that gives the corn its
power over me. Somehow identity
myself with it. live again as 1 feel
THAT / have. once more entered on a
new life. And to my fancy the spring,
with its green corn, its violets and
hawthorn leaves an increasing song,
grows dearer and more dear to this
OR ancient. earth. So many ceutu-
71ies have flown. Now it is the man
ner with all natural things to gather
as it we're by the smallest particles.
The merest grain and sand drifts
Unseen into cfevice, and by and by
smother. After awhile there is a heap.
"A century and it is. a mound, and then
every one observes and comments on
it. Time itself has gone on like this.
The Years have accumulated, FIRST in
drifit, then In Heaps. aid now in a
vast mound TO which the smounfains
are knobs, rises up and oyershadows
us. Time lies heavy on the world.
The old, old earth is glad to turn
from the dark and care of driftiess
centuries to the first sweet blades of
green.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19

dlin AMI distant past. At a period like
the present. when the commercial spirit
prevails ana people are devoted to ma.
teriai interests almost to the exclusion of
everything else. they are very liable to
relegate sentiment into the background.
his tendency Is even noticeable i'm the
celebration of particular events, such N.
the birth of Christ, when young or old
are too generally inclined To regard the
observanccS characteristic of the occa-
sion without thinking of their sirnifi-
canoe or the sentiment underlying them
Ii this decay oi sentiment only affected
TN" external aspects of our lives, our bus
Iness and the ordinary affairs and events
al our everyday existence it were n mat
ter of no great Importance, hut when il
adversely influences our views on religion
on society, art, the love of nature, etc,
We must admit that the matter is one of
grave Importance. Religion is largely n
matter at sentiment, aud he who regards
society merely from the standpoint of
the utlitariau, while he may he n fairly
good citizen, will most assurrlly be- an
uusNmpathrtic, unsocial and not very
amiahse man. Art, the love of natural
beauty and those Graces and clegancirs
which CIV" such IN ideal charm to life,
are almost exclusively dependent for
their very existence upon sentiment
How sordid and mean would our lives
be If Invested of all those finer feelings,
romantic notions and OSCILLATIONS which
keep alive the spiritual flame within us:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
Sweeping Reduction to Atlanta Expo
sitiOn Rates via Southern Railway.

A sweeping reduction in rates to At
lanta and return is announced By the
Southern Railway. On December 10
to % inclusive that company will sell,
from points go miles distant from At
lanta and over. tickets to Atlanta at
the extremely low rate Of one-halfof the
first class limited fare for the round
trip, being the lowest rate ever offered
for any similar occasion and atiording
an unprecedented opportunity for visit
ing the Atlanta Exposition, conceded
to be second in importance only to the
Worlds Fair.
Tickets good for 10 days FROM date
of sale can he purchased on same dates
at higher rates, thus affording longer
time to spend at the Exposition.
Apply to your nearest agent for full
information concerning rates, schedules,
etc.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
nirror of q Towns DOings.

The newspapers Of a town are its
looking glasses. It is here you see
yourselves as others see you. You
smile on them, and they smile back at
you; you frown on them, and you are
repaid in kind. They are the reflex
ola town. If the town is doing bust
ness the newspaper will shoy it in its
advertising columns. If the merchants
are spiritless shiftless fellows. whose
stores are jumbles Of junk and jam, the
newspaper will show it by the lack OF
space they take. If you want tthe
world to know that you have a live
town you can only let it be known
through its newspapers.- Perham
tMinn.) Bulletin.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
Special Rates For the Christmas HoI-
idayS.

The Seahoard Air Line will sell during
the Christmas holidays, round trip tick
cts at reduced rates to all points.
including Washington, ID. C., Richmond,
Norfolk, Va, Charleston, :. e., and other
principal cities. Tickets on sale Decem-
Der ID to % and December 10Th to J in-
uary LIST; final limit January Bird, 1896.
For other information call on local
agents
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
-:-s-|.- - - -
why LATIN is USED.
fNew'York Herald. !

New York Herald
II don't +see," said the man VII,
was leaning. against the dtusstor
counter, 'why' a doctor can't write hi
prescription in English instead q
Latin. Suppose :need' soma whiske,
on one Of these Roosevelt Sundays
Suppose ny SYSTEM Absolutely; require
whiskey; that my htalh and future
usefulness to society depend upon it
Well, Ego TO- my doctor and get !:
prescription it calls for spirits iermen
ii. Now, that amt what Iwant.
want Ahiskey. Why can't he come
out flatfooted and; say so7 But sup
pose he thinks that would be giving
the game away. Isuppose he, would
rather I'd take bis wisdom, with a
grain Of chloride Of sodium, than with
grain of salt. Isn't that it,"
The druggist smiled and said:
"You've got the same idea most PEG.
pie have. You think, l suppose, that
the doctor writes his prescription in
Latin 80 i: can't be read so easily-so
the layman can't steal his trade and
what he is giving him. But that's all
wrong. In the first place, Latin is a
more exact and concise language
than English, and being dead lang
uage, does not change, as all living
languages do.
"Then again since very large part
Of all drugs in use are botanical, they
have in the pharn acopoeia the same
names that they have in botany-the
scientific names. Two thirds Of such
haven't any English names, and 50.
couldn't be written in English. i
"But suppose a doctor Gid. write q
prescription in English for all suncdu-
Gated patient. The patient reads it,
thinks he remembers it, and So tries 10
get it filled from memory the: second,
time. Suppose, for instance it called.
for iodide ofpol&seianm And he sgot Il
confused With cyanide of potassium.
He could safely, take ;ietansgra insot sbe
first, but one gram If the second would
kill him as 4 niackelel. That's an ex-.
aggera,ed Ga.e, but twill serve 1or. 4;
Illustration. Doa'.yj;ou see how Tie
Latin is apfoiectiioan And a, safeguard
to the pa.ien,1 Prescriptions in Latin
he cant read, and consequently does
not Try to remember. i
"Now for final reason. Latin is a
language used by scientific men the
world over, and no other language is.
You can get Latin prescription filled
in any country on the face of the
earth abefe there is drugstore. We
had a prescription come in here the
other day we had put up originally,
and which had since been stamped by
druggists in London, Paris, Berlin,
Constantinople, Cairo and Calcutta.
What good would an English prescrip-
ton bein St. Petersburg7
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
EnterpriSmg Advertisers.
WHERE TO BUY HOLIDAY AND OTHER
GOODS.
Some Of the Business Men Of header-
son Who Invite Your Attention to
What They Have to Sell.

!! II / S is the time
when people are
looking aronni
for speci i srti.
eles suitable for
holiday gihe, OF
the best bargains
to be had in
goods Of every
day d e n, al d.
Our advertising
columns present
a variety and d.
versity of lnes
suitable to all re-
quirements. The
GOLD LEAF takes
pleasure in advo-
eating the claims
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
HOW TO KEEP CHRISTMAS.
Lessons From the English Poets on
HOLIDAYS Observance.

HOIiuay observance.
To learn how to keep Christmas in
Its true spirit, one cannot do better
than to turn to the English poets, old
and new
England was my England when
old Christmas brought its sports again.
says Sir Walter Scott, and, instead of
giving one little day to this festival,
our motherland devoted l., days 10 It's
concentration.
SO now has come our Ioyfullcst feast;
Let every man be Jolly;
Each room with ivy leaves be drest
And every post with holly.
Without the door let sorrow lie
And if for cold it hap to die,
Well bury il in a Christmas pie
And evermoIe be merry,
writes George Wither, a poet of the
seventeenth century
On every Christmas eve the bells of
old Cambridge ring this ancient carol:
God bless you, merry gentlemen;
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Savior,
Was born this happy day
AS the song ruhs on, It's burden is
that the holy tide OF Christmas must
efface all evil memories and unite men
in the bonds of love and brotherhood.
Thackcray thus conveys the lesson of
Christmas
Come wealth or want, come good or i'll.
Let young and old accept their part,
And bow before the awful will
And bear it with an honest heart.
Who misses Or who wins the prize
20, lose or conquer as you can,
But II you fall or If you rise
BE each, pray God, gentleman.
My song save this is little worth,
l lay the weary pen aside
And wish you health and love and mirth
As fits the solemn ChristmastIdc,
AS fits the holy Christmas birth.
Be this, good friends, our carol still
BE peace on earth, be peace on earth,
TO men of gentle will.
Charles MaCkay's "Under the Holly
Bough" breathes the true Christmas
spirit by saying TO all who have scorned
or injured one another:
Let sinned against and shining
Forget their strIfc's beginning
And join in friendship now.
BE links no longer broken,
BE sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly Dough.
Iennyson sums up the teachings OF
scores of Christmas poets when in
verses addressed to the bells he sings:
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust Of gold,
Ring out the thousand wars OF old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace
Ring in the valiant man and free.
The larger heart the kindlier hand
Ring out the darkness of the land
Ring III the Christ that is to be-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19

When she was a Child shs cried for CastOria
When she became Miss, sh .itIn6 , Castoria.
When She had Children, 81. gave them Castoria
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
B. L. ABBOTT,

MIR. Abbott is a new conner to Hehdef-
son. He is polite and accommodating
and nothing gives him greater pleasure
than to welcome his friends to his store
and give them the best bargains in his
Ine: AS heretofore announced Mr.. Alb
Dott bought out Aston Bros. and sue
ceeds them in business at their old stand.
lie deals in general merchandise, dry
goods and notions, staple and fancy
groceries, wood and willowware, harness.
ana farmers supplies of all kinds, and
sells same at reasonable nrices
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
Total

Total 2l93 40
do certify that the above statement Of
the county OF Vance for the year ending
November 3Oth, 1895, is correct
THOS s. EATON,
Clerk to the Board Of County COm'rs.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19

OF ITS Advertisers feeling safe that the in
terests Of purchasers will be safe in their
hands. We can do nothing more than di.
rect your attention to the following we'll
known business houses, naming them alpha
beticaily. and ask you to give them a call
, when you wish anything in their respective
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
THE HENDERSON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1885,
J. A. KELLY.

Avery large and complete line of gen.
eral merchandise is to be found at J. 4.
kellys. He has we'll selected stock OF
choice family groceries and provisions,
dry goods and notions, boots, shoes,
and farmers supplies of all kinds, and
will.make prices satisfactory to his Gus
toners. Mr.. Kelly occupies two store
rooms and large back room, width OF the
entire building, beside the upstairs. He
buys much Of his stock in car load
lots, having just received 800 barrels of
-four, a car load of salt and car load OF
hay,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19

headache stoppe1 In 20 minutes By Or,
Miles PAIN Pulls. "Opce cent Q dose"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
SAMUEL WATKINS.

This mammoth establishment is as u.s.
ual filled from bottom 10 top with a we'll
assorted stock embracing about every article
under the heading of general merchandise.
In the clothing department will be found a
large and superior line Of goods which need
only be seen to be admired. Mr.. Watkins
has an immense stack of shoes, hats, and
underwear, that for quality and price can
not be excelled. Big bargains are offered
in overcoats to dispose of stock on hand.
The dry goods and notions department is
kept up to the usual standard of excellence,
whiiethe sane may be said Of furniture and
hardware.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
w. III. WESTER & BRO.

Whether you live to eat or eat to live,
eat YOU must And this being so you might
as we'll get chest since the best is as
cheap as an inferior article provided you
get it at the right place. W. H. Wester &
Bro keep only the best things in their line
staple and fancy groceries, canned goods,
evaporated fruits, nuts, confectione:es vege-
tables of all kinds, foreign and domestic
fruits, &c. They have stocked up for
Christmas and invite the public to give them
a call guaranteeing as courteous attention,
fair treatment, good goods and low prices as
any dealer,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
l.. A. KELLER.

When man once lives in Henderson
and moves away he Is never entirely sat
isaed until he comes back. That speaks
well for the town and its people; and SO
when Mr.. l.. A. Keller signifed his inten-
ton some months ago of again becom-
ing a citizen, it created no surprise what
ever. As an intelligent man he knows
q good thing when he sees it-and he
had seen Henderson and lived here be-
fore. Mr.. Keller has a stock of drugs,
toilet and fancy articles, confectioneries.
fruits. nuts, fireworks, cigars, tobacco,
&C., which he offers the trade at very
reasonable prices.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
DAVE LOUGHLIN.

A famous and popular resort is dawes
Place." Here is to be found the best to be
had in fine wines al liquors, cigars, to-
bacco. &c. Also oysters served in the best
style at all times. Customers supplied by
the measure in any quantity de sired.
This is quiet and we'll conducted place and
nowhere will you be better treated or find
better goods in his line than at dawes
Place." Pool tables in connection.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
ANNUAL1EXHtBiT
accounts Passed by the Board of
County Commissioners from
December 1894 to De-
cember 1895.
GENERAL COUNTY EXPENSES.

DECEMBER 1894.
+ \ Powell tax rebate X IN
! \ Kelly supplies for Jail 6 Ok
I : Eaton serEiceS'aS clerk 90 60
Geo " Kittrell Register Kittrell
township 10 O6
! D Blight jailor fees for Nov Sc II
lula Eaton witness fee Estate vs.
WILSON, 30
{ \ Powell sheriff holding court
etc s. IA
II Perry orecOrding election ret ms 80
Geo H0ughtaling treas jury and
witness tickets 10 80
RalreII printing house tax receipts books 80
D Z AycOck printing court calendars 10 90
J : Koyster land for public road 20 90
Prtman * Shaw Co attys bal sal 81 % 90
) " Duke register Sandy creek Tsh II O8
ON White Nutbush d" s 20
" |. HDyd WILLIAMSBURG g "a
Thp- Ousby " North Henderson L" II "A
| r Gary south ~ SO
j X Plummer" Middleburg " 8 92
+ " Marrow Townsville I" 918
Henderson water supply Co for
iail to Jan % 90
Rowland d Powell supplies for
the Co home a 80
Henderson supply Go wagon for
tie Go Home 40 80
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
LEVINE & BROWN.

Not cheap clothing but clothing cheap.
That is the language of Levine 4 Browns
advertisement, and those who have traded
there will certainly bear them out in SO far
as selling goods cheaply. They have large
stock of clothing, shoes, hats, underwear,
&C., and defy competition in prices. Per-
haps the best proof of the quality of their
goods and fair methods of dealing lies in the
immense business they do and the fact that
those who trade with Levine & Brown one
time become their firm friends and regular
customers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
ADAMS & HARRIS.

One Of the handsomest and best fitted
up establishments of the kind not onIv in
Henderson, but in this part of the State, is
the Gem Saloon. George Adams and Will
Harris, the proprietors, are we'll known to
the public. They keep choice line of fine
wines and liquors, cigars and tobacco, and
nave IN connection comfortable and spa.
elous pool room and oyster saloon. Oysters
served in the best possible style at ali hours
day or night. Sold also BY the measure,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-19
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Quotations of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Stocks and Bonds-New York Financial
Review, Received Daily by Pullen, Crock
er& Co.
NEW YORK. janis.

NEW YORK. janis
There was no abatement. of the strength
In the market today. but no change could
be noted in the professional character of
tue dealings, Rumors of new bull pools III
different stocks, talk of the passage of the
Patterson pooling bill, the influence of the
introduction in the Senate OF the Sherman
bill for three per cent bond issue and
the ease of money were the elemelts which
induced covering of shorts and operations
for an advance by the room traders. 1t was
remarkable that the heavy engagements of
gold for export were ignored, but the specu-
lative view was that the seriousness of the
drain would force Congress TO take some
action on the final question. The fallacy of
such argument does not need to be pointed
out. Congress is SO hopelessly involved in
fractional differences that no plan OF cur
rency reform, can.be agreed upon and a
further increase in the National debt does
not promise to have any more permanent
effect than the two bond issues of last year.
Nothing can cure the evils of the currency
system except a step to retire the un-
founded legal tender debt and there is no
promise of an increase of revenues which
will prevent the treasury from falling be-
hind in it's balances. The exports of gold
tomorrow will far exceed earlier estimates
and the foreign exchange conditions war
lant the belief that the outflow of the
precious metal will be kept up. Nor is there
any change in the course of railway earn
ings or in the unsatisfactory outlook of the
next few months. The advance in prices
has not broadened speculation one whit,
and the reduction of the short interest is
gradually lessening the support (which
prices have enjoyed. In the present temper
of the street it is not easy to say when the
upward movement will exhaust itself. but
we do not feel able to advise purchases at
the current level.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-19

Is, S14 for plain rs ana S141a'for trimmed Irish
Mackerel SIT. Bay Is, $l7 and IS, Sl51a.
Last sales Bank halibut SAC " ID lof white
and GA C tor gray.
Last sales of Georges Cod from vessel 81
and S4%s for large and $212 l9Z%s lor Slndil )
Bank $3141$214.
Frozen herring S21a p cwt, .o.. ~ -
We quote new Georges Goldfish at $5S4 p qt
for large, and S40S44 ~ for small; Bank at
90 for large and e314 for small; dry Bank
$4$4 and $3.50 Shore at Sc rs for large and "a
Tor small. Newfoundland do so.
We quote cured cusk $4GS4!4 $s qtl; make
So; haddock $214 heavy sailed pollock 81 %
y otl; and English cured do So,
homeless and prepared fish at 4 to &c P ior
haKe. haddock and cuSk, and to 12c Tor
Goldfish; Smoked Halibut. straight strips Toe "
H.; extra thick 101e; medium sc; small sac
chuncks l1@1119e.
smoked salmon 1Sc % fb:Medium herring 12c
boz; tucks lie; lengthwise loo No Is at lie;
tied job Bloatrers i 40. shore do l 10: canned
Trout 81 so fresh halibut 50 20 salmon 20 ::
lobtserS l 80: clans Soc. American Sardines.
quarter oils, SO 25; half oils, So so; three-duar-
ter muStardS. 49, Spiced. So rs.
Large NeWtounnland herring So 90 bohsNoVa
tia large split So so; medium S42 large round
shore 3 90; choice layer packed do IS; Extra
large Labrador S6.
Labrador herring 90 % Dbl: round at so 90;
pl:Kled cod So so ;haddock 4 90: halibut heads
3 SO, sounds $40; tongues and sounds 50 30;
Eongu = 8: alewiveS 3 so; trout SO; Callfor-
do SIG. Clam bait 50; silvers 81; nallbut ms
SIS: shad Sl2; swordfish s. Smoked New
foundland bloaters 81 40 " 100.
We quote Newfoundland cod oil % ID gal.
Blacklist oil soc; Menhaden do, Northern cur
ed 81 refined use; medicinal cod hye oil o0c;
Dry fish scrap 50; cod and cusk skins S25;
fish waste So.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-19
A FIRST CLASS INVESTMENT.
n tiIOI ULHOO III ~ HEs 10
The City of PORTLAND, MAINE, offer
for sale to the highest bidder,
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED SHARES
OF THE
Portland & 0gdensburg Railway Stock

SEALED proposals will be received by the
Treasurer of the City of Portland until II
o'clock at noon, Thursday, January 24th.lseo.,
for the whole part of the above amount OF
stock to he sold. No bid for less price than
$50 per share will be considered. The right
10 accept or reject any or all bids is res
served. Bids should be addressed to GEO.
H. LIBBY, Treasurer of the City of Port.1
land and endorsed IBID for P. & o. Stock"
The P. & o. Railway is leased by the Maine
Central Railroad Co. for the term of.99S
years, and it pays two dollars per share an
nual dividends in quarterly payments. As
this stock is exempted from all STATE and
MUNICIPAL TAXATION it is very desire
able as a safe and paying Investment for
Trust Funds, Saving Banks or Individuals
Further particulars win be given OH sps
plication to GEO. H. LIBBY, Treasurer
of the City of PORTLAND, Maine. jansdtd