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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01
Quite Sufficient.

Mr.. Smartee prides himself on being
{. philosopher. The other day his doc
tor. who is also his personal friend, and
sees him often at dinner, said to him:
Come, Smartee. don't go out with
out your overcoat. Take care OF your
self"
ooh" said Smartee, never mind: one
can't die but once.'
"Apd do you fiatter yourself" asked
the doctor, that once isn't going to Ia
enough?''
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01
CHAPTER I.

Three steely wreaths of smoke from
three cigars fiOated toward the park.
The night was calm, with scarce a
breath of air to set the tree tops nod
ding
No one thought to jar upon the still
ness of the scene by uttering his
thoughts aloud Besides there was no
need of speech; they We're friends, and,
being friends. smoked on In peace,
helping by their presence the unfolding
of each others dreams.
But the spell was broken at last The
warm coloring of Lewis Forbes dream
had vanished into a grayness Of va
cancy.
He rose. and by his motion disturbed
his guests.
The three men rose and shook them
selves free of the last remains of what
they had just tried to conjure up again
before them.
The heat from the fire began to make
them more sOciable, and they talked
on all sorts of topics, their conversation
taking on wide range, from the new
est book on conyeyancing to the latest
opera.
At last the talk came in nearer cir
terest.
Il suppose you are both going u tie
Ransome dance next week." suggest
ed Lewis Forbes. the host.
Perhaps. l know quite know yea"
replied his friend Spencer, in a tone of
the least possible concern.
81 dare say | shall co." drawled Ga
rev.
Who could have connected these al
most careless replies with Agnes Ran
somes bewitching eyes and cherry lips,
whose unsubstantial image they had
been kissing in their counterfeit of
passion?
Each slowly took from his pocket q
delicatelytinted envelope, from which
he drew a letter
"A glance sufficed to show that The
contents of all three were the same,
The truth flashed upon them, lighting
up for them the ludicrous side of the
matter.
To do them credit, they tried to be
angry, but, despite themselves, they
burst into roar of laughter.
When they had finished they consol.
ed themselves by calling the lady a
firt accepting their infatuation rs
fact too real to he displaced by rea-
son. Forbes was the first to suggest
that they should discuss the matter in
all its bearings.
What is the good Of thatl" asked
Carew
TO arrive at some UNDERSTANDING
was the reply.
well. but after ALL" insisted his
friend, ''the best man will win"
''Yes-or the first" was the rejoinder
They sat for long time PROFOUND
Ing solutions of the difficulty All kinds
of devices were mentioned to ascertain
the lady's feelings ON the subject.
At last Spencer was seized with a
happy idea.
Let us all propose together" he OK
claimed.
They looked at him in surprise. "Al
together" they echoed.
"Yes," he explained, "why should We
not all three call on her, or, perhaps
writing would be less embarrassing.
They sat while and pondered, rails
ing objections that were not objec
tons. Finally they set themselves Sc
riously to think out the details.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01

messages to Mrs. Kendall. But Mrs.
kendall, strong in the sense Of her own
verbosity, went headlong to her doom.
snow, what was George Eliot but"
stop, madam rang out the voice
Of the man sitting next to her: that
lady was my wife, The man WAS
]. W. Cross.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01

Every man declares that be intends
to give his children a good education.
until his children become of school age
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01

'Are you the man who rurs this
newspaper NO, sir; I'm only the,
editor: the citizens run the paper
Atlanta Constitution.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01

who claimed that the body was that Of her
husband. 1t was exhumed and she identi-
fed it. The insurance money was paid.
The largest share went to Holmes. He
then persuaded Mrs. Pitezel to let him
take care of three Of her FIVE children.
She agreed and he took them with him.
They have not been seen since, dead or
alive. until the finding last week of the
bodies of two Of them in the cellar of a
house in Toronto. Ont, and every circum-
stance indicates that they were murdered
by Holmes.
Holmes A. vested.
In some way the insurance company be-
came suspicious. When Mrs. PiteZel was
pressed she admitted that the whole
thing was conspiracy and that Pitezel,
she believed. was alive. She was arrested,
as was Howe. Then the detectives chased
Holmes from city to city until they ar
rested him in Boston. Pitezel has never
been found and the belief is strong that
he was murdered by Holmes. When the
children could not be located detectives
began to hunt for them. They were
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01
MURDER HIS TRADE.
n. II. HOLMES ACCUSED OF DiA-
BOLiCAl CRIMES.

More of His Devilishness Coming to
Light Every Day-Start1ing Discov-
cries Made in Chicago-BuiIding with
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-01
CHAPTER III.

Agnes Ransome, like q bee among
the heather, lowering over the purple
bells, was in her boudoir turning over
with dainty fingers the books and pref
ty things.
She left the mirror and lay on the
couch before the fire. too indolent al
most to think.
She had not lain long before gentle
man was announced. and 1t was evil
dent by her eager and loving welcome
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
For September.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Sep
TENDER is out in u new dress OF type,
which, with the artistic cover and the
broad, handsome pages, gives the finest
possible setting to its numerous pictorial
and literary features. The latter are
always of a timely and seasOnable
nature, and in the current number in
clude: fascinating paper upon "Mls-
haps and Mysteries OF the Sea, by Mary
TitcOmb, reviewing the worlds great
marine disasters, and superbly illus
trated with drawings by Orvtrend, Da-
wilson, Schell, Burns and MOnthbard;
the idyllic diary of "A Quiet Summer on
Lake Maggimore.' by Lena l.. Pepper:
"a Holiday Trip in Search of Old China,
by Mrs. NJ. f. Leicester Adds: Il charm
ing sketch of outdoor festivity in the
South entitled "All Fresco,' by Martha
McCulloh- Williams; an intimate study of
"The Factory Towns OF England, by
Edward Porritt;"A Chat from Havana.
with some timely pictures, by Anna
Cronhjelm Wallberg; "The Romance OF
Early California" by J. NJ. Scanand:
"The Story Of the SamOvar,' by W. ).
HarwOOd; and a sketch of the career OF
the late Professor Huxley, accompanied
with an admirable portrait. The Sep
TENDER number Of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly contains the opening instailment
OF q new serial story, ''The Magnet
Stone" by Francess Swami Williams
which bids fair to prove the best work
yet offered by this rising Dung \lrglnlar
novelist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
COL. 4. i. ANDREWS.

The following merited tribute to an
honored and useful man, native
North Carolinian and a former citizen
of Henderson, we publish with pleas
ure. We copy from an exchange,
the name or which has escaped US:
Col. \. b. ANDREWS was seen in
the city. He is not a politician. |
suppose he could not afford to enter
the political race for any office because
of the large interest he represents
which requires his constant attention,
yet to sit down and quietly think about
it, he is the most popular man in the
State. Not only that, he has done
more for North Carolina than any
other one man-accomplished grand,
great aChievementS-wOr that to-day
would have been undOne but for his
powerful will. This is not all. While
he enjoys the close friendship and
honor Of the best men in every county
IN the State, in Raleigh every man,
woman and child is his friend. Sue
cess Ike that which has attended Col.
Andrews usually makes envious cal
umlnatoIs. In his case it is not SO,
| lrr the reason that whenever success
has followed him some portion of
| NDrth Carolina has been benefited
more than he. All this is SO true that
You have to stop but moment and
/ think to see it.
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HOkE SMITH on The SOUTH.
Never So Prosperous BefOre-This
Sunny Land Moves on as If the
Panic Had Never Been
Heard of.

Hon. Hoke Smith, Secretary OF the
Interior, in an interview with the
Manufacturers Record in regard to
the business outlook Of the South,
based on Investigations during his
recent trip, says: 81 have never seen
the South look so prosperous, especl-
ally Georgia. Hard times are rapidly
becoming extinct, and l believe that
the Southern States are moving on to
the most prosperous epoch IN their
history. Georgia farmers will make
this wear better corn and raise more
meat than ever before. 1t is safe to
say that the food supply, if properly
distributed, will be sufficient tor two
years consumption.
"Cotton is sufficiently advanced to
insure good crop, and while Texas is
behind in probable production,
Georgia and the adjoining States will
furnish an average yield.
The Secretary is enthusiastic over
the signs of prosperity among the
fruit growers of Georgia. "More
peaches" he said, "have been raised
and marketed than ever before IN the
history of the State. They are large
and Juicy, and in the Eastern markets
have almost supplanted California
peaches. The watermelon crop, too,
was a tremendous one, and IN most
parts of the State a profitable one.
Grape growing is making rapid prog
ress.
Secretary Smith says he believes
that the industrial boom in the South,
which was temporarily set back by the
late panic, is on again. Cotton man
ufacturing was never more successful
in the South than it is to-day, and all
through the cotton belt new mills are
being erected and old mills are being
enlarged. Much Of this is being done
by home capital, although a number
of New England people are making
large investments in cotton manufac'
turing companies. In the iron dis
triCts of Alabama a number OF tur'
naces have recently gone INTO Dlas'
and the workmen in that section are
now fully employed and many OF then
at increased wages. And all over The
South the demand for labor is con
stantly increasing and at increased
prices.
"Conditions were never better TO
return of prosperity unexampled II
history of that section. If our people
continue in their present conservative
way, much of the flow of Eastern cap
ital, which has hitherto travelled else
where, will come to US.
"The place for a young man, al
old man, rich man or a poor man
willing TO work and anxious to I'm
prove his fortune,' concluded tn
Secretary, "is in the South
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
TheatriCalS at Williamson. =
communicated
WILLIAMSON. y. C., Aug. 1G, 1895

WILLIAMSON. y. C., Aug. 1G, 1895.
On Thursday evening, August 18th,
the age, youth and beauty of Viii
liamston assembled in the spacious
and artistic parlors of Col. Wilson G.
Lamb to witness number of tableau
scenes that were original and inter-
esting, beautiful and attractive, prof.
table and inspiring.
All the beauty and poetlcal lnspira
ton that ''Nusic, Art and ,SculptWre'
lends to an enchanted eye was presented
in pantommic grandeur. All sentl-
mentalism of idle Love-" the viclssi-
tudes and marvellous development of
Cupid's art. and the bliss Of a Perfect
Welded Life were excellently dis
displayed in Dame Natures vernacu-
lar.
The -Four Seasons" with their
varied and ever changing hues were
presented in living pictures that were
indicative Of the continued round OF
happiness, peace aud JOY, and the whole
intermingled with dread sorrow.
Nor were the tragedlans unconscious
that their audience possessed faculty
for the ludicrous. thus they lnterpo-
lated the exercises with wit and hui
NOR to check the progress OF pa
| thetic tear. And the twentieth cen
| tury woman was alive to and demanded
her rights, while the husband stopped
in graceful attitude over the prOverbial
wash-tub with marks of brutal ami
mostly darkenng every outline Of his
| cOuntenance.
Miss Delha Lambs rendition o.
1.-The Flower Girl touched the
sympathies of the entire and apprecl'
atng audience which gave vent tt
added applause and called forth agar
and again the elocultioni st who returned
and favored them with comic selec
ton, GLOW Old Nose Counted the
Eggs Miss Della displayed grea
proficiency in that the rarest ant
noblest of the fine arts.
The comedy entitled ''Chrls
tian Anthems'' was SO well RENDERED
that Misses Virginia and Delhi;
Lamb, Miss Moore, and Messrs
Haughton and Herrch merit especla
mention for their ability in the come
dams art.
This, with number Of vocal an
instrumental selections by the NAL
orchestra, and eau Revoir, but no
Goodbye" by those who participate
in the performance, closed an cventtu
and long to be remembered cvenln
set apart in honor Of Miss Mae War
of Elizabeth City, and other visltln
friends.
BILL SNEITZTREE.
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f.. h. WRIGHT.
End of a Notable Career

The recent death OF EbeneZer hel-
logg Wright, President Of the Nation
al Park Bank, New York City, re-
moves from financial circles a remark
able mar. His career is both a lesson
and warning-a lesson in pluck,
energy, and devotion to business and
a warning that the physical economy
of the human system has its llmI-
tations.
He was not yet an old man
only IS. Born at Rome, New York,
he received his schooling at the local
academy. In a bank of which his
uncle was president he became paying
teller. At "a, he resigned, and
against his uncle's advice sought to
better his fortunes in the great city
of New York. With no friends to aid
him in securing place and no recon-
mendation except general "to-
whom it-may- concern and his own
sterling integrity, he applied to nearly
every bank in the city without sue
cess. Finally straying into the Ma
tional Park Bank, he impressed by
his appearance the president, and was
promised a position when there should
be an opening. A week later he
began work as assistant TO the note
teller. From then until the Gay OF
his death he was in one capacity or
another identified with the Park Bank.
He worked his way up and when he
became president in 1890 he had held
every other position in the bank.
Such, briefly, was his career.
1t goes without saying that such
promotion was result Of merit and
work, not of accident. He must have
been a man of energy, judgment, and
untlring industry. When he had
reached a position of large influence
and responsibility in the bank, it be-
came his ambition to make it the lar
gest bank in the United States-an
undertaking in which he had signal
success, that bank having had for years
larger deposits than any other national
bank in this country. It's noteworthy
that Mr.. Wright and his bank pos
sessed in an unusual degree the conf
dence and eateem of Southern men-a
feeling he seemed always delighted to
reciprocate. Though scarcely less
than hundred banks are found in
New York City, the New York &C
counts of nearly onethird of ali the
banks in North and South Carolina
appeared on the books ofMr. Wright:
bank. 1t is no wonder, then, if hi:
death should be felt with a persona
poignancy Of grief by many who hac
been brought near to him by mere bust
ness relations.
The sad part of it all is, that Mr.
Wright, great fnancier as he was
overdrew his account with nature anC
fastened the time of his dissolution
1t is stated that for twenty years prio
to last summer he had not taken va
cation and that he was rarely absen
!, from the bank day at time. Hi
: reserve with nature, unreplenlshed b,
rest and recuperation, was exhausted
under the strain Of twenty years Q
, incessant checking against it, and th'
5 end came. Nature, too, is a banke
. and at the last is memorable. Herein
5 is the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gazette.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
SILVER':S FRIEND.

We publish on the first page OF the
GoID LEAr this week a timely and
readable article from the Reldsvllle
RerIeag 1t IS an interview the editor
recently had with Col. Julian 5 Carr
on the financial question. Friend OF
ne masses that he is, broad minded
and patriotic, he declared himself
avowedly a silver man--in favor ofthe
resumption Of the full and Tree use Of
the "Dollar Of our Daddies the
money Of the constitution the money
the people. This leads the Durham
GL0be to say;
THERE is more meat in that off
hand interview from the Redsvllle
Re7ic7v, that We copy elsewhere, of
Col. J. S. Cars than anything we
have seen in recent years. "The as
sas5ination ofsilver," he says, sounded
the Had of all our woes" and he as
scrts his unaltcrab!e faith in It's reVIVl-
flying power, and declares himself
ready to 60 on record favorlng lis
restoration TO its former place as
money. Such sentiments from such a
man are evidences of real patriotism.
We say this because there are about
twelve men IN all North Carolina who
would be financially benefited by a
strict gold standard, and Col. Carr Is
one of these. A millionaire, with an
income in no way dependent upon the
/ trade or success of his neighbors, and
the purchasing power of whose accu
mula.ed dollars would be largely en-
HANGED by restricted coinage, he
comes out boldly for the only policy
that will bring relief to a debtor sec
ton, and soften the rdshlps of {
sparcely settled agricultural com
munIty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
Waiting for the Tide.


During the past few years much has
been SAID in the prints about the posi-
biIities of the South. To one who has
an opportunity to make the proper OBJ
servations these possibilities have not
been Overdrawn.
During the past few months much
has been said in the prints about the
development of the South by Northern
capital. We think these probabilities
have been overdrawn. And there is
danger of losing opportunities by trust
ing too much to the supposed prob
abilities of great influx of Northern
capital to hasten southern develop
mentS.
There IS no questioning the fact that
our Northern brethren have for a
long time seen the probable possibill-
ties of the South. And they have at
last acknowledged that they see a fine
opportunity for the development Of
our great resources, but they have
given no guarantee that they are COM
ing amongst us and develop these
resources and let us stand idly by and
see it done and reap our share of the
benefits. This the North will not do,
and the sooner the South finds it out
the better for us.
1t IS indeed very pleasing to read in
| the papers that certain business clubs
| and associations in the North have
! given expression to their confidence in
| the possibilities of the South; but there
is danger that we of the South may
count too much on these pretty dreams
>of money flowing down here to build
up our industries while we stand by
and just show the capitalists of the
North where to invest their money.
We cannot afford to wait for the
tide. If we do we shall certainly be
disappointed. There is no question
about the fact that the South presents
one of the most inviting fields for push
and enterprise that can be found II
this great country. But the South
must do its own share in effeCtine
these developments and in demonstra
ting these possibilities, or it will not bt
done. We must not wait for the tide
OF immigration to roll in upon US il
the hope that it will bring money anC
drop It down at our doors. We mus
not even wait for any legislation
national or local, to smooth the wa,
for our enterprises; but we must selz,
the opportunities which we alread
have, and in so doing we, shall caus
even larger opportunities and possibilj
ties to open before us.
The fact that the North has see
and acknowledged the possibilities c
our section, should quicken our ener
gies instead of cause US to wait for on
brethren up there to come and do h
work for US.
We open our avenues Of develop
ment to all who will come, and W
bid them 1 hearty welcome; but let L
not wait. Let US join hands here a
home and do all we can for ourselvt
IN developing our own resources, an
t there will still be room for others t
, come as they may be inclined to do SC
, Scotland Neck Democrat
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22

There are are great many Of the uu-
fortunate ones in this world. greater in
number than those who are blessed with
good digestion. To some people the
greatest misfortune is not to be able to
eat everything set before them. Il suffered
for years with Dyspepsia, and everything
| ate disagreed with me | was induced
to try Simmons Liver Regulator and was
cured. Inow eat everything. M. Bright,
Madison Parish, La.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22

When moving into our present home l
found a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
left by former tenant. On the Label L
found the statement that it was good for
cuts and burns. | can testify to the truth
of this. Nothing in all my experience has
found its equal for treating blisters or burns.
F. E. BARRETT, manager lie Sueur
Sentinel, lie Sueur, MINI. Pain Balm Is
also sure cure for rheumatism. For sale
by Melville Dorsey druggist
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The Stamp Of NcWncSS

IS upon every article in Dress Goods department.
Never have had varied, extensive and attractive 4
stock this This is the verdict of every one
who has taken the pains look and you'll say so too when
you see It. lhelc all the newest and latest pat
terns-bright and seasonal>e foreign and domestic We
want you to look through these "mods fabrics and &C
Quaint yourself with the different lines carry The
binatiOn-OUALITY, STYLE ANDIOW PRICE-m,kcs
force that is irresistible and draws our store. the best
patronage-hosc who merchandise above SUSPICION
desirable and dainty chosen with JUDGMENT of
discrimination commensurate with its desiraEitv and adapt
ability to the refined tastes of this community
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
4 Good Shoe is Like q GOOD Fr16nd

1t will not disappoint YOU when called upon real ser
vice You know good friend by trying HMM the same
you a shOcbu the trouble is, when Won have
tried shoe you keep it. good not You will not
complain about having to keep OUR SHOES We know
what they are when sell them, and knowledge can
be yours before you buy. Add this low prices and
you have a measure full of satisfaction
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22

\ sketch of George du Maurier's arts
tic career with characteristic Du Maui
rier drawings to illustrate the Develop
ment OF his art, will be given in Harper 5
Weekly for August oath.