The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-01

nave you an advertisement in your
local paper? Judicious advertising
Will help you to hold your present trade
and gain new trade. Why do those
who advertise most keep at it the
longest?
Write US the news of your neighbour
hood for next weeks paper-and the
next-and the next, and continue to
DO so. We want to publish more news
OF the county. Why can not our lady
friends help US in this matter:
The finest thing we have seen in the
way of fruit is produced by Mr.. John
L. Jones. He has five trees OF Cali
fornla prunes in full bearing, the fruit
being large and luscious, resembling in
looks an immense blue plum.
A man sitting in the middle of
pasture, waiting for a cow to come to
be MIXED, is no more foolish than the
merchant who stocks his store and
waits for trade to come to him without
advertising .-Chenoa Gazette.
The ladies Of Henderson are not sur
passed in their love for flowers, and
for the skill with which they select and
cultivate the choicest varieties. Many
OF the streets are elegantly beautified
by the flowers of the front yards.
The Stainback Company have intro
duced new idea in scarf display. 1t
IS wire arrangement, new and novel
III design, and serves the purpose for
which it is intended to perfection.
With their new stock displayed to such
advantage, their show case presents a
picture of beauty.
A daring inventor has demonstrated
to the satisfaction of some people that
he will carry the United States mails
at the rate of 200 miles an hour, and
distribute them while in motion. So
tar as we are concerned sight drafts
reach us soon enough under the present
schedule. Sun.
There are many ''strangers within
our gates this week. The Presbyte-
rian Sunday school convention accounts
for the larger portion of them, to all Of
whom the GOLD LEAF extends a
cordial welcome with assurances that
Henderson esteems it an honor and
pleasure to have them among us.
The most degenerating practice of
modern times is that of allowing chill
dren and youths to run on the streets at
night, completely outside of parental
restraint. This practice prevails in
nearly every town in the country, but
in some places active measures are
being taken to break it up and save the
children for future good citizenship
Exchange.
The Henderson Supply Company
have got in lot of new buggies and
carriages this week. They were
bought to sell and if nice vehicles and
low prices are any attraction they will
soon 60 the way car loads OF others
have gone. If you want anything Of
the kind call at COoper's warehouse,
inspect the goods and get quotations
on same.
Business men of Henderson and
neighboriny towns, who want a fine
line of stationry, we'll printed and at
reasonable rates, will find Jones, the
job printer, the man to supply them.
He is prepared to do all kinds of work
in his line and guarantees satisfaction
as to quality of material used, artistic
and tasty designs of workmanship and
reasonable charges for same.
There is only one right way to adj
vertise, aud that is by the means of an
attractive, well worded announcement
in the columns Of the newspapers, to
hammer your name, your location and
your business so constantly, 50 insist
emily and SO thoroughly into the peo-
pies heads that if they walk in their
sleep they will instinctively turn their
steps toward your store.-Brains.
Will you take in the excursion next
Thursday? The managers Freeland
Il Co., invite you to join them and
promise all who 60 Il pleasant time.
Separate cars will be provided for la
dies aud their escorts. Good order
will be preserved and the trip will be
as safe and comfortable as could be
made on regular passenger train.
Tickets from Henderson and return
$500.
"Love laughs at lock smiths.' The
truth of this old saying was verified
last Thursday night when two Of Hen.
derson's young people were quietly
married, despite opposition on the part
of members of one branch Of the fam.
lily. The couple were Mr.. Ed Nutal
and Miss Maud Bum. They were
married at the residence of Mr.. w. a
Britt, Rev. NJ. d. Hix performing the
ceremony.
Henderson is a good town. W.
want to see it become a magniticent
city. Our people can make it such i
they will. Hospitable, chivalrous
enterprisng the men are the equals o
any. In beauty, refinement anC
Christian loneliness her women are
not surpassed by those of any place
We have the means-we have thu
ability-to push the town forward. lie
us apply them.
We had a call yesterday from Mr.
John p. Stedman, one of the popula
and successful young druggists of Ok
ford. who was here doing some "mls
sionary work" introducing his wei
known remedy Head-Easy, one Of tn
finest remedies on the market for head
ache and neuralgia. Mr.. Stedman ha
been manufacturing this for severa
years and his sales are rapidly growing
See advertisement in this paper.
Nice lot of very pretty Dress Good
Just received by II. Thomson. Tn
price is no less attractive than tn
: goods, either.
Wagons $500 each at Crow K Mar