The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-01-10

Philadelphia Penny Weekly.
The fact becomes more and more
apparent as the days pass, that moth
ing will save our Government from
bankruptcy but the restoration Of sill
yer to It's rightful position-that which
1t held SO long and 50 usefully-as the
unconditional equal Of gold as money.
-Bellefontane (Ohio) Examiner.
a Georgia editor thus figures out the
profit on a bushel Of corn under certain
conditions :. A bushel Of corn makes
four gallons Of whiskey, which retails
for $40. Out Of this the government
gets 90, the railroads 81, the manufac-
turers "a, the vender s., the farmer 40
cents and the driuker the delirium
tremens''
This significant paragraph is from
the Buena Vista (Ga.) Patriot There
Is more JOY III printing office over enc
sinner who pays IN advance and abuses
the editor on every occasion than the
ninety and nine just e. persons who
borrow the paper and sing its praises
"itiioIC tOlit Dut lue Ollc Ctul W kccp
1t out Of the poorhouse.
J. L. Thompson, district agent of the
Singer Manufacturing Co., wants live,
energetic men to canvass, sell aud
collect for sewing machines. The
company will furnish nice, light run
ming wagons, agents to furnish horse
and harness and give a 500 bond.
Good salary or commission. See ad-
vertisement in another column.
The conduc tors on the SeabOard Air
Line. usually Il handsome, fine looking
set Of men, and as courteous and clever
as they are genteel in appearance, are
looking neater now than ever before.
The reason is that they are diked out
in new uniforms, after style just
adopted by the company. The uniform
is Of regulation blue, the coat a doubled
breasted Prince Albert, and the cap
bell shaped.
We had an agreeable call Tuesday
from Mr.. l.. o. White. representing
the Old Dominion Paper Co, of Nor
folk, Va. He was much elated over
his success and the people he met ca
the occasion OF this his first visit TO
Henderson. He takes the place of Mr..
Cleveland Manning who retires from
the road to accept a responsible posi-
ton in the home Office. \ good house
and good meu-all.
Mr.. Thomas Reavis, formerly OF
Granville county, but who has been
| living in Texas the past 40 years, gave
his brother Mr.. w w. and sister Miss
SaIlie, an agreeable surprise on Christ
mas day. While they were at dinner
| he walked i'll upon them unexpected
and unannounced The scene that fol,
lowed can be better imagined thar
described. 1t has been just % year:
| since he was in Henderson last.
One Of the best and most creditabl'
performances of the kind ever givel
i'll Burwell Hall, is that of Prof. Harry
Rolla. He is unquestionably one o
the best all round artists ever seen OF
this stage. He is equally good as &
magician, fire king, comedian, con
tortionist, clog dancer and ventriloqulst
and deserves n generous patronage
Take the children to see him. The
will enjoy the performance.
George Orenshaw offers his place
situate near town, for sale. There ar
ten acres of land Oh which 1000 crap
vines, lives and ConcorD and 80
select fruit trees tapples and peaches
are growing and i'll fine bearing.
good live-room dwelling house, larg
stables and two wells of excellent waite
on the place. Mr.. Orenshaw's reaso
for selling is that he wishes to chang
his business. This is desirable prOpert
and will be sold at a bargain.
A private letter Just received trol
Mr.. W. L. Manning. informs us tn;
he has disposed of his business interes
at Dixon. H.. and will start i'll fe
r DAYS for Alaska, where he will agai
make his home. An experience of tw
or three years i'll that for away Ian
previous to 1891 appears to have bee
so pleasant and fascinating as to allul
him back His North Carolina trieD(
will wish him we'll while regrettll
that he should take himself so far ava
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