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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
ON A CHERRY STONE.
Talented Convict Caryes His Petition
for 4 Pardon.

for . Pardon.
Gesa Berger, the actor and news
paper man, has picture In caligraphy
that has remarkable history. 1t is in
size thirty by forty-two inches, and Is
the work Of Joseph Loew, the most
noted counterfeiter that the Austrian
government ever knew.
When An application is made tor 3
pardon in Austria the red tape policy
OF that country compels the applicant
to address the emperor with all his
titles. Emperor Ferdinand had about
forty titles. Loew engraved all Of
these names, together with bis petition
for pardon, on q cherry stone.
The letters were SO fine that 1t re-
quired the aid Of a powerful micro
scope to decipher them. One day
when the emperor visited the prison
Loew in person presented cherry
stone to the emperor and told him
what 1t contained. The emperor made
an examination and was SO amazed at
the work that he gave him an uncon-
ditional pardon. Not only did he par
don him, but gave him q position as q
detective to trail down counterfeitera
Loew was well-informed man in all
the arts and rasealities Of counterfeit
ers, and In less than two years after
his pardon he ran to earth almost every
counterfei.er In Austria, and died a
few years ago covered with detective
honors- The picture. although made
Atty years ago, Is in a remarka Die stats
Of preservation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
THEY ARE MEN At TEN.
The Boys Have But . short Chndheod

The Boys Have But . Short Chuaheod IN
In Corea the boys are called men as
soon as they reach the age OF ten. They
receive their final names at that age,
and assume the garments Of full-grown
men, all except the horsehair hat, which
they cannot put on until they have
passed through a period Of probation.
Permission to wear the horsehair hat ts
the final act Of Transforming the small
boy into q real, sure-enough man
though he doesn't look it.
Such q short childhood may, at first
thought, possesses q charm for boys In
our colder climate. But It will be
quickly understood that making boys
into men as soon as they are old enough
to feel that they would like to be men
is not q wise idea. The Coreans, al
though possessing q certain degree Of
a queer kind Of civilization, are not .
people to be patterned after. In Corea,
If ? young mans parents are not rich.
he can never hope to become so by HI
own efforts. And. II he is not q menbes
OF noble family he can never hope to
reach an exalted position. As for cour.
age the Coreans have never showu
much Of that. The Corean men ~
not in themselves q good argument to
brief childhood.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
GAME OF THE DEVIL.
II Halls Originally from China and %
to BE Played In Europe.

II halls Originally from China and Ussd
to he Played In Europe.
What is called the "Game Of tho
Devil" dates back to China, where it IL
called Kouen-gen, to very remote an
tiquity, and has been played In France
at different etochs Of modern times,
especially at the beginning Of the
present century.
The devil" is thrown into tho air by
means OF string which the player
keeps taut by the slkillful use Of two
sticks, and upon which he is to catch
1t. II remember having often seen
this game In the hands OF one Of my
friends, says contributor to French
periodical. According to him, the
game was In great favor In Belgium in
his boyhood, about fifteen years ago,
especially at colleges. where the young
men often got UP genuine matches be-
tween two and even three players.
The Devils form varies little from
that Of the 'Kouen-gen.' It is made Of
two tin cones connected by their apices,
and provided with apertures tor the
production OF humming sound when
the devil rcvolves very fast A good
strong player can easily throw it to q
height Of more than forty feet"
Something less than q quarter OF .
century ago this game was much
played at Paris. The devil was made
OF two hollow boxwood balls.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

Why PEOPLE WORSHIP GOLD.
II . Relic Of Barbarian and Has No
Basis In Actual Value.

II . Relic Of Bsrbarism and Has No
Basis In Actual Value.
Men are accustomed to regard gold
as the epitomi1ation of wealth; to asso-
ciate it with ease and luxury; to con-
slider it the apotheosis Of security and
power, says William Penn, Jr., In Blue
and Gray. This Is merely q relic OF
barbaric ages, when monetary science
was unknown and bits Of the rare
metals, coined or uncoiued, were the
particular possessions OF kings and con-
querors- This popular ascription Of In
herent value to the yellow metal. this
silly notion that it by some means pos
sesses regal right to rule the com
merce Of the world, is so ingrained IN
human nature that most men recoil In
dismay when it Is suggested that It's
use as money may be entirely discon.
tinuedL While silver shared the throne
with gold 1t, too, was held In a much
and sometimes in creator reverence;
but when, in 1873. concerted action
condemned the white metal TO take its
place with corn and cotton and all the
other subjects OF the golden king, the
power OF gold was doubled and made
absolute. Too many who regard gold
as q ruler by inherent right forget
that, during the long struggle for su-
premacy, silver was more than once
within an ace Of degrading her rival TO
the ranks, but at the end the gold
power triumphed. Had the result been
reversed the advocates Of honest
money might now be filed with horro.
at the thought Of "ffty-cent dollars" Cd
rold instead Of silver.
People who are Influenced by this
ancient form Of gold idolatry would dc
we'll to consider that It Is god Of theil
own creation. whose power may and
should be cut of whenever it becomes
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
The Pope as . Mountaineer.

The present pope in his younger aays
was an ardent Alpine climber. y mon
ument IS now being erected at Pietras-
tornina, in the extreme corner of the
Parthenian district. Us Il reminder Of his
exploits as a mountain tourist. In 1874
Gioachimo Pccc; was at this place to
meet a fellow prelate. The ruins Of
the robber castle. that of the prince Of
Storno, which, according to the tra-
ditions of time and place, no man had
assembled for many decades, aroused
the ambition Of Bishop Pecci. For the
sum Of twenty paoli he secured the
loan OF a shepherds suit, and. rugged
ont in this style, he managed to reach
what seemed to be an inaccessible
height of two hundred and fifty meters.
Pecci WAS at that time IN apostolic
1egate. The monument commentaries
the anniversary Of these exploits.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
STORIES OF NAPOLEON.
With All His Opportunities He Loft th
Throne q Pauper.

With All His Opportunities He Loft the
Throne q Pauper.
No man in the history Of the world
ever had such vast and varied opportu-
mites for piling up a personal fortune
as those which fell to the lot Of Napo-
leon Bonaparte. Yet. on the first alb
dication, when the allies robbed him Of
his wife and child and sent him to Elba,
he left the throne Of the most powerful
nation In Europe almost a pauper, says
the New York Recorder.
The imperial treasures had besn
kept at Orleans. After the abdi-
cation the provisional government,
under the influence of Talleyrand,
the most notorious Eelf-seeker In
France, was moro concerned about
these treasures than about the future OF
the nation. a decree Of practical con-
fiscation was drawn up and a force OF
men under NJ. Dudon was sent from
Paris to Orleans to seize on everything
that could be found.
Eapoleon's personal treasury had at
one time contained about Iii zoo, OOC
francs. OF this amount mere than
100. 100000 francs had been used to
equip the army OF France Tor Its final
struggle with monarchial Europe. The
! remnant was seized as per programme
by Talleyrand's minions. They took
100000 francs in gold and silver coin
1900. 900 francs in gold and silver plate
perhaps 100000 francs worth Of snuff
boxes and rings, good part Of Napo
Icons wardrobe. and even his embroid
cred pocket handkerchiefs. There
wasn't anything modest about NJ. Tai
leyrand The Russian officers refused
to interfere with this pillage, although
appealed to.
The loss Of this money only occa
stoned q moment Of irritation to Napo
l Icon. The loss Of his wife and child
made him like Gagged lion at Elba
and, in his opinion, fully justified hi
dramatic return to France.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
A ROYAL OEAOBEAT.
How King Milan Filled His Deplet>d
Purse by Shady Methods.

Hov King Milan Filled His Depleted
Purse by Shady Methods.
One hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars per annum is the income conceded
To King Milan Of Servia, by his son
and by the national treasury in con-
sideration of his quitting the country
and betal.ing himself once more to
Paris or some other distant capital. 1t
is now some months since he left the
French metropolis to all intents and
purposes penniless, numerous )udR-
men IS out against him and quantity
Of so-called debts OF honor unpaid. His
credit was exhausted and he was,
financially speaking, on his beam ends
1t NAV be remembered, says writer
in the Philadelphia Press, that when
he first abdicated he stipulated for
large annuity, which was granted TO
him. On two occasions subsequently
he obtained large lump sums from the
Servian army to defray pressing debts
Then he committed his annuity for
third lump sum OF large dimensions,
sold his office and dignities In Servia
for a fourth sum, his Servian citizen
ship for a fifth and finally obtained
from the car q gift OF two million
rubles In return for a solemn under
standing never under any circumstances
TO return to Servia. 1t was not very
long before he had squandered all his
money at the card table, upon the turf
and in the demi-mOnde.
Finding himself without resources,
he effected reconciliation with his
wife in the hope Of inducing her to come
to his assistance, She being very rich,
Queen Natalie, however, knows her hus-
band too well and declined to do any
thing whatever for him until he had
eaten humble pie by himself demand
ing the annulment OF that divorce
which he had taken 50 much trouble to
obtain, and even then She refused TO
give him any of her own money, but
merely offered to use her influence
with her son to grant him a ne" al
lOwancc. Seeing that young AleXan'
der was somewhat slow about comply
ing with the request, and his position
Mt Paris without either money or credl,
being absolutely untcnable, he, IN de-
1Iance Of all the promises which he had
made alike to tho czar, to the Austrian
government and that Of Servia, re
turned TO belgrade, where his pres
ence brought about IA couple OF minis
tcrial crises and led to no end OF dlth
Guilty. And he has refused to bulge
from there until his financial cxigen
cies are complied with
I suppose that unless the tired Ser
VANS dcpute some one to put him on
OF the way by means OF knife, pisto
or poison, we shall in course Of tim
See him once more going through tn
same process. That is to say, he viii
commute his present income for luml
sum, squandcr it and then return t.
belgrade and upset one or two NOR
ministries, disturbing things general
ly until again bought off.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
WAS IT 6UlCipE2
A Homeless Cur Which Found No Syt-. -
thy In the Wicked City of Gotham.

a Homeless Cur Which Found No Syt. -
thy In the Wicked city of Gotham.
He would probably have responded
to any old name with wagGle Of his
stumpy tail. He was chummy little
cur If encouraged, but as he slu;.k
around the corner of Eightyhrst .:r>'ct
Into Central park west late ono Sg:iI.i"y
night, says the New York Sun. two
fresh wounds on HIS back indicated that
his friendly advances had been re-
pulsed Somebody had struck or
kicked him and his body was quivr-iuy
with pain. He was unattached, Iuu-
cry, and weak, but he had hopes
4 boy came down the street and
made strike at him with stick. The
dog drew back into the doorway of an
apartment house and stood there
thinking it over. He shifted the air
weakly and found i'll it no suggestion
of food. Then, with little whine, he
nursed his wounds \ man came out
of tho door. and finding u scraggy.
looking cur blocking his way, kicked
him to ono side nAd walked up town.
The dog picked himself up. Perhaps
he would have better luck next time,
=, hc just loafcd around. lie attempt
ed To tag behind Il pusserby as if he be-
longed and just rs he was regaining
his self-rcspcct the man turned
around and said: Get out, you
cur" The dog stopped short. He
down n side street Then the dog
walked back 70 his corner still hoping.
When n young woman with her escort
passed him he was wise dog and he
got up little appealing bark The
young woman bent over and said:
why, You poor. lonesome little dog"
And when she pattcd him on the head
his stubby little tail waggled hard and
his eyes frightened. This was the
sympathy he had been looking for. He
fell in behind and followed his newly
acquired friends to On apartment house
half n dozen blocks up the street. Sew
eral times the woman turned around
md addressed remark to him, and
she called him ''doggie" because she
hadn't known him long enough to give
him name. She probably would at
tend to that after she had fed him. As
his two friends entered tho apartment
house they evidently forgot him. for
the door was closed In his face. They
would remember him when he barked,
SO he made n noise. Then he whined 3
little and waited
An open English avenue car was COM
ing down grade at n rapid pace, and .
party OF picnickers in 1t were singing.
The dog walked out to the curb and
watched the well-lighted car approach.
Possibly the lights, and the noise dazed
him as he was crossing the track AS
the car bowlcd by there was a wild
kiyi under the horses hoofs and the
wheels rolled over something, The
conductor went back to investigate.
Only dog" he said. as he rang to 60
ahead, and he's dead for fair. What
don't understand is why, with the
whole street free, he should permit
himself to be run over"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
COST OF THE CRIMEAN WAR.
John Bull Paid an Enoemous Price - RseD
Russia Out Of Turkey.

John Bull Paid an Enoemous Price - Keep
Russia Out Of Turkey.
OnJu %. 1856, the Crimea wNs final
" evacuated by the British forces.
the war Of over two years, says Spesk
Moments. All the remaining stores
and the establishments having been
embarked, company Of the Fiftieth
British regiment was posted outside
the town OF Balaclava to receive the
Russian troops, and On their approach
marched In with the Russian guard,
which was composed ct about fifty
mounted Cossacks and similar num-
Der OF Cossack infantry. The usual
salute took place, the Russians placed
sentinels where they wished, and tho
English troops marched on board ID.
NJ. S. Algiers. Gen. Sir William John
Codrington, chief in command OF the
forces in the Crimea, and who died II
1884, embarked with his personal STAFF
at the same time. During this war the
british lost $500 killed in action OF
died from their wounds; 4,244 OF
cholera, and nearly $1,000 who sue
cumbcd to other diseases, making
total Of 20, IA, of whom 270 were OFF,
GERS, and besides these 2, 1873 were dis
abled. Tho Loss Of French allies was
estimated at 63, 800 men, while the loss
of the Russians on the opposite side
was reckoned rs high as 100000 men.
The war added to the British national
debt over s2OO, OOO, 900. Notwithstand-
ing the enormous amount expended
Britain asked from Russia no pecunia-
ry compensation, nor gained one Inch
Of land; but the defeat of the Russians
kept them out of Constantinople and
made the way to India and the east
clear The memoirs Of Earl Russell
show that it would have secured for
the Turkish empire much internal ben-
eft If the French had been as disintcr-
ested as the British, and not required
in that case souae territory for them.
solves
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
She Wanted tho Real Thing.

Several years ago a celebrated ira
gedian was announced to play Ham
let" at Windsor. When he came to the
soliloQuy he made an unusual pause
after ITO be" The queen, believing
that he had forgotten his lines, Instant
ly prompted-''or not to be. That is
the question" by your leave, your
majesty" said the tragedian. put out
Of courtly humor by the interruption,
that is not the question. The ques-
ton is my method Of Interpretation. "
Never mind your method" returned
the queen, smilingly; what we want
Is Shakespeare"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

There is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease. and. therefore, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. It is taken in.
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system They
offer one hundred dollars for any case il
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
S Sold by druggists. 75c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
The Heart OF en- Admiral.

A silver box was recently found at
Aubonne, In Switzerland, containing
the heart Of Abraham Duquesne, the
great admiral Of Louis XIV, after
whom the first settlement at Pitts
burgh was named, and who was the
only Photestant allowed to remain un-
nolested II France after the reyoca-
ton OF the edict Of Nantes His sons.
who were banished. had placed the
heart in the church Of Aubonne, from
which 1t Is to be sent soon to Dieppe.
DuQuesne's birthpisaa.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06
The Women ia Blame.

Prof. Peal, the ethnologist, recently
described to the Asiatic society the
condition Of the head-hunting Nagas
on the borders of Assam. The women
are 70 blame for the continuance OF
the practice; they taunt the young men
who are not tattoocd, and the latter go
out and cut OFF heads to exhibit to
them, fully half Of which are those Of
women and children. The area occu-
pied by the tribe is not more than
twenty fniles square, but In it during
the past forty years more than twelve
Thousand murders have been commit
ted for the sake Of these CHASTITY tro-
miles,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

The new buildings begun in New
York City during the last four months
will cost sSs,535,26o, which is con-
siderably more than double the value
of the building operations in the same
period year ago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

Itch on human, mango on horses. dogs
and all stock, cured in so minutes by Wool
fOrd's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Melville Dorsey, druggist, Hen
deySOn. n. &. apr,-i
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

A striking feature of the June Re,4eu Of
Reeie.rs is the great number OF portraits
OF men of the day The article on
Chicago Newspapers and Their Makers"
alone contains a profusion OF this type
of illustration
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

lfyou want to buy buggy (good as
new or piano on very reasonable
terms, apply to W. ID. Mitchell, Middle
burg. n e.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06

sb ~ ukv3n l. AAA o. = -
Nothing has ever been produoedio,
equal or compare with HUMPHREYS
Witch Hazel Oil as a CURATIVE AM
HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords 'eI''
and always gives satisfaction.
ItCures Piles or HEMoRRHolp', Extern
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding t.hn4 Ala
Burning; Cracks or Fissurcs and fl7'u-''
Relief immediate certain.
ItCures BULNS, SCalds and Liberation A''
Contraction from Burns. Kclicl ii'a'ih'
1t Cures Torn, Cut and l-I1tf-'o4
Wounds and Bruises. n,
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, W ~
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scuriy u JAW
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1t Cures INFLAMED or CAEFp bEEN''
and Sore Nipples. 1t is Invaluable -,
1t Cures SALT RHEuM, letter %l'
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever J., hl .sl1,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corn5 and hiilrN'
Sore and Chafed Feet, Sting5 OF lnyel"
Three Sizes, 25c., 5oc. and 500.
Sold by Druggists, or sent postpaid on rece'p'o
HUMPHREYS MRD. CO., III lis wills% b., "'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-06-06


m mar
OF good stalls Coopr Warehouse is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
Thin Children,

The reason why they are thin
is because their food does not
nourish them. Probably they
do not assimilate enough fat.
Cod-liver Oil is the most easily
assirnilated of all fats, but in its
natural state it upsets the storn-
ach and deranges the digestion.
In SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophosphites
this difficulty is overcome. tits
half-digested already and is very
palatable. Children grow fat
on it when all other food fails to
nouriSh them.
Dontbe persuaded TO accept substitute,
Scott & Bovine, NY. All Druggists. sec. and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29

AN ordinance prohibiting saloons
from furnishing free lunches will be
presented to the Freeport city coun-
Gil next week, and Mayor Younger
says he alone is responsible for the
step. lie will revoke the license of
any saloonkeeper who sets up free
lunch. The free lunch is an ancient
and established institution there. All
except two or three of the 36 saloons
follow the custom. Much of the adult
male population partake gratis of
the succulent weiner, and some OF
the spreads are elaborate. Here is
the bill of free fare ut leading re-
sort: Wieners. bolognas, liverwurst,
head cheese. tongue, sausage. corned
beef, ham, Swiss cheese, Limburger
cheese, baked beans. salmon, eggs.
boiled chopped beef, pickles. Ber-
liner sausage, radishcs, onions,
wheat and rye bread.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
uomeseekers' Excursion.

A rate of one fare for the round
trip will be made for three grand
homcsceker's excursions via the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and North
ern railway. Tickets at this rate
will be sold May 81 and June II to
all points on this line in northwest
ern Iowa. southwestern Minnesota
and South Dakota, west of and in
Guiding Iowa Falls. Tickets will
also be sold on these dates at above
rates to points in the following terri
tory: All points in Arkansas. Color
ado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas. Wy
oming and to large number of
important stations in Idaho, New
Mexico, Utah and southwest Mis-
souri,; also to Lake Charles, Louisi-
ana. Tickets will be good to return
90 days from date OF sale and stop.
over will be allowed at pleasure.
For further information call on your
nearest railway agent, or address j,
Morton, q. L. 4 z. A., Cedar Rapids
Iowa