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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
One Fscaped and One Was Hung.

Lexington, Ky. Feb. H.-A mob of twenty masked men attacked the Wayne county jail at Monticello, little hamlet in the backwoods, at an early hour yes- terday morning The jailor was over powered, his keys taken away, the cells unlocked and Fountain Martin and James Troxell. white men. who were ar rested several weeks ago. charged with burning the barn of Bonnie Baltes, were taken from the prison. The men were then taken to a point near Stubenville. where, in grove. Martin was hung to a tree. Troxell escaped while the mob was hanging Martin. Troxell and Mar tin accused each other of burning the barn and the public believed both guilty.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
Georgia Republicans.

Atlanta, Feb, 17-There seems to be a wide diversity of opinion between the re- publican leaders of this state as to the results of the district conventions which have elected delegates to the national convention Four districts acted. choos- ing eight delegates. Colonel Buck, lead CT of the Mckinley forces. claims seven of the eight, while the anti-McKinley nounced Mckinley man. TheE fight is apparently a-friendly one. but there are charges and counter charges of poodle. There are indications today of an incli- nation on the part of the-anti- Mckinley forces to come out for Quay of Pennsyl- vania.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
Hiding From the Mob.

Mavsville. Ky., Feb. 17.-Robert Laugh lin. who confessed to the murder of his wife and niece and to criminally assault ing the latter at Augusta, Ky, was brought to jail here this morning. He is rapidly becoming insane, or making a magnificent pretense. County Judge Hutchinson and Sheriff Jefferson decided at a late hour tonight to remove Laugh lin from the jail rather than risk any possible loss of life should mob demand him. The sheriff and deputy slipped LaughIin out and took him away. It is not known where he is lodged, but 1t is thought that he is still in town.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
A Merchant Meets Death at the Hands of a
 Negro Near Mobile.

Mobile, Feb. H.-(Special)- )-John Lyndburgh, general merchant of Cleve- land station, on the Mobile and Ohio rail- road, in Mobile county, was found dead yesterday morning on the public road. He had been assaulted and killed by negro named William Clay. Clay was ar rested in the afternoon and today con- fessed he had killed Lyndburgh with weapon made of an iron nut on piece of broom stick. The object was robbery. I.Yndburgh had but $3 on his person.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
A Prominent Family Arrested.

Youngstown, O., Feb. 17.-On Saturday evening Agent Pritchard of the Colum- biana Fire Insurance company caused the arrest on the charge of incendiarism, of Mrs l. H. Bunnell. her daughter and house was destroyed by fire on Friday night. The agent of the insurance com pany. while inspecting the ruins. found that straw and hay, over which oil had been poured. had been scattered about the house. The Punnell family is one of the most prominent families in Can field and well known throughout the country. and the arrests have created a sensation.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
MT. TerreIl,s Reouest Granted.

Constantinople, Feb. 1.-The porte has agreed to comply with the request made by United States Minister Terrell to suspend action in the case of MT. Knapp, the American missionary, whose arrest upon charges of sedition was re- gently attempted at Bitlis, until Knapp arrives in Constantinople. Knapp, with his wife and three other ladies, will leave Bitlis for this city as soon as the snows will hermit
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
AValuable Horse Killed.

London, Feb. 1.-The 6-year-old horse, Stone Nell formerly the property of M. F. Dwyer, became frightened at a pack of fox hounds while exercising on the Lewes race course today and fell and broke his leg. The horse was immediate ly killed. He ran sixth for the Newman ket selling plate of 103 sovereigns last May, and was claimed by MT. T. Hood less for the selling price, f400.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
COLD COMFORT.
The Thermometer in the North Registers
 50 Below Zero.

New York, Feb. 17.-In the Adirondack region the thermometer dropped last night to 45 degrees below zero and in some places to 30 below. Tn the Mohawk valley and northwestern New York 30 be- low was recorded. and from 20 upwards was the rule. At Hudson river towns the average was 15 below, and the fall within twenty-four hours is 30 to B de- grees. This is the record for the winter.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
(iladstope's Prophesy.

Paris, Feb. 17.-Mr. Gladstone has writ ten letter to the Figaro in which he re- calls the circumstance that forty years ago he declared in the house of commons that France and England contemplated relations beyond tlOse of ordinary friendship, and that their cordial union assured the peace of Europe. He has never altered the opinion he then express ed, he writes. but his retirement from public life prevents his further declaring England'S policy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
H. M. Conner Elected President.

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17.-H. M. Conner was elected president of the Central Rail- road of Georgia at a meeting of the stockholders held here today. Messrs. Conner, David Appler, J. s. B. Thompson and Judge R. T. Dorsey were elected di- rectors to fill vacancies caused by resig- nations The board will be reorganized fin about a month. No change will be made in the employees President Conner has been receiver for four years.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
At Toronto.

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 17.-The coldest snap of the season struck this province yesterday. The range reported this morn ing is from IS below to 30 and more be- low In the Ottawa valley 40 below was touched at several points.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
Bayard and Salisbury.

London, Feb. 1.-The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American ambassador, had a half hour interview at the foreign office this afternoon with Lord Salisbury. He declines to say anything relative to the subject of the interview.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
Glass Works Destroyed by Fire.

Martins Ferry, O.. Feb. 1.-The Buck eye Glass works. owned by A. D. Sea mon of Wheeling, w. Va, one of the largest plants of the kind in the country, burned this morning Loss, $150000. The glass house ran with non-union men, which was the cause of much roting some time ago. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
At Boston.

Boston, Feb. 17.-Advices from this sec tion and north and east of here indicate extremely cold weather this morning, the thermometers records received ranging from 10 below to 2S below zero the latter in York county, Maine Connecticut rec ords range from 15 to 20 below.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
AMELTE RIvES CHI HANDLER.
It Is Rumored That She Is to Wed Rus
 sian Count.

Richmond Va, Feb. 1.-The report that Amelia Rives-Chandler is to marry a Russian count is not denied in the neighborhood of her home, Castle Hill, in Abermarle county. Rev. Dr. Paul l.. Menzel of this city, who, it is said, is en- gagged to perform the ceremony, positive ly refuses to talk on the subject.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
A Russian Protectorate,

London, Feb 17.-A dispatch from
 Shanghai to news agency says that the action of Russia in Corea points to the establishment of Russian protectorate over that country.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18
A Ciear Factory Burned.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 17.-J. H. Luke & building on Elm street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, was destroyed by fire tonight. The loss Is heavy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

characterized as "the worst act Mir. Cleveland had ever done.'
 The house at 5:30 adjourned until to- morrow
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
IONEIICIING NDNCE.

Guthrie, the Populist candidate for
Governor, says to the Populisss "You
must vote Tor free silver Congressman
'n' vote tor men tor the Legislature
"n" Wi! 90 to Raleigh and vote
aSama: Prltchard fo:s the Senate.
Elect somebody to til Senate who Will
&" TO Washington a2d vote for silver.
Iritchard was for silver year ago, but
now he is for gc.a y
The Popu'is> State Executive Com
m'ttee has t1ssde,i upon the votes of
the Popul;5ts in four Congressional
districts sad says to these Populists:
Oh ''a;is: vote for the gold standard
party 5 candidates fos Congress-Lin-
neg, Pearson, Settle and White, col
os%ri
p Whose advice viii they take, that
OF Guthrie or of the Executive com
nlttee?
Guthrle's advice is based upon con-
slStency and principle. The Com
mlttee'S advice is the result Of a trade
for spols.
Honest. Self-respecting Populis,s
should Carefully compare these con-
flictlnS 'ltteranCes of their leaders and
see which i: the better for them to fol-
low Winston Sentinel
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
Letter From kittrelI.
kITTRELL. NC Sen 16 ,

klTTRELL, n. c., Sep. 16, SO.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Absence from
home for several days caused your cor
respondent not to send the usual Kit
trell items last week
Miss Emma Blacknall several days ago
began the pleasant task of teaching the
young ideas of kittrelI how to shoot.
Misses Lizzie and Lucy kittrell re-
returned Friday from pleasant visit to
IOulSburg.
Rev. c Il. Whitaker, assisted by Rev
Mr.. Johnson, OF Henderson,, has been
conducting for the last two weeks q
meeting at GiIburg. He hopes soon to
begin work upon a Methodist Protestant
church at that place.
Miss Elolse Williams has returned from
visit OF some length to friends and rel
atiyes in Virginia
Miss Nettie Allen left last Friday to
assn me her duties as teacher in the Prac
tice School at the Greensboro State Nor
maj.
Master Peyton Ellis has gone to
Washington, ID. e., to visit his aunt Miss
Sue A. White.
Mrs. Q. W. Blacknall, accompanied
by her sister Mrs. Henry Blacknall. OF
Atlanta, went to Old Point Saturday
returning Monday. Mrs. Henry Black
nall left for her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Capehart returned
last week from u pleasant stay at vari-
Gus summer resorts
Mr.. CD. Burton, of Mddeburg. came
up Monday to see his nephew, Fannie
Williams who has been quite sick for the
last few days
MIR. q. W. kittrell. Jr. was one among
the number who went to Henderson last
Monday to hear Hon. X. B. Glenn speak.
tie reported a good crowd and fine
speech. y
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
CAPITAL AND LABOR

Capital and labor are essential cle-
mepts OF thrift and progress. No com
non'ty, State or nation can make any
progress toward true civilization. cul-
tune and refinement, without these ele-
T.ents. deprive people Of them and
the wheels Of industry will stop, institu
tons OF learning will sink ont of sight,
churches will be as il they never had
neen, preachers and preaching will
cease from among men, music now
SO much enjoyed, will be forgotten, the
pillow Will stand in the field, the sickle
'ail to reap, the sower and planter will
drop out OF sight, and al! will again
soon end in barl'arism, anarchy and
ruin.
Under all these considerations. Ind
many more that nigh, be mentioned,
labor and capital should always go
hand IN hand as twins. The one
should never be found sunGerra,ing,
"eiittllns and discrediting the import
ance and dignity of the other. Never.
Both are of inCalculable value TO the
progress and prosperity Of the world
+ rom every point Of view the latorer
ana the capitalist ale closely related
to each other and the world. There
should ue, therefore. no root Of bitter
ness sprlnglng between them 10 mar
the beauty or importance of the rela-
tlonshlp. TO proven, this, both should
always be watchful Of the others IN
terestS. To watch for ones own IN
terests is right. 1t is selfish, to be sure.
Out selhshness, wher not carried 100
tar, and when seasoced with sense and
good judgment, is commendable. Blu,
IN one 5 selflshDess he should not for
get 'he interests of others. nor should
ne forget that, 10 marked degree,
tneir interests are his interests. This
Is wholly SO with the capitalist ana the
laOorer. What is the interes. of the
one Is the interest of the other. Hence
the Importance of always cultiva,;ug
peace and good will between them
Berkeley (Va-) Graphic.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
nOther'S Influence

Who can overestimate it. For good or
evil it is far-reachng. Her name the
first that falls from the lips of the pratt
Ting babe. is often the last whisper of
the dying sage. God bless our mothers!
How important then that they be shielded
from those weakening diseases which too
often wreck their constitutions and render
them wearied. fretful invalids. prema-
turely aged and ambitionless. DR.. Pierce 5
Favorite Prescription has done much to
emancipate woman from this thraldom
and may be taken by the most delicate
with absolute certainty of benefit. For
nursing mothers and all debi ,itated or
run down women, it is the most effect
i've restorative tonic to build them up.
To those about to become mothers it is a
priceless boon. 1t lessons the pains and
perils OF childbirth, shortens labor, pro-
notes the secretion of an abundance OF
nourishment for the child and shortens
the period of confinement
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
HOPE FOR BRYAN.


lhere IS yet nope ior MI bryah.
His star is evidently in the ascendancy,
The Py0gyessirc Farmer has been
constrained ia cav kind word q, him
. ,
'"' o~ no ''"0' 10 iN'
N'''''' ~ '>~''i ''''' '''''' INV
~ 81 al . '',0 l'o'p'e '''I''l'o
,,ao,,s ','oh. ~ 10y o"t y" ~,
hear him speak No man in North
Carolina IS too poor for Mr. Bryan to
snake hands with, and he VIII be the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
Notice Of Sale.

NDER AND By VIRTUE or THE
~ power of sale conferred upon the nm.
dersigned trustee and contained i'm a Deed
of Trust executed by Alfred Gooch on lilo
30th day OF October, 1898. and recorded in
Deed OF Trust Book No 10. page Rs in
the Office Of the Register Of Deed, Of
Vance county, for the purpose Of eecurin1
the payment of the indebtedness thr,ein
mentioned, default having been l.ade in
the payment of the same, al the request Of
the holder OF the same, will sell a, th,
court house door in Henderson, y &. n
public auction to the highest bidder fnr
cash, ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH
1895; the property conveyed by said DerL
OF Trust to-wit: Adjoining the land. Of
Il. Lassiter J. F. Harris, Ii. p, Cheat.
nam and others, beginning at q stone IN
i,assIter line), end cerner of lot deedel f.
II. +. Cheatham and run thence .lo,e,
Lasslter's line S. 40o Z 90 feet 10 ,ionss
i-assiter's corner, thence S Coz + ~ faa,
10 10 stone In Lassiter's line. themes : soS
w loo feet to stone On Sherman S:,an.
thence along said street y. 56IZo " 90
1eef, the same being land bought NV al
1885. '' aug {,
Time of sale y o'clock.
July NJ 1885,; A'"S'ee.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
Notice of Sale.
TNDER ANDBY VIRTUE or IHE

TNDER AND BY VIRTUE or IHt
~ power OF Sale conferred upon the tn-
dersigned, A. J. Harris. trustee. aud con
tanned in a Deed of Trust executed ~
John Johnson and wife Lucy johnson.
the 9Th day Of December, 1889, and irc"FfS
ed in Mortgage Book No. "a, page ~, u
the Office Of the Register of Deed- lot
Vance county, for the purpose Of securing
the payment OF the indebtedness therein
mentioned default having been mad" III
the payment of the same, at the rr4ur-t "I
the holder Of the same, will sell at '"'
court house door in Henderson, Y. {, al
public auction. to the highest hIdd"i lni
cash, ON THE 18TH DAY OF 90 ~
BER, 1896 the property conveyed hy -t!I
Deed Of Trust tO-wit: In the to"n %
Henderson, adjoining lands of Thomas
hawkins and others, viz: Begin al a Stone
thomas Hawkins corner on the lIrAdrI-
son road leading to Fox's mill AMI run
westward 80 feet along said lla"h!h>
Ilhe; thence Northwari - feet 10 a point
10 feet from Hodges old line; thence !"
teet parallel with Hodges old line u"
ieet from line) to Henderson road thence
southwark along said Henderson ROAD
ABOUT - feet to place of beginning. lime
OF sale Y O'Clock NJ
Al. HARRIS, Trustee
Henderson, N. C., Sept. sth, losi.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
NEW ELECTION LAW
Two BallOts-FOur Boxes With Locks
and KEYS for Each Precinct.

The new election law, enacted by
. >isc last Legislature, directs that all
the candida ties shall be voted for OH
two separate ballots, which must be
deposited X, two boxes. On one bal
bot or ticket must be tbs names of
, the candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary Of State
Auditor. Treasurer, superintendent Of
Public instruction, Attorney Genera,
member of Congress, justices of the
Supreme Court, judge of the Superior
Court, and presidential electors. And
on the o'h her ballot must be the names
at the candidates for the Legislature,
county treasurer Off there be one),
register OF deeds, sheriff, coroner, sur
-veyof, constable and magistrates in
each township, and county commission
trs.
1n IS there. will be two long tickets,
one Containing 81 names and the
other containing II names.
These ballots may be partly print
ed and partly written on paper of
any color and may have a device on
them.
This new election law also directs
that four ballot boxes shall be made
ter every precinct, and each of the
boxes must be large enough "to con-
;Hin one cubic foot of inside measure
'ient and shall be provided with
good, strong ,ock and key" The
ballot must be deposited in two Of the
boxes, and when counted Cat the close
OF the polls must be deposited in the
other two boxes and carried to the
clerks office for sale keeping.
These boxes -four for every pre-
clncD must be paid for by the county
commissioners and will be quite an
expensive item for each county,
Chatham Record
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING.

Inc amounts spent by son,E con-
Germs Tor newspaper advertising are
enough TO make The fellow who in
vests CIV dollars N the course of a
year with his local paper and thinks
he has done big thing. have. ..swin
imp in the head" Charlie, Austin
Bates, the adverli5:n, writer, cI,es a
lew instances Ofthe enormous fortunes
built up by the al of printers ink.
Among the mOse extensive advertiser,
he names the following:
1t has been said that the ROYAL
Baking Powder Co. pay something
like SIX hundred thousand dollars a
year tor their newspaper advertising
Dr. }. Z. Aver & Co., isupposc, spend
something like half Il million dolla.s
a year advertising their sarsaparllllss.,
II IS 70 be presumed that Hoods 5
advertised TO similar extent. SCr.i )
Emulsion las been advertised alssios,.
1t not quite, as much, and th9Fc- are
perhaps several others in the United
States whose expenditure may be
placed in the same class.
All OF these ADVERTISERS Send more
Or less money in nthe. directions be-
SIDES. Thy go n1 # street cars, they
post bills, paint Signs, and distribute
advertising matter in The way Of
pamphlets, booklets and circulars. In
many cases, ;f:e amount Of money. ex-
pended II. other directions foots up as
much :" that paid for advertising in
'ar newspapers and magzncs.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17

The trusts, combines and money
powers OF the country are arrased
against candidate Bryan. But he goes
right on expressing his honest conyic-
ton about them just the same. In his
letter OF acceptance, published in this
issue, he deals with the trust question
IN this manner: 1.-The Democratic
party IS opposed to The trusts. It
would be recreant to its duty to the
people of the country if it recognized
either the moral or legaLight of these
great aggregations of wealth TO stjhe
competition, bankrupt rivals and then
prey upon society. Corporations are
the creatures Of law, and they must no,
be permitted 10 bass from under con-
troll OF the power which created them.
They are permitted TO exist upon
the theory that they advance the pub
lie veal, and they must not be allowed
to use their powers for the public in
jury" That is straight from the
shoulder, and goes right to the spot.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
Notice Of Sale
NDFP AMI pN- ,,.n,c,

NDER AND By WRIT,
- power OF sale c"nfer,v NM ~ of III
4eisigned Trustee. and Upon upon the uIi-
a u"In % InIt executed by Rnwiaat IN a
Hay r Of August, 1882. and rrco,t nn me 10th
. 6" st". 81 ,h Bopk n" 49, psgs sn i" Deed
c Coz y: Tor tie purpose q sec n"i vance
,."Hed default having 0een r om.te'f; men
h "ii i'.r',t o. the same at re"nas. IN ,i'e
hn ,'e' u ne sane, viii sell ~ H. Vi me
n ,'DoTr ,'pof III Henderson, y e : =, uiis
a :r,; 10 the high,>t bidanr ~, DIT pnbiic
,r "a T. - II DAY OF OCTOBEr 1s.n: IN ~
:! - pp;.l ~ conveyed by said Decd ~ p, s',r
t 81 y, IN town 81 Henderson ho,,,da i"ss
W iviio"s Begin at an iron STAKE n as
So v,t n:ar OF Hawkins mill road .nd .fs',
I"r ntn u W: 55j feet to an iron stat. iuf
9o, ,ast ana Kelly, line, Themes s u, n
c 70 ieet 10 planted stone .Junius S,oo,a
..ihet; thence y. Ga L 90 feet ., o.etie =
re III JuhiuS Steele's line: thenca ~ , OF
III II, ~ zee, tset TO a stake in Francis III, -;
l,.t,, .:.a:ce y. Ga +. 100 feet rail-
an 5teele's line to Hawk ms Mill i"f s
Va sne,.oe aiong said road ). a8o F en- 81. io".
/, a = 9t beginning, being land b",,,'. -
n Harris by Rowland Jones. 's''' Vi
Al. HARRIS, Trustee
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-17
The Facts About the FiddIing at Plank
Chapel.

| went to Plank Chapel on Thurs
day, Sept. 9th, in company with some
young people. A party was to be held
some distance below there that night
and with us was young man on his
| way to the party who carried violin
| under his buggy seat. During the din
ner hour at church it was proposed to
go beyond the precints of the meeting
and out Of ear shot Of the church. and
have some music.
/ had never been to ID Methodist
meeting before. | was aware that
some people while tolerant Of most
other kinds of music have a mortal an
tpathy to the bringing together of horse
hair and cat gut with musical intent.
But in the excitement of the moment
it did not occur to me that otlense
could come. | was always taught that
it IS incumbent on a gentleman. no
matter what his own opinions might
be, to respect the feelings of all men
! and above all their religious feelings.
Nothing could have induced me, or
may safely say any of US, to offer any
aff'ront to the religious exercises at
which we were invited guests.
When we reached the spring, some
two hundred yards from the church
and screened from it by intervening
woods and underbrush, the musician
remembered that he had no resin. Then
before going farther the violin was
tried and as it was found impossible to
play without resin the attempt was
soon given up. Abundant impartial
witnesses will testify that no sound was
made loud enough to reach the church.
Not step was danced as has been
falsely asserted. While making the
attempt to play, Mr. Holmes, the otlic-
latlng minister came down within ten
PAGES Of us. He gave no sign of disap-
proval. If we were doing wrong it
was surely his right and his duty to adj
monlsh US. | cannot believe that the
reverend gentleman was guilty Of the
exceeding J unchrlstian, not to say un-
Chrlstlke. act of RETAINING to reprove
our ignorance and apparently counte-
nancing our peccadlllo with Il view 10
subsequent legal prosecution.
If this is the spirit that animates
such exercises | must say that il meet
ing ground is the most periIous spot
upon which the unwary can set foot.
| was guilty of no intentional wrong
or dsrespect to any one. and have
taken pains to say dis much to the
proper persons. While | do not seek
to deny or ehrk my part in the otfense
so unwittingly given, must deprecate
and condemn the subsequent shower Of
threats and villiiications which did not
even spare the young ladies in our
company. Strangers to such treatment
they were naturally shocked and over
whelmed by its violence. The main
reason given for the violence of the at
tack was that my people are skeptcs.
l am happy to be able to say that
they are not only skeptical but sincere
disbeiievers in any species OF religion
whose outcome is other than charity,
.. W. BLACKNALL, JR.
kittreil, \. c. Sept. Is, 1896.