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Prayer For Delivery.

Some fellow who might be called
''Smarty Knowall," has evidently been
trying to help Editor Ashcraft, of the
Monroe Enquirer, run his paper by
telling how the thing should be done.
Wejudge so by the prayer for delivery
from all such which he sends up. Hear
him:
"We admire the man of self conf
dence. We believe that to succeed a
man must believe that he can do what
he processes to do: but deliver US from
these brazen-faced, brassy-cheeked
know-it-alis. They thrust themselves
into every ones way. they NEEDLE
with every hody's business They
can tell a physician how to treat his
patient. they can manage his case.
they are the greatest kind Of critics 10
the minister's sermons. and as for the
editor, they simply want to run the
paper. How these ftte assuming
know-it-alIs can talk. why. when it
comes to talk and cheek Balaam's ass
was not ..in it, when compared with
them. The best way to manage the
assuming wise-acres is 10 pass alon"
and never mind them
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father had an orphan boy bound to
him for seven years, and the covenant
was board and clothing and two
months schooling every year and $500
in money at the end Of his time. He
was smart, handsome and willing, and
made a good merchant and married
WE'LL
Mr.. Carnochan says he had to work
diligently, aud by the time his term
was out, the naDIt of work WAS fixed
upon him ana kept him out Of mis-
chief. There is The secret. Rn, few
Of our boys have formed a habit Il
work. If they do any at all, they look
upon it as hardship. The old man
saws that Aaron Burr traded at their
shop, and he remembers him we'll, 4
handsome, Courtly old gentleman
dressed in tip-top fashion and with
manners like L9rd Chesterfield. Years
before he had been forced to leave Tn:
country and lived in exile, but ne can't:
back when the storm blew over and 1t:
was such a great lawyer, thai hr sppn
got lots of practice and made lots II
money. He drove fine horses and MAS
a high-born aristocrat and never lost a
minutes sleep about killing Hamilton
was ruminating about that, for
there is no story like it in American
biography. The young people ought
to read it. His fathers name was
Aaron Burr and he was very learned
and pious preacher and teacher. He
was founder and first president OF
Princeton college, and IS buried tAere,
and six other presidents are buried near
him. He married Esther, the only
daughter of Jonathan Edwards, the
noble, great preacher AMI pr found
thinker. \ man whose sermons made
the people ,remble and cry out and
beg for mercy. The younger Aaron
had a siste, named Esther, and these
two were left orphans at an early age
They had good estate and the bes'
of guardians, and received good CT
| ucation. Aaron was sent TO Princeton
where he graduated with sTeat dlslnc
ton. 1t was expected that he, too
would be a preacher, hut he suddenl,
Iastonished his friends by denolnCln.
Christianity as humbug, and de
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Clared his admiration for Lord Ches-
terfield, whom, he said, was the finest
gentleman in the world. Tnen he stud
led law, and soon became the top OF
the profession.
When the Revolutionary war was
impending he was given high posi-
tion, and became an intimate Of Gen
eral Washington's family; but he did
not like Washington's steady habits
and religious principles, and left him.
At the close Of the war he married a
wealthy widow-a Mrs. Provost, an
accomplished and pious Christian
woman. She became the mother OF
Theodosia, celebrated in her day for
her beauty and her graces of mind and
heart, and universally lamented for her
sad and mysterious fate. His only
child, son, died when he was Il
years old, and she herself was losts at
sea but few weeks after; no one ever
heard of the vessel after it sailed from
Charleston. There are many stories
about it having been seized by pirates
and Theodosia with other passengers
being made to walk the fatal plank
! that dropped them into the sea.
Not long before this sad event Burr
had forced Hamilton to fight a duel
with him, and killed him, not only
without regret, but with unfeigned sat
islaclion. This put him under the ban,
and he had to fly to avoid arrest. He
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fled to Carolina, where his daughter
lived. She had married Joseph Aston,
one Of South CoTolina's best citizens,
and who afterwards became Governor
Of the State. Burr was the Vice Pres
ident of the United States when he
killed Hamilton. After this he con
Ce!ved great political scheme to found
a limited monarchy in the Southwest,
With New Orleans a. he seat OF gov
ernmert, and he was 10 ie the mon
arch. His reasonable designs were
discovered, and he was arrested and
tiIcd and barely ESCAPED CONVICTION.
j'ieadlngs, her devotion and her fasCi-
mating beau'y. But such was the public
temper thai he had Ia exile himself
and escape - Paris, where he lived for
several year, u"der the assumed name
VI Arn0t.
When he dared To return he resurn-
G.! lhe practice of law in New YORK,
and soon became entangled in many
scandals and lntrigues. When he was
seventy Years old ne was still hand
some and engaging, and SO beguiled a
| French countess of great wealth that
she married hm. He wasted her
money 50 lavishly that she separated
! from him in a short while and he was
| left penniless His few friends aban-
doned him and he died degraded and
disyraCed at The age Of four score
years. In his last days he read the
Bible anew-read and Eondered, and
/ with sadness and contrition said:
"There is the most perfect system of
| truth the world has ever seem What
life, what a record, what a wreck Of
! great talents, and all because he for
sock the teachings Of his noble, Chris
tian ancestors and became scoffer,
an inldeI, a Chesterfield. What bitter
! memories-what anguish be must have
felt in his last days-his last hours,
when he begged 10 be buried a, PRINCE
ton by the grave of his father Verify
it seems like Providence followed him
with an avenging hand cnd heaped
misery upon him all his life.
And my old friend Carnochan sas
that man and heard him talk and fei'
magnetlzed by his presence-and he
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-29
The Latest Snake Story.

The latest snake story comes from a
Western paper. Here it is--but we
do not ask our readers to belive it:
In August, 1895, a large black snake
entered the house of farmer living
west Of Coffeyville and swallowed an
eight-day clock. The snake stayed
near the house for several days and
the clock could be heard ticking and
striking inside the snake unit. it ran
down. A short time ago the snake re-
turned to the farm and laid a number
Of eggs. and on breaking them the
farmer found beautiful gold watch in
each Que. lie Immediately fed the
snake a post "u..',r, with he hopes that
he might yel cough post holes to
build a new f.:lco around his house
next sprino.-leXtM.
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.DOn't sPhaIe' to Be There.

50 the young girl wrote to her lover by
way of postscript to an invitation. I'll
be there he said to himself, for there is
no such word as 'phale' in MY dictionary" :"
Mothers, do not fail in your duty to your
suffering daughters. Many girl 5
health is imperiled by ftlnctual irregular
tiles at her critical period Of life That
in the time to take a brief Selt-treatment
with DR.. Pierce's Favorte Prescription
1t puritieS and enriches the blood, gives
healthy activity to the kidneys, stomach
bowels and other organs and ensures TO-
bust health. For nursing mothers and de-
bilitated run down women generally it is
the most reliable restorative tonic and
soothing ncrvine known. To those about
to become mothers, it is a priceless boon
for it lessons the pains and perils OF
abundant secretion of nourishment for the
child and shOrtens the period of contine
ment.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-29

THERE is one most remarkable fea-
ture about the Democratic party that
these orators should take to heart. 1t
has ou,lived all political side shows,
travelling and local; it has seen par
ties come and go; it has hurled the
Wing party and the Know-no,hing
party, and it got the Republican party
fiat of its back when the latter was
backed by bayone,s. 1t will be living
and flourishing when the Republican
party is but memory in the political
world and when men shall have for
gotten that such combinations as the
Palmer -Buckner boilers ever existed
Richmond Dtsbatch.
An honest man ispne of the noblest
creations of God and a living monu-
ment to his parents.
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WITH two Bryan electoral tickets in
the field of North Carolina vote for
Bryan electors would be more than
giving ballot to the winds. With d
fusion Of the silver forces, vote for
the II electors means at least vote
for Bryan and six elevenths of vote
for Sewall. We are first. last and all
the time in favor of Bryan and as
much as we deplore the present state
Of affairs we prefer x-elevenihs to
nothing, therefore will vote the cleo
toral licked as agreed upon by the
Democratic and Populistic executive
committees.-Monroe Enquirer.
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HEARTACHES.
BY RUTH MARTIN .

Ii all sad hearts could speak, dear,
Therc'd be mighty moan;
For every living heart, dear,
Has trouble of its own.
The rich and the poor, yes, all, dear,
Have heartaches, day by day,
From the feeble. gray-haired man, dear,
TO the little child at play.
SO you must stop and think, dear,
AS you sit 50 sad and lone.
OF the burdens others bear, dear,
Far heavier than your own.
The things you leave undone, dear,
Are soon beyond recall;
But patient. loving Hand, dear,
Sends sunshine unto all.
And if you would have peace, dear,
And end this bitter strife,
Your selfish heart must change, dear,
Then God will crown your life.
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Electric BitterS.

Electric Bnters is a Medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed, when the languid, exhausted feel
ing prevails. when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need Of tonic and alter
ative is felt A prompt use of this medi-
cine will act more surely in coupteracting
and freeing the system from the malarial
poison Headache, Indigestion, Cons,i pa
ton, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
SOC. and Sl.00 per bottle at Melville Dor
sey's Drug Store.
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as four. He feels sure that he will be
able to convince the committee from
South Georgia of the fact that the cot
ton will be the greatest thing the
South has ever seen Or heard of.
He says that with this cotton in use
all over the South the farmer can re-
duce his acreage by over one half and
raise more cotton then than he is rails
ing now. This land that he does no.
use for cotton can be put to a profita-
bic use, and the income OF the farmer
Will be doubled as compared with the
amount Of labor employed in the rails
ing of cotton.
Jackson does not much like the idea
of having the seed destroyed, but will
sell it to the South Georgia committee
if they will pay him a large enough
price for it. If he refuses the offer of
$500 he will have the consolation
of knowing that he has been offered
the highest price ever before offered
for cotton seed.
OTHERS WANT THE SEED.
Hundreds of others are anxious to
get the seed, but they do not intend
to destroy them. Jackson has re-
ceived applications for different guam
titles Of the seed from different parties
all over the South. Ever since men,
ton was made of the wonderful cotton
in the Constitution he has been be-
sleged with letters asking the price of a
bushel of cotton seed is. An Atlanta
firm Of cotton buyers has offered him
| 500 bushel for the cotton seed, but
this offer was promptly refused.
Hundreds Of persons, among them
farmers from other parts Of the State,
have looked at the cotton patch as it
stands and examined the cotton, and
all who have seen it have been sur
prised at its large production.
A few days ago Jackson received a
telegram from the New Orleans ex-
change, asking what price he would
ask for the twenty bushels of seed now
in his possession. He WAS also ad-
vised to ship sample stalk of the cot
ton for the inspection Of the board.
The stalk was shipped few days ago,
and the price named by Mr.. Jackson
was $500 per bushel.
He has as yet received no answer
from the axchange, but expects a re-
ply in a day or two. Whether the
offer made by him will be accepted or
not cannot be said until the cotton is
examined by the board.
If they refuse to pay the price asked
them, if the committee from South
Georgia does not succeed in buying
the seed Jackson will retain possession
OF them and make small fortune by
selling them in small los throughout
the State.
The high prices now being offered
for this cotton only adds another
chapter in its already interesting his
tory. Never before were twenty
bushels of cotton seed SO sought after.
Men are willing to offer thousands of
dollars for it for fear that it will ruin
them, while others are equally anxious
to obtain possession of them in order
that they make a fortune.
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WONDERFUL COTTON.
$4,000 WILL BE OFFERED FOR 20
BUSHELS OF SEED.

All Atianta Farmer the Fortunate
Possessor-COtton Plant is Leafless
Deed Came Originally From the
heart OF Africa-A Story That Reads
Like Fiction, but Said to Be True
South Georgia Farmers Want to
Buy the Seed to Destroy Them
Afraid if it Becomes General The
dustry Will be Ruined.
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Plain intinlat;On.
Chicago Tribune.l

Bsshful Lover-I-I fear | must
seem a very Sahara of dullness this
evening, Miss Clara.
Self-Possessed Young Woman (tired
of waiting)-No, Mr.. Pankns, you are
not al ali like a desert You haven't
any sand.
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The Darlington. Wis. Jouraai says ediro-
rally of a popular patent medicine: ''We
know from experience that Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrbpa Remedy, is all
that is claimed for it, a. on two occasions 1t
stopped excruciating pains and possibly
saved Us from and untimely grave. We
would not rest easy over night without il
in the house" This remedy undoubtedly
saves more pain and suffering than any
other medicine in the world. Every family
should keep it in the house. for it is sure to
be needed sooner or later. For sale by
NJ Dorsey, druggist.
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4 commercial traveller is reported as
saying that he recently went into the
store of business man who did not
advertise and was surprised TO find him
busy The storekeeper had the salt
rheum and Waterbury watch. and
when he wasn't scratching himself he
was busy winding his watch.
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SILVER Or GOLD.

Better than either Is a healthy
liver. If the liver is o. X. the
man is o. X. Els blood is kept
pure, his digestion perfect, and he
can enjoy life and act intclligently
and patiently upon the questions
Of the day. Iou all know what to
take. You have known it for years
1t is Simmons Liver Regulator
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BILL ARP ON AARON BURR.
PATRIARCH CARNOCHAN, OF ROME, GA, MAKES TIL
PHIL LOSOPHER RETROSPECTIVE.

Talk With The Old Him to Write the
Brilliant
Political intriguesExid
full Daughter Teodosia-Supposed Have Killed
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(Atlanta Constitution y

An Atlanta farmer has created a
sensation in agricultural circles by
being waited on by a committee OF
South Georglans appointed by the far
mers OF that section of the State to buy
from him the seed from a crop Of cot
ton. The price TO be paid for the
seed is $4,000.
The man who raised and owns these
valuable cotton seed is Mr.. Jackson, a
Well-knOWn farmer, who lives on and
cultivated the farm Of Tax Collector
Stewart.
The citizens Of South Georgia are
not the only persons who are anxious
TO become owners Of these cotton seed.
Other men throughout this State have
made offers almost as flattering, all OF
which have been refused by Jackson.
The unnatural part Of the offer to
be made Jackson by the committee
from South Georgia is the fact that the
men who will buy the seed do not wish
TO plant them. On the contrary, if
they get possession of the seed they
will destroy them as quickly as posi-
ble, taking care that not single seed
escapes. The committee called on
Jackson Saturday, but he was not at
home and they have not yet had an
opportunity to make their offer.
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ALSO READ THIS.

MECHANICSvILLE. St. Mary County,
Md sold a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm to a man who had been suffering with
rheumatism for several years. 1t made him
a well MANA. J. MCGILL. For sale al
50 cents per bottle by NJ. Dorsey, druggist
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tU2 Sale by Phil 4. Thomas, Henderson

ttANTED->ENE FAITHFUL
= men or women to travel for reSpon-
>.,.r established house in North Carolina.
,'itIy $3.50, payable S15 weekly and eX-
Il1>e~. Position permanent. Reference
5Lr."rIu>H Self-addressed stamped envelope.
he National, Star Building, Chicago.
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THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
8 prominently in the public eye to-
day is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Therefore
get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
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For years you and your fathers
have found il Of sterling worth.
1t is and always ha3 been put up
only by ]. IL. XeiIin & Co. Take
none but the genuine. 1t has the
Red Il on the front Of the wrapper,
and nothing else is the same, and
nothing SO good.
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If Troubled With Rheumatism Read
This.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Apr. Is, 1S94.-I
have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for
rheumatism and found it to be all that is
claimed for it. | believe it to be the best
preparation for rheumatism and deep
seated muscular pains on the market and
cheerfullv recommend it to the public
JNo. q. BROOKS. dealer in boots, shoes,
etc, No. Is. Main St.
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.ariee will treat you kindly, and his
.-as", th'reby saving money for the fam
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His Passing Away Calls Forth an Elo-
quent Tribute From Mrs. Davis
She Bears Cheerful Testimony to
His Faithfulness and FideIity-De-
clares He Was an Honor to His Race,
4 Man of Sterling Integrity, High
Intelligence, Keen Sense OF Justice.
With a Warm and Grateful Heart
and True Instincts of a Gentleman.
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WHY THEY DON'T LIKE IT.

The farmers of South Georgia have
sent their committee to Atlanta to buy
the seed from Mr.. Jackson because
they believe that if the cotton is
planted throughout the South they
will be ruined beyond repair.
They are of the opinion that if cot
ton will do SO good under SO severe a
test when planted and cultivated it will
produce so much that cotton will be
SO cheap that there will be no money
in it for the farmer.
Jackson says that if the cotton is cul-
tivated it will produce at least two
bales to the acre, and possibly as much
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TESTED THE SEED.

This year when the time for plant
ing cotton came Mr.. Jackson deter
mined to give the seed severe test
and see if they would stand it. He
planted every seed in the poorest
ground On his entire farm and on the
West side of hill. AS is well known
TO all farmers, the West side upland
ground is always very poor.
Though the land was unusually
poor and This year one of the worst
cotton years in the history of the South,
the cotton flourished and is still bloom
ing. Mr.. Jackson used nothing to
enrich the soil in which the seed were
planted. The test was a severe one,
but notwithstanding that fact some Of
the stalks are as high as seven feet.
The cotton produced by these seed
is of the very finest quality and 1t IS
even as fine as long staple cotton.
Jackson has been offered 10 cents per
pound for what he has raised this year
but he has refused to accept it and be
lieves he will be able to get II cents
for it.
One of the peculiarities of this cot
ton is the fact that it is leaiiess. When
the stalk grows up leaves begin to
sprout on it and after they have grown
out for some distance the fruit comes
out from the stem of the leaf After
the fruit has partially matured the leaf
drops off, leaving the stalk perfectly
leahess. This is the only cotton OF
the kind ever heard of in this country
and is causing no end of comment
among the farmers throughout the
Cnntb
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ARE WONDERFUL SEED.

The seed which the citizens oi
South Georgia propose to buy are the
only ones Of the kind in the world.
There are only twenty bushels of them
and the price TO Oe paid will be about
1000 per bushel.
Such price as that for cotton seed
was never heard OF before. Jackson
has received hundreds of offers for his
seed, but even he vas surprised when
he heard that a committee would
wait on him for the purpose of offering
him as high as $4,000 for his crop OF
seed.
These seed have a history of a kind
that is unusually interesting. Several
years ago Mr.. Jackson was presented
with them by a Jew who had brought
them from the interior of Africa, from
a part Of the dark continent on which
the foOt Of white man seldom treads.
On the stalk were sixty-five bolls,
the largest and finest ever seen in this
country. The seed were well preserved
by iher original owner ana were
brought safely to America. While on
a trip through tie South, the man
who had brought the seed from Africa
told of them and stated that he would
give them to some farmer who would
take care Of them. Jackson was men
toned to him and the Jew turned the
seed over to him.
Jackson planted the seed and
watched their growth with fond eyes.
He had heard how high the stalk from
which the seed were taken had been
and he determined to grow stalks
equally as high. His first crop was a
success. The stalks Of the cotton grew
to an enormous height and at The
time the matter was mentioned in
the C0HstituH0n..