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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
RESULT HASTY MARRIAGE.

The alleged preacher who last year
married a young Raleigh girl at Sails
bury after three days acquaintance, is
in Jail in Iowa. He came here and
aided somewhat in conducting services
at the Methodist church. A Baptist
pastor tells me he got an inkling as to
the young mans true character and
would not permit him to preach in his
church. The man is charged with
bigamy and DEMONSTRATING. The wife
is here with her parents and great SYM
patty is felt for her.-Raleigh Cor.
Wilmington Messenger.
This is one of many instances where
young and light headed girls have
foolishly married imposters, who were
floating around from place to place
fleeing from justice. Some of these
men are bright and lave a very good
address. They acquire considerable
: 7owledge from travel and are often
Entertaining in conversation and un-
derstand how to make tn mselves
attractive in the eyes of some girls.
These girls think it romantic to marry
after short acquaintance. They iail
TO take into consideration the charac-
ter of the man whom they are about to
choose as partner for life. Separation
and disgrace follow marriage and the
young woman whose life has been
blighted, is forced to spend the re-
mainder Of her days in brooding over
hasty action. She realizes when it is
too late what fatal blunder she has
made. Friends extend their sympa-
thy, but this fails to remove the bitter
pang from the heart of the III fortunate
young woman whose life has been
almost crushed out by the heavy blow.
Sanford Express.
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THE "CHRISTMAS PRESENT" OF
SENATOR.HiLL.

SENATOR:HiLL.
The following from Col. Isaac A.
Sugg, of Greenville recently printed
in the Raleigh Nevs ami O6ser71,
is heartily Endorsed by US and will be
read with interest:
Never in the history of the Amcri-
can Union has there Eeenee more re-
markable utterance tnan that of Sena-
tor Hill upon the resolution to relic
the ex-ocnfederates from the disal,il-
ity OF being loyal and true to the Con
victions Of honest patriotic devotion to
the South. For thirty years there has
been no war cloud to disturb the Fed
eral Union, and for these thirty year,
the brave men who wore the gray have
not been considered worthy of the
smallest Christmas gift before The
Christmas Of 1895.
Senator Hill has been a senator
during several Christmas festivities and
even he could not descend from the
high, patriotic stills to offer this little
right and privilege that every honor
able soldier Of the Southern army
should have enjoyed by the free AMI
willing consent of every man worthy
TO be senator or congressman of the
United States, and that "Christmas
gift" would have come with some de-
gree Of patriotism and justice, had it
followed at some early period after the
surrender at Appomattox. What has
the South done since the last Christ
mas, or the many that have passed, 10
| entitle her brave sons to the extraordi-
nary spontaneous utterance from the
New York Senator, and others, who
were in sympathy with those who were
in sympathy with those who wore the
blue?
IS it possible that a piece Of war
cloud not SO large as mans hand
with Great Britain has aroused the
sleepy sentiments ofjustice in the hearts
Of our friends of the North? Is it pos
sible that the Southern soldier is
worthy of this late day to be allowed
to take up arms, in defense of the
Union? Heaven forbid that any
Southern man would dare accept the
pro:ered gift under such circumstances
If there has been nothing to transplre
in these long thirty years to entitle the
Southern soldier to an equal standing
as Union soldier, then let us go or
in this probation until we are worthy
and not because there is small ores
of smoke seen in the wild imagination
OF cratic notwithstanding from
| Quxotic camp fire. The South doe
not appreciate any such Christmas of
ferlngs. The South is as true anc
loyal to the Union as any part OF tht
nation, and when the rights Of ths
Union are trampled upon the South
ern soldier will be ready to defend th'
stars and stripes, even to the death
but the South does not respect any
such twaddle. If we are not respected
IN time of prosperous peace, we ask
nor will we accept, pardon on suct
terms, and coming in such snobbisl
manner. The Senator is evides'tly
afraid of fight. The smell of smoke
from the late war must be still stron}
in his patriotic nostrils. The Soutl
has not forgotten the unworthy attacl
of Senator Hill on that honored sol
who wore the gray-Senator Morgan
only short while since,
No, say emphatically, the Soutl
is not asking such aims, and l trust ne
man will accept such an offering.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION

The Atlanta Contribution congratu-
lated President Cleveland up~n ap-
pointing two Democrats on the Nene-
zuclan commission, in this sashion:
The members of the Venezuelan
commission have been selected by the
president. Three are republicans and
two are democrats, and while the
Venezuelan question is not party af
fair except in the sense that the demo-
Gratis hav. always been foremost in
sustaining the flag as against foreign
countries, we think it should be a
matter Of fellcitation that after ma
ture consideration Mr.. Cleveland has
been able to place his hand on two dem
ocrats with ability and patriotism
enough to serve their country in this
delicate matter.
Instead of complaining of the fact
that a majority of the commission is
composed of republicans, we are proud
Of tie fact that Mr.. Cleveland, after
looking abroad over the country and
communing with himself, has found
two democrats in whom he can repose
confidence and in whom he can dis
Germ real ability. 1t shows that there
is life in the old land yet, and the
party ought to get il some not too
conspicuous spot and shake hands with
itself
We feel in our bones that if Mr..
Cleveland had taken the time and
trouble necessary he could have found
one more democrat able and respecta-
bic enough 10 serve on the commits
sion. We feel, too, that there are
more than three democrats in the
country who have ability enough to
serve their country and their party in
such matters as the Venezuelan affair;
but We are not going to say in very
loud tones for fear that some of the
sensitive cuckoos and patronage heroes
in this region would cry out that we
are making personal attack on Mr..
Cleveland and abusing the administra-
ton.
No; we are not going to complain
in loud tones of the republican major
ity on the Venezuelan commission.
Under the circumstances we are glad
that there are two democrats, and we
should feel that it was a victory for
the party if we had only one member.
AS matters stand, we have as many
democrats on the commission as re-
publican president would have appoint
ed, and there is big slice Of comfort
in that.
The commission as it stands is a
very able body. Its members are all
men of distinction and the verdict
they render will have the confidence
of the people. They are conservative
and peace loving citizens, and would
not hastily render an opinion that
would embroil their country in a
war with the British. At The same
time they are patriotic Americans. and
would not permit their love of peace
to influence them 10 surrender any
principle covered by the Monroe doc
trlne. The spirit that was behind the
enunciatlon OF that doctrine is as vital
to-day as it was at the establishment
of the republic. If it were not, the
safety Of our free institutions would be
at the mercy of any marauding Euro
pean government that might find it
convenient to establish itself here.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
Two Large Enterprises for Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 8.-Two of the
largest concerns ever chartered in this
State will soon begin operations here.
One is the American Ordnance Co.,
whose capital will be between s125, 900
and $4,000, 900. 1t will manufacture
ordnance and ordnance supplies. The
second concern is the Hotchkiss Ord
nance Co., which is to be branch of
the English Company of the same
name. 1t will make guns, gun mount
ing and similar articles.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
Notice.

DY AUTHORITY OF THE POWER
- of sale conferred in Trust iced exc
cuted or the fifteenth day of Feh., 1889, by
r. j Pendergtass and Merry J. hia wife,
and registered in Book A. page $40, of the
Office of the Register of Deeds or Vance
county, shall sell for cash hy public
auction, to the highest bidder al the Court
House door in Vance county. n G.. on the
3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1896. the
property described in said Trust Deed as
follows: Begin at a pine $ P. Phipps'
corner in the road leading from Hender-
son to Coley's x Roads. thence s. 81 v
s. poles to rock, thence 5. SO E. SO poles
to dead peach tree, thence \. 90 r 2a
poles 10 the Henderson road, thence ,lp
said road \. $40 E. 50 poles TO a bend OF
the road, thence \. q W. 80 poles to the
egnning. Containing % acres.
D This 3Oth December. 1895.
A. K. WORKMAN, Trustee
Aead9che stopped In % minutes by Dr.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and a favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at Is cents per box.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16

You can't expect Il man to 90 to
your store to buy unless he knows what
you have to sell.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16

the rule to gain health is,
early to bed and early to rise
The rule to gain trade is,
Handle good goods and advertise. -
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16

! remarkable cures on
- ord have Heen accomplished by
!:1o>i's Sarsaparilla. 1t is unequalleu
for all BLOOD DISEASES.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
Want Something to Eat?
Notice..

II AVlNG THIS DAY QUALIFIED
IA as executor Of the estate of Miss Maj
ME l.. Harris, deceased, before the clrlk
OF the Superior Court If Vance county,
this is to notify all persons holding claims
against said estate TO present them to nte
Or M ATTORNEY Capt, W. b. Shaw, at ten
derSOn, duly authenticated, on or before
the 9th day of December, 1896, OF tnis
notice will he pleaded in bar of thelT
recovery. Persons indebted to said
tate must make immediate settlement.
This December 9th. 1895.
DANIEL l. MARROW,
Executor of Miss Mamie l.. Harris, deed.
Watkins is Offering great bargains N
mems boys and children clothing. Good
goods, that fit and wear we'll
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16

Try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are just what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16

HeOd0che stopped In % minutes by DR..
Niles PAIN Pulls. 'Once cent DOSE"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-16
HARRIS, GOOCH & co.
Henderson, Il orth Carolina
AS Ever to the Front! No Yarns! No BOmbas

We. in making this New Years Announcement. alb
friends and Of Tobacco Market for making
force of drumme much less than past corps have
best estimate make oa Tobacco sold by
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-08
WHEAT AND SILVER.
The Price of the Former Now Rising
While That of silver Is Falling.

The Price of the Former Now Rising
While That of silver Is Falling.
One of Mr.. Bryan's strong points in
his appeal to the western farmers is that
the low price of wheat is caused by the
demonetization of silver. To be sure,
wheat was higher in 1876 or in 1881
than it had been in 1870, but facts are
unimportant in connection with "the
crime of 1873" Wheat has unques.
tionably fallen in price, and so has sill
ver therefore, if we initiate the price of
silver the price of wheat must rise.
If the decline of wheat has been due
to the decline of silver. how does it
happen that the price of wheat is now
rising, while that of silver is still going
down? In the last week of August the
price of December wheat in Chicago
was 53 cents a bushel. On Saturday
last it was 81 cents, an advance OF IA
cents, or more than 25 per cent, in five
weeks. At the former date the price of
bar silver in New York was 6715 cents
an ounce and on Saturday it was 65M
cents, decline of 2 per cent.
Clearly the prices of both commodi-
ties are regulated in the same way by
the worlds supply and demand We
produce In this country more wheat
than we can consume, and the price at
which we can sell the 81 rplus abroad
determines the price it will command at
home. When the foreign demand is
small-or the supply from other coun-
tries abundant-wheat declines; when
exports increase, prices rise again.
Even the most confiding Populist
must perceive that the recent upward
movement in the grain market has not
been brought about by free coinage or
by the promise of it. Silver has not
shared in the advance, as it should have
done by the Populist theory, because
there has been no increased demand for
it, and bushel of wheat will buy ao-
tually more silver today-as we'll as
more iron or steel or aluminum-than
when it was selling at dollar. And
with the rise in wheat the quotations of
Bryan stock Observation-Disclosures
Times
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Will Not Stand.

Corn was, on the average, 8 cents a
bushel higher in gold in Chicago in 1895
than it was in 1873 Did corn 20 up or
gold 20 down? One or the other of
these alternatives it is necessary to &C.
cept. Silver men will tell you that gold
went up, and that it has gone up since
1878 to double its old price. Why, then,
did corn go up.
Again. silver men say silver will buy
as much of any product as it would he.
fore the fall in silver. In 1873 a7lL
grains of silver would buy as many
bushels of corn as 81, the average price,
of silver, is contained times in $l-for
S7IL grains of silver was at that time
equal to 23.22 grains of gold. II is con.
tanned exactly S1s times. How much
would s7I grains Of silver-not silver
dollar, but silyer-buy of co, y in 1885 ?
Az much as ~, the average prlce Of
corn, is contained times in 5O.6, which
was the average value of 37JL grains of
silver in that year. That il almost ex.
actly ~.
So silver that would buy 81 bushels
Of corn in 1873 would buy but IL Lbushel
in 1895. In other words. silver had do
cltned with respect TO corn 10 per cent.
And corn 70 our greatest cereal crop.
The wild. reckless talk Of the silver
people does not stand analysis. Cinoin.
nati Commercial. Tribune.
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'6lLVER'S PRICE.
What Caused It to Fall From
'73 to 'o6.
RATIO OF GOLD AND SILVER

Prom 1ses to 1ses-As the Productien
VI silver Went Up Its Price Went
lDswn, While Gold Kept In the Mid
ole Of the Road All the wsy-Folly
For This Country Alone to Attempt
Free Coinage ut Any Ratio.
There are thousands Of voters in
lAis country, says the Toledo Blade,
who believe that the fall in the price
Of silver since 1869-for 1t began be-
fore 1873, and before any nation had
dropped its use as full money metal
was because of such legislation. And
the plea is made by the silverites that
II we restore it as a money metal its
price will rise to 1923 per ounce at
once.
Even IL the drop in the price of sill
yer bullion were due to this legisla-
tion--which 1t Is not-how could its re-
storation by the United States alone
raise the price to the old level. We
have 100000 people. The countries
of Europe which have dropped silver
alone have a poulation of 21S, ,0O0, 900;
India has 22O,0O0,000. How can the
action of 100000 reverse the action
of $4,000, ,000-over six times as
many?
But the main factor in the fall Of
silver is simply its increased produc-
tion. To show that this is correct we
seprint the following table from the
current number Of Dun's Review. It
gives the production by ounces of the
United States and of the world, and
the average price of bullion:
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BRYAN'S FATHER.
The "Judge" IL Not Quite What Popo-
Gratis Represent Him.

The "Judge" IL Not Quite What Popo-
Gratis Represent Him.
EDITOR BLADE-As many of my old
comrades do not take The National Tri-
bune. I ask you to publish the follow
ing printed in the last issue. It is an
editorial from the Lawrence Kan
Journal:
"The Journal has become weary of
hearing and reading the praises of old
Judge Bryan. father of the Democratic
candidate for president. He has been
pictured as saint, man of irreproach-
able character and deep religious con.
victions. 1t has been sail that he al
ways opened court with prayer and
closed it with benediction. As a mat.
ter Of fact. Judge Bryan was an old
scounderl who put IN his time talking
treason. organizing lodges of the
Knights of the Golden Circle and max
ing speeches abusing the soldiers and
the government.
''He narrowly escaped lynching sew
eral times at the hands of the soldiers,
and he richly deserved hanging. He
lived in the hottest hotbet of secession
north of Mason and Dixon's line, and
he prided himself upon being leader
of the worst of the X. G. O.'s, whose
business it was to encourage treason
and murder soldiers. He was one of
the rankest and vilest of copperheads
that infested Wabash county, and be.
cause Of his superior abilities was one
Of the most dangerous men in the coun-
ty. Knowing these things. as the Jour.
nal does, the constant singing Of the
virtues of the old rascal has a tendency
to make one weary" Toledo Blade.
VOLUNTEER.
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Note that the increase in prOduc-
tion has been accompanied by steady
decline in price. The two things have
gone together. There have been fluc-
tuaticns from year to year, but the in
crease year by ear in the production
has been accompanied by a fall in
price. 1t will be noted that the occa-
sienal decrease in the column showing
the american production played but a
small part in affecting the worlds
price.
The decline in the price from 1873
to 1875 was light. The production had
decreased, but Germany had thrown
q vast quantity of silver upon the mar
ket Other mints were open, however.
and in 1873 France coined $4,000, 900
and Belgium $2O,O0O.O00. The result
was that serious apprehensions were
excited that year, and in January, 1874,
the Latin Union limited the coinage of
five-franc pieces. Then the price went
down until the passage of the Bland
act, which caused another advance.
Germany took advantage of this boom
to sell 25,000,000 ounces in 1878, clos
ing out its stock the next year. From
1878 to 1881 the production increased
but little, and the market remained
comparatively steady, Notwithstanding
the suspension of coinage by the Latin
Union. Another radical fall began in
1885, coincident with the worlds big
increase Of production. A speculative
rise was caused in 1890 by the passage
Of the Sherman act, which was expect
ed to take al the American product,
but the price dropped swiftly, while
production went on increasing.
No law can raise the price of silver
while the production is so enormous.
Free coinage would only stimulate
production. and the price would fall,
1as 1t did under the Sherman law.
In this connection we will give the
commercial ratio of gold and silver,
from the tables in the report of the
Fairector Of the mint, at periods of five
years for a century, beginning with
the date of the first United States
,eeinage act
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Col. Cody Il sare Of Il.

Col. Cody ("Buffalo Bill"), the
famous scout and Snowman. who was
formerly a strong free silver man, writes
- follows to his friend, Mr.. Foote, of
the Hoffman house. New York:
Mckinley will sweep the northwest.
ern states. and say this as a person in
position to know what I am tallkins
about. ! have been travelling through
the northwest with my show and am
daily meeting and talking with hun.
dreds Of people Of al Glasses. / Am
meeting many Democrats Who viii vots oH,
against Bryan. while encounter com.
parativsly few Republicans Who Win
Dot vote Ter Mckinley. -
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The Money supply.

In 1872. just before "the crime." the
amount of money in circulation in the
United States was e72s. .809, $40.
In 1895 the amount Of money in cir
culation in the United States is el.62l,-
684, ,2s8.
Since silver was ''struck down" the
amount of money in circulation In the
United States has more than doubled.
In 1879, Just before ''the crlme," the
per capita circulation in the United
States was el&.70.
In 1894 the per capita circulation in
the United States is eal.S5.
II the per capita argums mt 10 Of any
value 70 the silver cause, how do they
account tor the fact that the highest
Per capita circulation ever reached in
the United States was during the re-
cent panic. when the per capica circu-
lation rose to nearly o26
C0uxise-J Joasnal (De1.l
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The fall IN the price Of silver from
sl79S to 1913 was so great as to pre-
vent the circulation of gold altogether
(1n this country, with free coinage"
5At the ratio of 1893. In 1888 the COIN
sRge ratio was altered to very near the
lcommercial ratio. or 1888, but silver
Rose In price after that SO much that
1by 1853 1t had ceased to be used as
money. and the value of fractional
coinage was then reduced. After the
1iscovery of the new silver mines the
Irytce fell so rapidly that one nation
fter another found it necessary to re-
Ekrict the coinage.
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ouNovNcsp paoreeYacN

n 1853, bat wsuld mae sAs Fast q
ths Present Time.
In Mr.. Bryan's first speech In con-
grers, delivered ON March l6, 1899, he
drew picture Of the condition Of the
western farmer quite a. dismal ~ any
that he 10 now producing for campaign
effect. He 10 not using any deeper indi.
60 In his present professional tour than
that with which he painted the distress
II the oppressed and mortgaged agri.
culturist then. But then for the dis.
tress, the oppression, and the mortgage,
he had only one simple, comprehensive
explanation: The western farmer was
the victim Of protective tariff.
Not one word do we find in Mr..
Bryan's original plea Tor Justice to
the Western farmer, Of the gold stand.
ard or the I0O-cent dollar az the cause of
all the woe Protection was q good
enough octopus for that occasion.
Mr.. Bryan told the following story
about man.killing tree In Australia,
and compared It to the protective tariff |:
There is In Australia what 10 known ~ the
canntbal tree. 1t grows not very high and
spreads out its leaves like great arms until
they touch the ground. In the top Is little
ouR oh0 Ah ekAob Cup y myBt0rlOu8 RlnO OF
honey. Some Of the natives worship the tree,
and ON their festive days they gather around
u. singing and dancing, and then ss q part Of
their ceremony they select one from their
number and, at the point Of spears, drive him
over the leaves onto the tree; he drinks Of the
honey, he becomes intoxicated as It were and
then those arms, ~ II instinct with life, rise
up; they encircle him in their folds, and, ~
they crush him 10 death, his companions
stand around houting and singing for Joy.
Protection has been our cannibal tree. and
- onaafter another Of our farmers has been
driven BY the force Of circumstances upon
that tree and has been crushed within its
folds, his companions have stood around and
shouted. Great is protection T."
No wonder this demagogue does not
want to talk tariff in this campaign.
He knows very well that he was false
In 1899, and is afraid the people will
conclude that he is false now.