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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-05-28
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

1t appears that Boss platt's opposi
ton to Mckinley IS not 50 much that
he has made 10 remarks and cast no
votes in his time that tend to the
maintenance Of good money, but that
he has made ali sorts of remarks and
cast all sorts Of votes, says Mr.. PIatt,
acted in every sltultloh, not from
settled principles and convictions,
but in correction with what he con-
sdcrs at the time to be popular.
In other words Mr.. Plat seems to
think that Major Mckinley has done
only those things which would tend to
his own popularity tor the time being,
and ,hlt in all matters in which he
has played a part he has given no
thought either to party or country.
Such a man, he believes, is unfit and
unsafe for the Presidency of this great
Republic, and if it is any comfort for
him to know it he is informed that he
i, not alone in that opinion.
Bot General Alger, one Of the Ohio
mans distinguished campaign mana
gers, offers a boost for his chief, and
says: "The tariff is an issue also, but
do not think that Major Mckinley
means any ripping up Of the tariff
question. | do not believe that he is
a radical protectionist. >" Then, as
the Philadelphia LeIser remarks, in
-, Of al
inconsequent and indecisive, what is
hep He is in favor ofthe gold standard;
he is not in favor Of the gold STAN
dard; he is a radical protectionist; he
is not radical prCteCtionist. IT he
is not the latter, he is nothing as a
Republican Presidential candidate, as
his candidacy is based upon nothing
but that, and if that foundation is cut
from under his feet by one of his most
| trusted, representative political agents,
| what is there left for him to stand
npon? He stands upon nothing. He
sits on the fence with one foot dang
! ling in bewildering uncertainty upon
| the free silver and conservative tariff
side, and the other similarly dangling
upon the sound money, radical pro-
| lection side. A timid straddler even
upon the only issue, Protection, which
| could IN any manner excuse his Presi
| dental aspirations. He himself has
declared that he has ''nothing to say"
on the financial question, and one of
his chief representative says that he
''is not radical protectionist.' Fac
ing both ways upon every vital issue
of the campaign in which he proposes
to seek the support Of the country, he
is an unheroic and undignifled figure
as political jugglery has recently ex-
hbited.
The best answer to all of this is,
tina, he is all things to all men and
sincere in nothing except in devotion
to Mckinley's interest. -Norfolk W-
pI,fIV
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SHORT IHLKS ON ADVERTISING,

tCOpyEIgnt Dy CHafleS AuStiH DdtcS.I
The chances are that one-time adver-
tisement, or a very small advertisement t,
will not pay. 1t is only continuous, per-
sistent effort, and effort that is strong
enough to make an impression, that will
be found adequately profitable.
Once in while the one-time advertise
ment on a special occasion will bring
good results, but not one time in hun
dred, unless the advertiser has been fairly
well advertised in the community before.
Ii the pier of a bridge is to be built in
the middle of river, the builders CON-
mence by sinking stones for the founda-
ton. If they dropped the first stone and
quit because they could not see it, the
pile would never be built.
Ii they dropped dozen stones, one on
top of the other, and quit before the pile
was big enough to stick out OF the water,
they would lose their time and their
stones.
But if they go on, put in a good solid
foundation aud build up from that, they
will in time raise pier that will be
strong and permanent, and that will
hold up useful and necessary bridge.
1t is just SO with advertising. The
first ads. you drop in only serve as
thing if you do not drop in enough OF
then1-but if you keep on piling one on
top Of the other, in the end you will have
pier which will sustain the bridge OF
business all the rest Of your life.
The water OF competition will waste
away some OF the stones, and they will
have to be replaced, but once the pier is
built the repairs will not be very expen-
SIVp
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~ Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
MOVING TO TOWN.

Too many people are dazzled by the
tinsel and show Of the city and town.
They think that to live in the city or
fashionable town is far preferable to
living in the dull and uneventful rural
district; and sometimes persons with
no manner of employment in the city
or town leave the country and move
just where they "can see something"
Those who have good homes in the
country will do we'll to count the
cost very carefully before they leave
them for haphazard business about
town. And those who have no home
and are really poor in the country,
will do we'll also to ponder over the
chances against them before they move
to the town or city without first Sc
curing at least some fair employment.
The Democrat likes to see the town
build up, but we do not wish to see
people make their condition worse by
moving to town without good empl ~
merit or some independent means Of
support.
Generally poor people can more
nearly maintain their independence
in the country than in the town or
city.-Scotland Neck Democrat.
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ABOUT HENRY ". GRADY.

SOME few years ago one most strlk-
ing address was delivered upon the
late Henry w. Grady, of Georgia, a
grandson of North Carolina. He was
orator and journalist, man of dlstin-
guished gifts and OF great promise who
died in manhood's prime. Geor
gia mourned her gifted son, and the
South gathered about the grave and
added lamentations as the silent clods
rumbled upon the coffln-dust to dust,
ashes to ashes. That address was de-
livered in Atlanta by Rev. DR.. James
w. Lee, then pastor of one of the
Methodist churches in that city, but
now pastor of splendid church at St.
Louis. He is the author of that extra
ordinary work, ''The Making Of a
Man." and another book Of beauty
and marked interest-:'Earthly Foot
steps Of the Man of Galilee." This
most unique, sympathetic, euloglstic,
analytical and eloquent address has
been recently issued by the St. Louis
Advocate Company. 1t is a neat little
volume of 1o6 pages and its title is
"Henry w. Grady, the Editor, the Ora
tor, the Man. There is finely en-.
graved portrait of the departed Geor-
gian. His was SO distinguished per
sonalty that it is we'll that this noble
Grafton has been preserved in this new
form. The youth of the South could
not do better than to own copy and
to study what an admirably endowed
preacher and author has said Of the
foremost young Southron Of his day.
Wilmington Messenger.
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The Editor Not a Moral rIOnitOr.

There are many people who believe
it the duty of an editor of newspaper
to try to punish and expose those who,
in their opinion, do not conduct them
selves properly. When they see the
law violated, they are too cowardly,
frequently, to themselves lodge the
complaint before the proper legal au-
thorties, but at once rush to the editor,
and demand that he shall become the
judge, jury and executioner to punish
misdeeds ofwhich they complain. Then
there are fellows who, when they have
a grievance or spite against anybody,
try to use the editor TO ventilate their
ill-humor and punish their enemy.
What a poor idea they must have of
the editor, when they think he is anx-
ious and willing to do their dirty work
for them. 1t is the duty Of the editor
to publish the news, champion virtue
and morality, and denounce evil, i'm
morality and wrong; but he mistakes
his calling if he undertakes to become
the especial guardian and regulator of
the conduct of every individual of the
community. -Chatfield (Minn.) Demo-
cr0t.
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OVERPOWERING NUMBERS.
The Heavy Odds Against Which the
Bows in Gray COntended.

There were enlisted in the Federal
Army during the war 2,776,3o4 SOL
diers, which was about = per cent. OF
her population; while, according to
Federal statistics, the enrolment in the
Confederate army was 600, 900, which
was about IT per cent. Of her popuIa-
ton. The Confederates, on the es,i-
mates made by Gen. Wright, agent
for the collection Of Confederate Sta
tistcs, deny that they ever had $780,
900 enrolled, as the Army Of the
Confederacy, ''absent and present.
was as follows, for each year: Janu-
airy, 1862, 5I8,o1I; January, 1868,
465,584; January, 1864, 472,78I;
January, 1865, 439,775-(EoL Nv.
"Battles and Leaders," ?. 768),
Taking the Federal enlistment at
ATS, 3o4, and the number Of Fed
erals on the pay roll May I, 1865, at
900, $40, there would be about 81
per cent. of the enlistment present.
This would give, on the same basis,
about $4,000 Confederates under
arms. This would preserve the ratio
ofGoo,oOo 10 2,778,3o4 enllstments,
and the general ratio of population,
8, 100000 to $4,000, 900.
History as taught in our public
schools has impressed the children OF
those who sustained the lost cause
with the idea that the history Of their
ancestors would no, bear criticism.
These children have heard nothing but
the songs Of the victors, and it IS due
to them that they should have the
facts of history, as presented by the OF
fclal records, 70 prove 10 them that
though the children Of the vanquished,
yet, they are descended from heroes.
The old Contederates say to the
victors, Praise your Arc de Triomphe,
and write in letters Of gold, Vicksburg
Gettysburg, Appomattox, and our
children viii pass with uncovered
heads under It's shining arch; but let
them, as they look up through their
tears at the diverse side Of this arch,
see written: ''Eederal enllstments,
z,778, 3o4; Confederate enlistments
600, o0o. New York WorM
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FIGHTING AGAINST DESPERATE
ODDS.

When the Cuban insurgents can do
no better-and frequently they cannot
they manufacture home made can
non out of native tree of great tough
ness. The bore is burnt out with hot
crowbars and the gun tightly wound
with green raw hide cut in strips. A cor
respondent relates that in one instance
General Gomez converted an iron
pipe, which was part OF the equipment
of a captured sawmill, into a cannon,
and with it drove the Spanish troops
out of two strongholds and compelled
them to surrender third. If the
Cubans were provided with modern
arms in sufficient quantities they would
surely sweep the Spanish troops from
the island in short order. Undoubt-
eddy they will do this eventually, even
with their improvised weapons. The
determination to win is the battle half
won. The barbarians captured Rome
with bows and arrows, sticks and stones
and other handy missiles. And the
barbarians lacked inspiration born Ct
patriotism and just cause New
York -41UGrnsty.
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Alter Thoughts of the Republican
Convention.

The following Paragraphs are from
the Raleigh Ne7o5 amt O6sr10rr:
81 am content" SAID Col. O. II.
Dockery. "Thcy have got 1t. Let
EN- have 1t, There IS no responsibility
on me"
81 did the best | could to beat the
ID scoundrel," said Reynolds, of
Forsyth, while the crowd was cheering
Russell
"I've got little money left ," said a
western Republican, "and I'll bet
$1,000 that Russell IS defeated for gov
ernor of North Carolina"
"Hurrah for julie Carr, the next gov
ernor Of North Carolina," shouted
half dozen Raleigh colorcd men, as
they marched down Fayetteville street.
J. Wiley Shook said while the Rus
sell rooters were shouting, "This IS the
first time | ever heard a ID crowd
shout themselves to death at their own
funeral"
"Hold on moment" said dele
gate from the sixth district. diets
put one more sucker on this ticket.
and sink it so deep it Will never be
heard of again.
"Pritchard is responsible for Rus
sells nomination, said a prominent
white Republican, and he will 20 down
with the Russell wreck. Let him 20,
we will not mourn"
"The Republican party has cut its
throat, and all the Democrats have got
to do now Is to bury it il, November"
declared delegate, as he wendell his
way to the depot.
81 would see Dan Russell further in
torment than rabbit could run in
nine years, before | would vote for him
for governor, said colored delegate,
as he walked out Of the hall.
"Let the negroes talk" said a frank
spoken white Republican, when one by
one the colored brothers began second
ing the gubernatorial candidates.
"That is all the colored brother gets
out of the whole shooting match"
81 have fought Dan Russell with
all my might" said prominent New
Hanover Republican, '.and | am going
to fight him until see him buried SO
deep in November that he can never
again betray the Republican party in
North Carolina
an bet my horse and carriage that
Dan Russell don't get hundred and
fifty negro votes in Raleigh township, -
said prominent CoIored man last
night, "and half of those he bought he
will have to buy over again, or they
won't vote for hin.'
"You must confess that this is a rep
resentative gathering of North Caro-
lima Republicans" was remark ad
dressed by prominent Republican to
DIR. J. J. Mott. "Yes sir, replied the
doctor, alt is the most distinguished
representation of pie counter fellows
that ever assembled in North Carolina. F."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-05-28
THIRTY-FITE YEARS AFTER.

At half past four O'Clock on the
morning of April IL, 1861, bomb
she'll rose from the morton in battery
off Johnston Island in Charleston har-
Dor, and burst over Fort Sumter. 1t
was the signal gun Of war that was
to last four years, involving millions OF
dollars and costing hundreds Of thous-
ands of lives.
Passions ran not. Families and
the ties Of kind ship were broken. Men
threw aside love OF home and the
peaceful avocations of life. Death and
destruction were in their hearts. Love
of mother and wife and sister gave
way to fury. They were off for the
war.
1t lasted longer than it was ex-
pec,ed. Winter came along with its
sleet and snow and icy winds. Food
became scarce, and clothes were rent
and torn and some Of the men were
Larefoo,ed. 1t was not SO bad to be
shot down in the hurry of BATH, but
the thought of the enemy devasting
the old homes and spreading want and
desolaton in his wakc-that was what
hurt. And the women and children
in want and squalor and wretchedness!
II was cruel and heart!ess. But war is
always that.
=, April 18th, at half-past four o'clock
-thirty-five years after-church bells
are ringing all over the land, sound
ing the paens of the blessed Savior,
"Peace on earth, good will toward
men," The fields are waving with
the golden wheat and the silken corn.
Peace and plenty are everywhere. And
in the valleys, resting quietly Under
the golden rod and aster are the he
roes who died for what they thought
was right.
Under the sod and the dew
Waiting the Judgment day,
Under the lilies the blue,
Under the lilacs the grey
-Hartselle (Ala.) Enquirer.
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I'm SORRY.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

There is much that makes me sorry as
journey down earth'5 way,
And | see more pathos in poor human
lives each day.
I'm sorry for the strong, brave men who
shield the weak from harm,
But who in their own troubled hour find
10 protecting arm.
I'm sorry for the victOrs who have earned
success, to stand
As targets for the arrows shot by enViOus
failures hand;
And I'm sorry for the Gallon, hearts who
freely shared their wine,
But drink alone the gall Of tears in for
tunes drear decline.
I'm sorry for the souls who.build their own
flames funeral pyre,
Derided by the scornfuI thrOng, like ice
deriding FIRE;
And I'm sorry for the conquering ones
who know not sins defeat,
But daily tread down fierce desire meath
scorched and bleeding feet
I'm sorry for the anguished hearts that
break with passions strain,
But I'm sorrier for the poor starved souls
that never knew loves pain,
Who hunger on through barren years, not
tasting Joys they crave;
For sadder Is such Il lot than weeping o FER
grave.
I'm sorry for the souls that come unwel-
coined into birth;
I'm sorry for the unlOved old that cumber
up the earth;
I'm sorry for the suffering poor in life's
great maclstorm hurled =
In truth I'm sorry for them all who make
this tOiling world.
But underneath whate'er seems sad and is
not understood
/ know there lies. hid from our sight, a
mighty germ Of good;
And this belief stands close by me, my
sermon. motto, text
The SOrriest things in this life will seem
grandest in the next.
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A JOLLY COETEEARIAN.

Miss Sallie Braswell who lives near
Braswell's X Roads will be one hun
dred years old if she lives to see next
Christmas. She is cheerful and bright
but can not walk. She has a good
friend in her octogenarian neighbor,
Mrs. Margaret Bell, who is eighty
three and lives few miles from her.
Not long ago Miss Brasswell sent a
message to Mrs. Bell asking her to
come over the first day of May "and
let's hold the glass over the we'll to draw
our sweethearts. "-Scotland Neck
Democrat.
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STORE.
= Compare Our Cash SI6dQ6 =
~ Hammer Prices With Some w.
! OF the KIM Credit Prices !

On Shoes the world can't beat Ladies fine Dong Shoe
goods latest style ladies' button Shoes wholesale
wholesale, retail Ladies
less than regular Gents Hand Made
Shoes worth regular $780, s2 Another lot worth
uar $780, s2oo big lot of Gents Fine Shoes worth regular
SITS and $500, price 81
big line Of Gents fine Straw Hats bought sample lots worth wholesale
from 50 CENTS retail regular houses at from
choice and RETAIL nice lot of Ladies' Trimmed Hats, made
latest style New York. sell less sold
regular prices Ladies' Sailors trimmed latest style trimmed
all the latest styles Gents broad bm Malaga Hats Malaga
Hats Our Straw Hats both for ladies and purchased
the bottom had fallen
Gents fine Coored Shirts bought will sell
and soo Umbrellas both ladies' and
houses afford sell them Nice Framed
s125 18x2 inches worth Stationery Note
Envelopes and pack Ink Writing
Dozen Paper C. Box backing Needles
All other notions prices.
nice line latest styles Iac and Hamburg Edgng
Ladies' made under
making will cost Dry Goods, generally
dry goods Prices
bought samples from drummers will be sold
The stock purchased house
principally sample lots When
Do make tickets paid
back dinner" but SPOT of
best friends their the Dream
King Credit and do need
CALL stock before purchasing
Will be convinced that what advertise facts
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Points About Advertising,
National Adyertiser.l

The best insurance policy against
business failure is an effective adyer-
tlsement.
The merchant who stops advertising
cuts the supply wire of the motor that
IS taking his business up the road Of f.
nancial success.
An effective advertisement is an
anchor. which will often hold disabled
business from drifting on to the ragged
reefof financial failure.
One good advertisement on a page
ofmediocre and conventional announce
ments is like ray Of sunshine in a
hovel. 1t retains its brilliancy amid
squalid surroundings, and is the first to
attract aud hold the attention of the
eye.
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Cure for Hog Cholera.

Every paper in the United States
ought occasionally to keep the fact
before its readers that burnt corn is a
certain and speedy cure for hog chol-
era. The best way is to make a pile
of corn on the cobs, effectually scortch
it and then give the affected hogs free
access to it. This remedy was discov-
cred by E. E. Docks at the time his
distillery was burnt in Fulton county,
H., together with lot Of store corn
which was so much injured as to be
unfit for use and was hauled out and
greedily eaten by the hogs, several Of
which were dying daily. After the
second day not single hog was lost,
and the disease entirely disappeared.
The remedy has been tried in a num-
Der of cases and never failed.-Balti-
more Sun.
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Public memory is short and publ

Public memory is short and public
gratitude is an uncertain virtue.
Lauded to-day, abused tomorrow. No
man rests secure in the good estimation
of the public today. No matter what
his past record, no matter what SER
vices he has rendered, no matter what
good he has done, no matter how pop
ular he is to-day, his name may to-
morrow be by-word and reproach.
Why? Not necessarily because of
anything he has done. His course
may have been spotless to the end,
but some senseless objection is raised,
it or TVS on nothing and strange to say,
the universally acknowledged honest
man is branded and bounded as a
rascal and traitor. Past service for
gotten, past fealty to the winds, past
honesty away They only add to the
virulence Of the present attack. And
public gratitude? there is no such
thing. And public memory? it dies in
its own birth throes.
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! Cd ~ (
c. IVES
\ REu EFF

Mrs. James Taylor, who resides a,
No. So Bailey avenue, Kingsbridge,
New York, on the 14th of December,
1894, said: my age is 65 years.
For the past two years have had
liver trouble and indigestion. |
always employ physician, which
I did in this case, but obtained no
beneficial results. l never had any
faith in patent medicines, but having
seen Ripans Tabules recommended
very highly in the New York Ns,ald
1 concluded to give them trial
After using them for short time,
found they were just what my case
demanded. l have never employed
a physician since, which means s.
a call and 81 for medicine. One dol
lars worth of Ripans Tabules lasts
me month, and l would not be
without them if it were my last dollar.
They are the only thing that ever
gave me any permanent relief. take
great pleasure in recommending
them to any one similarly affected.
(Signed), MRS. ]. TAYLOR.
Rinans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by m
10 ID In
h,micaI Company, No. 10 Spruce st.. New W
ia. lie vial. 10 cents
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Some Facts about North Carolina.

North Carolina contains $4,000
square miles land surface, 5000 square
miles water surface, 5c,eS6 square
miles total area. Extreme length 5o31I
miles, extreme breadth 1877. miles;
length of coast line SI4 miles Posi-
ton of Raleigh, State capital is, lati-
tude IS degrees, ~ minutes, longitude
IS degrees, 5S minutes 5 seconds.
Altitude of Raleigh above sea level
365 feet Mean elevation of the State
Gao feet. , Highest Point (Mitchell's
High Peak 6,6SS feet. Highest
towns, Boone $3.50 feet; Highlands
4 900 feet. Number of counties o.
Number of towns with population over
1000, %. Area of largest county
brunswick Robeson) $50 square miles;
area of smallest county New Hanover)
80 square miles. Mean annual tenn
perature 50 degrees. Rainfall $3.50
inches. Mean annual temperature for
Raleigh is 60 degrees. Summer 72.2,
winter 4S.3. Rainfall 1867 inches.
Total water power 100000 horse
power. Number miles of railroad
3,5771z. Present valuation (assessed)
railroad properly se4,555,754.55. Pop
ulation of North Carolina Gu. S. CEN
sus,) 1890, 1,617,947; in 1880 it was
I,SO9,75o, an Increase of 2IS,Io7.
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Noah was the first man to advertise.
He advertised the food and it came
through all right. The fellow who
laughed at advertising got drowned,
and it served them right. Ever since
Noahs time the advertiser has been
prospering while the other fellow is
being swallowed up in food of disas-
ter.