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Good Roads Indeed.
(NatiOnal RecOrder.)

This is an age Of mechanical revo-
surprise than formerly to note that a
complete metamorphosis of our turn
pike system is being seriously and Of
ficially discussed. Gen. Roy Stone,
in charge OF the road inquiry office Of
the department of agriculture at Wash
lngton, in a recent interview an
nounced his belief that the ultimate
solution of good roads problem for the
great thoroughfares will be steel track
highways. He advocates laying double
tracks Of flat rails on stringers, with
I2-foot roadway on each side for turn
out. The form Of the rail should be
shallow trough with fiat bottom and
the edges raised just enough to give
gentle guidance to the wheels. This
would enable the vehicles to turn on
and off the rails without difficulty. He
believes that such roads would effect
saving from SO to SO per cent. in
the expense of hauling and also large
per Centage In wear and tear of We
hlcles. With the general use of horse-
less carriages which such steel roads
would promote, the saving might be
even larger. The first cost of such
roads will be considerable, bu, they
will effect great saving in repairs, so
that in time all our large cities will be
connected by these steel highways,
which will be crowded with vehicles,
thus cheapening transportation and
facilitating Accommodation. And
what a commentator Of American
courage and energy-no one will as
sert that in this progressive country so
gigantic transformation is impossible
or even without the range of proba-
bllity. If the American people. de-
eide that iron roads are the best they
will have them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
Letter From KittreEI.

KITTRELL, n. c., Dec. 18th, '96.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Miss Emma
Burwell, a daughter Of Mr.. SPOTS wood
Burwell, has gone to Portsmouth, Va.
to visit relatives. She will remain
until after the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Regina Reid returned Monday
from Elberton, Ga. The marriage of
her son called her home.
Quite party of young people will
go from here to attend the marriage of
Mr.. Jessie L. Reid to Miss Ada Tucker
More extended particulars will be given
next week.
Tomorrow another one of Kittrell's
worthy young men will take unto him.
self better half. Mr. Vincent Hes
ter and Miss Antoinette Newton, of
Franklin Co., being the parties there
unto.
Rev. X. D. Holmes returned yester-
dey from Kinston. That he will again
serve Tar River circuit is very graft
flying to his many friends.
Mr.. Lyman Nichols and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Dexter. of Boston, who
have been stopping here for several
days with Mr.. &. II. Williams. re-
turned yesterday. They were de-
lighted with the fine sport they had
while here, staying longer than was
their intention on account of it.
Mr.. Ed Reid arrived this mornin 9
from Morsauton. He will act as be st
man at his brothers marriage.
Preparations are being made at tn e
NJ. f. Church to have a Christmas tree
in connection with some other eXer-
cises given by the members of the
Sunday-school. 2.
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REV. ROBERT w. HINES.
Brief Sketch of His Life and the Work
He is Doing.

In the North Carolina Presbyterian
Of Nov. 10Th, we find the following
brief sketch of Rev. Robert w. Hines.
together with a half-tone engraving of
him. AS the subject of the article is
native Of Granville county and one
time resident Of Henderson. it will be
read with unusual interest we are sure:
Robert. ". Hines, was born in Gram
vile county, June 18th, 1859. His hon
Ored father the Rev. Edward Hines, was
ordained by Orange Presbytery in 1912,
and for about forty years ministered to-
churches in Granville county, SO faith
fully, that his memory isgreatly revered.
After spending several years in the school
Of the santed Nathaniel Y. Watkins,
Robert at the age Of seventeen took IL
position in dry goods store and clerked
there until 1873, when he accepted the
position OF drug.!clerk under Mr.. J. X.
Young, Of Henderson, y. {. In 1881, he
was Iicened as pharmacist by the State
Board Of North Carolina. As Il skillful
druggist he filled with credit positions in
South Carolina and Virginia. Having
become a member OF the church in youth
we find him at length one OF the board
OF deacons OF the Grassy Creek Presby-
terian church For years he felt moved
to enter the ministry, but the difficulties
seemed insurmOuntable. At length, by
the help of his faithful pastor, the Rev.
Carr Moore, he became clearly convinced
of the Divine call aud was received under
the care of. Albemarle Presbytery, Sept.
Stb, 1892. BY direction OF Presbytery
he repaired at once to Union TheolOgi-
cal Seminary, Virginia, and there took
special course OF two sessions, finishing
in the spring OF 1894. Pts vacation was
spent in home mission work in the cOun-
ties of Halifax, Martin, Pitt and Edge
cOmbe travelling some 900 miles, most
OF it on foot. speaking two to three
times every Sabbath and establishing
Sabbath schools when and where he
could. SO impressed was he with the i'm
portance OF this work that when he was
licensed by Albemarle Presbytery, 22nd
of April, 1894, he accepted a call from
the Home Mission Committee and en-
tered upon his present work, May, 1891.
August the 18th, Of the same year at
Nutbush, one of the churches ministered
to by his sainted father, Rev. X. W.
Hines, was ordained as an evangelist by
his Presbytery, and ever since has filled,
very creditably, one OF its evangelistic
iifiIo III ~,
Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin and Craven
counties. He has labored very earnestly
and perseveringly and God has owned
and blessed his work. By his efforts a
nice church building has been erected at
Parmelee, costing about 1925, and there
is now an active membership of eighteen
where there could be found only one
Presbyterian two years ago. All his
churches are weak and struggling and
yet God has blessed his labors by adding
tifty-three members during the two
years Mr. Hines was made moderator
of Albemarle Presbytery at its recent
meeting at Geneva church, Granville.
county.
April 29th, 1896, Rev. K. W. Hines was
happily married to Miss Fannie Frazier
Thomas, of Washington, n. {. His
home is at iiobgood, N. {.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
TIRED MOTHERS find help
in Hoods Sarsaparilla, which gives
them pure blood, 4 good appetite and
new and needed STRENGTH.
A Holiday Reunion.

a novel and interesting meeting is
to take place at the Winter Health Re-
sort, Southern Pines, n. c., on
December 22nd and 23rd. 1t is
called the ''Reunion of the Wander
ers from Virginia and the Carolinas. "
Low rates OF transportation over the
railroads have heen obtained from
Texas and other far off Southern and
Western States, so that at small
cost the people from the three States
named, who have emigrated to other
points may return and not only be at
the Southern Pines gathering, but visit
their old homes and stay for one
month, the round trip ticket being for
thirty days.
The indications are that large
number OF people will attend the re-
union and to enable the near by citi-
zens to attend at small cost the Sea-
board Air Line has made rate from
all along the line in Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia,
at the very low price Of one cent per
mile; and no doubt many old as well
as young people will make a Christ
mas trip to the reunion and see the
novel city in the woods, that has its
magn .ficent hotels. electric car line,
all built inside of two years.
The reunion meeting will be one of
social pleasure and amusement. Bust
ness will be laid aside and all the fun
and merchandising that be can crowded
into two days will be enjoyed on this
occasion. Those who want to learn
the exact cost of trip from far
OFT points. so as to inform friends and
relatives in distant States can write to
). n. Wisner, Houston. Texas, or T.
). Anderson, General Passenger Agt.,
Portsmouth, Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
pills. pills. pills.
There's nothing like pills
When you are bilious
A Fine Piece of Detective Work.

tClldi ODSClECl.J
Ever since The Observer and DR..
Henry Louis Smith Of Davidson Col
lege, introduced the Roentgen ray to
North Carolina, we have followed the
career of the ray with admiration and
interest. We read thus Of one of It's
latest achievements:
Among the recent discoveries made
5y means Of the Roentgen rays report
ed from Berlin are several relating to
diseases of the heart. Il has also
been observed in cases Of asthma that
the right half of The diaphragm stops
work during the attack, and the left
half is compelled t. bear all the ex-
ertlon.
In other words when wheel slips a
cog in the wonderful machinery Of the
human body, this all seeing search
light may discover the fact. When
half of diaphragm goes on strike,
the X-ray-alert Pinkerton of science
and invinclble detective Of therapeu-
,ics-wi!l be Oh to it in a jlffy and tell
on it too This ought TO be a terrible
warning to all duty Sinking dla-
phragms. In the nature Of the thing,
| there is no s hour law for the maChin-
ery that manufactures existence in the
mill we call man. Hence it is very
unsrateful in the right half Of the dia-
rhragm to throw the onus of its work
on the left half. What a spectacle!
Here is the ri ght half and the left half
of the diaphragm with pole between
them resting on their shoulders. In
the middle of the pole IS a key con-
tanning the breath OF life. As long as
this key remains in the centre Of the
pole, man breatI1es through his nos
trils and does not snore at night. But
let the right half of the diaphragm be-
gin 20 stand up-tOe time or two and
shove the weight Of the load over on
the shoulder of the left half Of the dia-
phragm. What is the RESULT Why
asthma, of course.
Now the cause of asthama has never
been very we'll understood. 1t has
never been suspected that it was the
result of the right half Of the diaphragm
Judging on the left half-slipping the
load along on the pole. Even the
most up-to-snuff physicians of the
whole world have never before sus-
spected the diaphragm of dong such a
thing until the X-ray threw light on
the .-.subject. That the diaphragm
would be guilty of such scurvy trick
| is a revelation to medical science.
! But aren't the Xrays a dandy set
| Of Pnkertons!
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
Matrimony.

London Truth has been asking i,
readers to furnish epigrammic deftini-s
tons Of matrimony. Here are some
specimens:
The art Of believing what we know
not to be true.
The only respectable sin.
The only legal lottery.
The egoism of two.
The absorption Of lump of sugar in
cup Of tea.
Wholly matter o'money (holy ma,ri-
mony).
Bliss or blister.
A debating society.
The triumph of hope over Stats
tics.
Gambling in ..fu,ures.'
"Paro'dce Lost
The duce of hearts.
Another remarks that i, is a part
nership which may fifty be entered
into on the first Of April and desolved
before Jenne." JENNIE being The name
of England's mos, famous divorce
court judge.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. &. Caillouettc, Druggist, Beavers
vile, H., says: "To DR.. Kings New Dis
covery | owe my life. Was taken with Ii,
Grippe and tried al! the physicians for
miles about, but Of no avail and was given
up and told cou d not live. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery i'll my store | sent
for Il bottle and began its use and from the
first dose began to get better, and after using
three bottles was up and about again. 1t
is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep
store On house without it, Get free trial
bottle at NJ Dolsey's drug store.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
A Recipe for Happiness.

The secret of happy life
Is blithe and cheerful wife.
Yet no wife can married be
Else from grieviOuS pain she's free.
Such freedom comes to only those
On whom Dame Nature health bestows.
TO insure gift of this description
Use Or; Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Miss Maggie Jackson, of Barbreck ST
Landry Parish, La, says: II was living
sick for sometime with female complaints
and all the medicine my friends gave me
did me no good. Death was approaching:
all my friends had given me up to die.
heard OF your wonderful medicine, and |
bought two bottles of it and before | had
takeu the last. got entirely we'll l am
SUI! enjoying goad health. and expect to
praise your medicine every where I 60"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
BuCklen'S Arnica SaIye.

The best salre IN the world tor cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Melville Dorsey, druggist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
=, a.. ~, cure Liver Ills; easy to
GLEANINGS FROM GRANVILLE.
Happening Across the County Line as
Reported in the Oxford Papers.
From the Democrat.

From the Democrat
Notice is given that ali application
will be made to the Legislature to have
the charter of the town Of Oxford
changed.
Calvin Mangum, who was sentenced
to be hung january Goth, for the muir
der of Nathan Winston, took an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Sheriff Cozart went down to Raleigh
Tuesday taking with him three men
and a woman, all colored, who were
sentenced to the penitentiary.
Henry Harris, colored, who figured
SO prominently here in the row which
occurred few days after the election
and which came near being Il riot. was
convicted Of secret assault with intent
to kill, and sentenced to two years in
the penitentlary.
The trial Of Calvin Mangum, Nancy
Winston, Frances Mitchell, Thomas
and VIII Tanner, all colored, for the
murder Of Nathan Winston, colored,
was begun On Thursday Of last week.
The case was given to the jury On
Saturday and on Monday they re-
turned a verdict Of guilty of murder in
the first degree as to Calvin Mangum
and Of the second degree as to Will and
| Tom Tanner and Mamie Winston, and
not guilty as to Frances Mitchell.
| Mangum was sentenced to be hung
| January Goth. The Tanners were SEN
| fenced to 80 years, each and the two
women to 10 years in the penlten
tiary.
| STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO,
| LUCAS COUNTY. 90
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
| the senior partner Of the firm of F. j. Che
ney & Co., doing business in the city of
| Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of one hun
dred dollars for each and every case OF
| catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of
| Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
| Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. D..
| 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
SEAL. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
| malls, free.
| - Sold by druggists, 75c.
| Halls Family Pills are the best.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
Davis Warehouse

Is booming right along on high prices
for all grades of tobacco. The hustling
proprietor Owen Davis is a hard worker
for his customers and is making things
lively for the boys. Try him with load
and he will please you with the res ult.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

Ahc NHeaPcsf. lHreS and Best Family
Medicine IL the World!
For DYSPEPSIA. CONSTIPATION, Taundics
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Collie, Depres
sion OF Spirits, SOUR STOMACH Heartburn etc
his unrlvaled remedy is warranted not to contain
single particle Of MERCURY any mineral substance
but is
PURELY VEGETABLE,
containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which a,
Liver Diseases nost prevail 1: will cure al
Diseases caused BY arrangement of the
Liver and Bowels.
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are bitte,
or pad taste IN the mouth Pain in the Back Sides O.
joints, often mistaken for Rheumatism: Sour
stomach; Loss of Appetite Bowels alternately
eosuve and lax; Headache: Loss Of Memory. with 4
painful sensation of having failed to 90 something
which augnt TO have been DONG Debility: Low
spirits; a thick yellow Appearance Of the Skin and
Eyes; dTy Cough, often mistaken fur Consumption
sometimes many Of these symptoms attend the
disease at others very few but the LIVER the largest
organ IN the body, generally the Of the disease
edness and DEATH viii ensue
The following highly persons z,,es, to the
virtues of SIMMONS LIvER REGULATOR: Cen W s
Holt, Pres. Ga. 5. W. K. R Co.; Rev. I. r FeIder
feFry, "a: Col F. X. slr:rks Albany, Ga: C. Master
son' Sheriff BIB g., "a; a. Butts cambridge
pa Kew. j. )" Bn.Ae. Macon, Ga; Virgil Powers,
Supt Ga ). W K. R: Hon. Alexander If Stenben.
We have tested its virtues personally. and Lno1
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acne, II IS the best medicine the world ever saw We
nave ted forty other remedies before Simmons ;ve-
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Pofary Teiet the Regulator only relieved but currd
T. Ed TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, MACON Ga.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
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Mr.. WAsmNGTON DUKE, OF Dur
ham, has given 100000 to T'ini,
College upon the condition that
women be admitted to that institution
upon the same footing as men. II he
gift was accepted by the North Caro-
lima Conference with the conditions
imposed. Mr.. Duke has heretofore
given SIS 900 to the endowment fund
of Trinity.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

Mygoods are pure and cheap for cash at
:. S. WHITTENS.
Main and Montgomery Streets.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17
THURSDAY, DEC. II, 1896.
VOLUME SIXTEEN .

To-Day the GOLD LEAF rolls up It's
sleeves, 50 10 speak, takes fresh cour-
age and a stronger hold and enters
upon the sixteenth year ofits existence.
In 1881 the paper was founded by
the present publisher in whose hands 1t
has remained ever since. Its lines
have not always fallen in pleasant
places, but it has lived and had its ex-
ls,encc without the loss OF a single
issue on account of adverse clrcum-
stances.
And the paper is stronger to-day IN
,uhlic confidence with better adver-
Using patronage and more prompt
having subscribers than ever before.
This shows that It's labors have not
been without appreciation and reward,
for which we have cause 10 be thank
ful.
ProGting by past experience we snail
endeavor to avoid such errors as we
NAV have fallen into heretofore, and
strive TO make the GOLD LEAF IN future
4 more useful and better paper than 1t
has been.
Encouraged by the support that
has been given US in the past we set
our face TO the future and go forward
with higher hopes and stronger deter
mination to give the people OF Hen
derson and Vance County-a paper that
shall be in every way worthy Of their
respect and patronage. And to this
end we ask their cooperation and sup
unrt-mOral and financial.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

JUDGE f. T.BoyKlN, justly regarded
one Of the ablest men on the Superior
Court Bench, has resigned. He has
contemplated this step for some time
as the salary was insufficient to Justify
his serving the State longer in that
capacity. He will resume the prac-
tice of the law. Gov. Carr has ap-
pointed eX-Solici,or O. II. Allen, of
klnston. as Judge Boykin's successor.
His tenure of Office is for two wears.
Judge Allen is said to be man Of
ability and the appointment gives gem
sral satisfaction. His experience as
Solicitor and his familiarity with court
procedure will serve him to good pur-
pose. He is a brother Of ex- Judge w.
X. Allen, of Goldsboro.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

SPECIAL LOW RATES
To Southern Pines December 22nd-
23rd.

To Southern Pines December 22nd-
23rd.
The Seaboard Air Line will sell
special low rate tickets to the Reunion
of the Wanderers from Virginia and
the Carolinas, at Southern Pines, n.
c.. Dec. 22nd aud 23rd. 1896. Tick
cts will be sold from all points on the
Seaboard Air Line. at one cent per
mile travelled. Tickets Oh sale De-
cember 2lst and 22nd. good to return
December 25th.
The morals OF this business aye will
not plumb the golden rule at all
points. If YOU a cuse a man Of steal
in ten bushei, OF his ncighD)r 5 wheat
h. Considers it mortal insult, bu.
when YOU call his attention to the
neighbour he has bankrupted in the
whea; pm, ne sill p, his thumbs in
his arm holes, and say with smile:
DWELL, | nA,ler myself, that did do
him up in that little deal. "--Eechange
pills, pills. pills.
There's nothing like pills
When you are bilious
To cure your ills"
The poet is right; and he might have
truthfuIly added, that of all pills DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the safest
and best. They are sugar coated. small
and easy to take, and produce no gripping
or nausea, but do their appointed work
quietly, pleasantly and thoroughly. The
only sure cure for habitual constipation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

The Grecnvlie Daily Reflector IS
two years old. Editor Whchard has
made bright, useful and interesting
little paper of it, and his success has
been we'll deserved. We wish him con-
tinued progress and prosperity IN III
lure
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

ASK the recove,a
dyspeptics, bilious sui.
!crtrs. victims of fever
and agus, the mercurial
diseased patient. how
they recovered health,
cheerful spirits and good
appetite; they will tell
you by taking SIMAoN.
| ivER REGULATOR.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

THE death of Gen Maceo, the bril-
liant and intrepid Cuban leader, IS
again reported. This time the clrcum-
stances and surroundings seem to
warrant the truth of the report. But
there are other men to take his place
and instead of checking the war if
Maceo has really met death in the
cowardly and treacherous manner
stated it would only serve to fire the
hearts of his erstwhile followers and
cause them to wage more relentless
and determined warfare than ever.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-17

Mr.. H. A. LATHAM has sold his
paper the Washington Gazette, TO Mr..
J. A. Arthur, Jr., publisher of the
E0ening Messenger, of that place.
Mr.. Latham has been an energetic
worker in the journalistic field during
the past dozen years and we regret
that he has decided to retire from the
sanctum. Mr.. Arthur is TO be con-
graduated upon securing SO valuable a
property as the Gazette, which will be
continued as the weekly edition of his
paper. Our best wishes attend both
gentlemen.
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j. II. ZEILlN & CO.. PHILADELPHIA. D..
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| SEAL.
Notary Public,

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for teStimO-
malls, free.
.H@Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.