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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

The South prospered more last wear
than any other section as the figures
Will show. The assessed valuation of
property in the Southern States from
1890 to 1895 increased $3.50, 100000,
or o5 per cent, while the increase
in the ten Western states was I o. per
cent.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Wealth of the States.

hduSdS ID "OItu P4OS3oS1 wy
Vermont is worth sS6,8o5,775.
Arkansas is valued at $50, 4o9, 364
The State of Maine is worth S235,-
97S,7I6.
Oregon is estimated to be worth
S52,522,o84.
Delaware might be bought for 59,'
95I,643.
South Cardinals wealth is estimated
at s133,56o,I35.
louisiana, sugar plantations and all
is worth S19o,162,439.
Colorado was estimated at the last
census at s74,171,693.
Texas has in its enormous territory
wealth of $40, COASTS dollars.
California was valued by the asses
sors Of 1890 a, 584,75S,o36 dollars
New Jerseys real and personal prop
erty is valued at 7o2, 361 dollars
Alabama, including cotton fields
and iron mines, is worth 122,867,228
dollars.
Iowa, including It's farm land and
manufactures, is worth 3o8,671,25I
dollars.
Washington, including real and per.
sonal property, is valued at 23,81o,6o3
dollars.
Utah, including the improvements
made by the Mormons, is worth "a,
1920 dollars.
Indiana is rich State, its property
of all kinds reaching a total of 727,-
8I5,I4I dollars.
The wealth Of Wisconsin, Including
the pine forests, amounts to 400, 2o3
185 dollars.
Kentucky, including blue grass land
blooded horses and tobacco, is worth
3So,743,3S4 dollars.
Illinois is one of the wealthiest Of
the Western States, its valution reach
ing 7S6,613,394 dollars.
West Virginia's wealth, mostly in
real estate and mines, is valued at 46,
981, 688 dollars.
In wealth Pennsylvania ranks nex'
to New York, having an assessed val.
uation of 1,783,459,o16.
Florida has smaller valuation than
most of the Southern States, being es
'imated at only 3o,93S,3o6 dollars
North Carolina, although large
part of its territory is uncultivatable
land, has valuation of 156,1oo,2o2
dollars.
Connecticut is enormously rich in
comparison to its size, having an as
sessed valuation Of 327,177385 dol
lars.
Ohio comes very close to Pennsyl.
vania in the matter of wealth, having
an assessed value of 1,534,38o,5o8
dollars.
Georgia has developed greatly since
the war, the estimate now reaching
the respectable total of 251,963,124
dollars.
Minnesota has developed more rap
idly than any other Northwestern State.
It's assessed valuation is 258,o28, 687
dolla S.
Missouri ranks high among the Wes-
tern States, the assessed valuation of
real and personal property being 561,-
939,771 dollars.
Rhode Island, in proportion to size
and population: is among the richest of
our commonwealth, being assessed at
252,536,673 dollars.
Massachusetts is one of the richest of
the States, having valuation of real
and personal property amounting to
1,583,756,8o2 dollars.
Virginia is not SO wealthy as before
the war, at least in the estimate of the
first families, but still has a valuation Of
318,33I,441 dollars.
In 1850 the total wealth of this
country was 7,136,ooo,ooo, dollars
about 3oS dollars per capita; in 1860
it had risen to 900, dollars
or about 514 dollars per head; in 1870
it was 10000, 900. 900, dollars or about
$50 dollars per head; in 1880 it had
risen to 42,642, 900, 900, dollars or $40
dollars per head, and in 1890 to 81,
100000, dollars or 1000, dollars per
had
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Love is the es sence of Christianity.
When love shall be free from all mix
lures which acc ompany or disfgure
its earthly state, it will stand forth in
. its purity as the charity which never
falleth. Love is so essentially the
centre around which the whole Chris
tian system revolves, that all religion
is but hypocricy and a vain show
without it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

The plug trade is without anv live
features save the Battle AK campaign.
Manufacturers have not found it prof
liable to push any of their brands so
long as the Battle AK craze lasts. This
brand will sooner or later cut a lesser
figure, for the artificial demand will
wear off. Once subject to normal con-
ditlons the market will regain its for
mer interest and competitive vigor.
Cincinnati Tobacco Journal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Most men before concluding whether

Most men before concluding whether
certain policy is right or wrong try
to figure out how it would affect them
personally. If it appears that it
would be to their advantage, it is a
great and glowing truth, and the man
who takes the opposite view of it, is in
their eyes either knave or a fool or
perhaps both. That policy is best
which accomplishes the greatest good
10 the greatest number.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Mrs. James Taylor, who rss;s
No. 81 Bailey avenue, E:ar,b-;SS
New York, on the 1l:h Of DIS
1894, said: "My age is g ve,rs
For the past two years hayeb
liver trouble and indigestion,
always employ a physician. wbi,,
I did in this case, bu; Obtained.
beneficial results. Iroye- had ~
faith in patent medicines. BIZ, h.
seen RiPans Tabu.es rccon,,aena.s
very highly in the New Yo,, H,r.,,
I concluded to give then a trial
After using them for short tim.
l found they were just what NY
demanded. I have never e.npIoye%
a physician since, which mans 5,
a call and 81 for medicine On.
lars worth of Ripans Tabules l.s,,
ne a month, and l would not be
without them if it were my las, do,,,,
They are the only thing tha, eve,
gave me any permanent relief III,
great pleasure in recommending
them to any one similarly affected
Signed, MRS. ]. TAYLOR"
Price rsDs 81 ass sold y Is sss
/" fnicst Company. No. 10 Spruce ST, Me-
Ia. pie vial. 10 cents NeH
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

He was persistent-"I have refused
you once" said Miss BelIe6eld, "why
DO you again ask me to marry you?"
"Becanse two negatives are equ,va-
lent to an affirmative" replied the
earnest young rnan'-Prtsburg CAron-
fcE.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Don't kick the man that has fallen
by the wayside through the Journey
OF lite, but help him upon his feet and
start him out on his journey. 1t NAV
he the making of chief magistrate of
our land.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
GET THEBEST'
ARMOUR'S FERTILIZER,

The Fertilizers used should alwars
ply the plant with its fa:orlte forn
food. 1t has been shown at exnerim
stations in the several States. and
been the experience of tobacco gror
generally. that Dried Blood Contains 8!
best form of ammonia for raising fine a..
tiles of tobacco This is especially 50 wv
speeding the bright variety. Our own s.
tests fully confirm this, and as thiS ~
of ammonia is used in the manufaciurs
our fertilizers, it can be readily sean ~
the Armour Fertilizer Works Ara ~ ;S
a position to offer the very Choicest oaoil
Potash should be i'm the form of high crsS.
sulphate, as any form containing chIoriss
will be especially injurious to the Leaf
ARMOUR FERTILIZER WORKS
TESTIMONIAL.
NoRYHvIEw, Va, March p Is.
MIR. GEO. GRENsHAw, Henderson. \ Cs
Yours of the 9th inst. to land and potAi
In reply would say that used last seas
270 pounds per acre of ArmOurS All Sols
bic Fertilizer on my tobacco, and must 3
that am we'll pleased with the result s
every way. I made good sized rich an.
cOlOry crop, more wrappers in it than
ever made with eight to ten hundrs
pounds of low grade goods. My fertilir
last year cost me 1920 per acre, and I
crop Of 1894 it cost me IS 90 per acre
was then using low grade stuff and n
1895 crop is great deal better in eve.
way, heavier and not SO much disease
Notwithstanding we had quite protracts
drought during the months of July an
August. My land is nearly all fresh al
is light and gray. The lands around yOs
place will. 1 am sure, give good result.
from the use of four to five hundrs.
pounds to the acre. 1t will make YOU
fine crop of bright tobacco with good bod
size and cOlOry. You can safely put O.
ArmOur's Tobacco Guano and have !
fear as to their results. l will cheerful
give any information can at any time !
help the farmers i'm your section to mai
two thirds Of their tobacco crops good il
stead of as they are at present. makill
twO-thirds bad with low grade goods.
Yours truly,
II. l.. PETTY.
GEO. ORENSHAW, Agent
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

First Woman--"I was suffering un-
told agony"
Second Woman-"Dear me, What
did you do for i,?"
First Woman-"Oh, a neighbor
happened in just the nick of time. and
l told he" Detroit Tribune.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

NO fountain is SO small but that
heaven may be imaged in its BOSOM
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Be an honest and truthful man anG
the world will respect you as a gentle
man.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

We may not all be able to do great
things but we can all be faithful in liz
tie ones.-Ram's Horn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

The sun does not shine upon this fair
earth to meet frowniug eyes, depend
upon it.-Dickens.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

De KIND and gentle to those who are old ::
For kindness is dearer and better than
gold.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Many a woman who screams at
sight OF mouse, can look at a sur
geon'S knife and set her teeth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

See that moth lowering necessarily
around the candle; man Of pleasure,
behold thy image.-kames.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Examine your own self before YOU
pass judgment on others.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Let all thy converse be sincere,
Thy conscience as the MONDAY clear.
Anon.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Arnold's Bromo Celery The war scare
causes headaches. This remedy cures
them. 10 cts.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
Shakespearo's Eyebrow.

Miss Sarah w. Gillette Of EvanS
ton, Ills, rejoices in the possession Of
what she believes to be Shakespeare's
eyebrow.
Miss G.'s father, the late DR.. n. c.
Gillette, bought the relic from r. g.
Oaks of England. In 1851 Oaks was
deputed to carve an olive wreath to
encircle bust of Shakespeare. Al
that time the Duke Of Devonshirs
owned the Kesselstadt death mask Of
Shakespeare.
This death mask had been discov.
cred in a pawnbrokeSs shop IN Kes'
selstadt and pronounced to be q
Shakespearean mask.
Oaks was permitted to use the mask
in making the laurel wreath. He
says: I'm my examination for the
pores in the plaster, to decide wheth.
or the cast was original or not, ]
found two hairs Of the eyebrow stick.
ing in the cast ! extracted one en-
tire; the other broke.
These are the fragments that ara
in possession Of the Evanston lady
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
oFFlcE-MASONIC BUILDING.
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. g. A, " hl'moie
ras or. Services biweekly alternating
morning and evening. Services y eanes'
day.7 D. m, Sunday School 2p m.
Guild each Lords Day p. m. Other SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. II. Barb, pas
r. Services Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 +.
VI. Sunday School, g. r. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, Gas p.
United Brethren Church-Rev T.. Z. 3
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap'
appo,ntment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at ~ a: III
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening"
Sunday School 2 P.M.
Mite Society 8 mi-monthly, wednesday
evening at s o'clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Morayiau Church: Rev. NJ. F. Oerter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday, u; IN.
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard 7:So respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Henry Mann Pastor. Services every We ai'ef- {,
nate Sunday at 10 A. N. and 7.3o r. NJ
Sunday School at 8 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.S0 =. NJ
81 Stephens Church, Protestant Episco-
nal.-Rev. R. Wh,ttingham, Rector. Ser,
vices every Sunday at 1880, a. m, and
8p. IN.
Service on FRIDAYS at 8 p. IN.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
An Enormous Balsam Poplar.

Near Geneva, N. Y, is q balsam
poplar tree 12O feet high, diameter OF
the top liz feet and with trunk "a
feet in diameter. It is probably the
finest specimen of this tree In the
world. It is on the homo grounds
of Charles Bean, Esq. 1t has been
taken for the common Canadian pop
lar, but DR.. Sweet is authority fos
the corrected name. 1t is believed ia
be about 100 years old and is called
the century tree, but as this would
make an average increase Of nearly
8 inches in diameter year it must
be older than supposed. -Meehani
Monthly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
EcitOn !!

You may puzzle long time over that
word before you tell how to pronounce
it. Take the last end first and read
backwards and you have the familiar
word NOTICE" Thus it might puzzle
you TO learn that "Yrevocsid Lacidem
Nedlog" cures incipient consumption
and all scrofulous impurities Of the
blood and is sure remedy for piles
skin affection and all complaints due to
deranged liver. Take the right hand
end If your title and read backwards
and you have the "Golden Medical Dis
covery." the famous preparation Of DR.
Pierce of Buffalo. Get hold Of disease
by the right end. Don't wait until the
undertaken is the only man that can do
anything. "G. M. D." cures consump.
ton, lung scrofuls, when taken in the
early stages Of the disease.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
A Remarkable Funeral Procession.

When Tsching Tschu, the grand
chamberlain and brother-in-law OF
Prince Kung of China, was buried, he
was followed and preceded by re-
markable procession. The bier was
carried by so men, each pair Of whom
had poles of different lengths under
it. These so men were preceded by
Is flag bearers, 8 camels and "a
milk white horses. Behind the pail.
bearers came 100 men, each bearing
their portion Of 16 long planks.
These planks or boards were painted
red, and over this in yellow letters
were the names and titles of the de-
ceased nobleman. st. Louis Re-
pl1h1ic
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
A "SIum Sister,
OF the Salvation Army.

THE LIFE of "slum sister" means
daily contact with vice as we'll as pov-
erty; it means the endurance Of cold and
often hunger, and threadbAre and in
sufficient clothing; it means, in short,
companionship. day and night, with
misery and degradation; and yet the
slum sister is always smiling. She has
an inexhaustible store Of cheerfulness al
her command. and is, besides, wise and
tactful. She teaches no creed. She
meets the Romanist or the Jew, not on
points of doctrine, but on the common
ground of love of righteousness and
and hatred of Elm. The days ministra-
tion in the tenement houses is wearying
both to soul and body, and at night
comes even more difficult work in the
saloons and dives. As many as fifteen
short meetings have been held in one
nights round of saloons.-a song and
prayer or two, with no attempt toward
haranguiug or argument; or, if permis
sion to sing is not given. few words
are spoken. and clip, with short,
direct text is presented to each man.
"Often," said one of the slum officers
in telling of her experiences. II have
had bit Of paper slipped into my hand
as went out. with just the words, pray
for me scrawled on it.
In dives and in the streets the lowest
stratum OF womanhood is touched -
literally touched the workers
Sometimes they treat us roughly" said
the officer, "but one doesn't mind that.
And sometimes they shrink away from
US and say Let me alone. your good
woman and I'm not 6tfor you to touch.
And then'.-her eyes warming up with
great sweetness-"we know they are
ours, because they feel their own sin.
When this crisis comes, when the woman
is filled with loathing for her life, she
is taken to a rescue home. where pure
and uplifting influences help in her
struggle upward. 1--WE look for the day
said the Office, "when We can give to
every man the shelter be needs and to
every woman the protection she de
servea-Demorests Magazine for May
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

Don't neglect to have heavy. coated
horse clipped the beginning Of Novem-
ber and the beginning Of April. He
will thrive better, do his work with
more comfort and be less liable to con-
gestlve chills and other ailments.
Don't play the hose on on a horses
body at any season Of the year, or allow
it to be used to wash off the legs; let
the mud dry on and be washed off next
morning. This is the custom adopted
by most valuable racing animals,where.
as the too free use of water produces
cracked heels. mud fever, con1estive
chills or pneumonia in many instances.
Don't talk about your horse having
"tonsilits." because it has no tonsils.
nor about diphtheria or consumption
in horses, as they are immune to both
diseases.
Don't be persuaded by the "colored"
imagination when your horse is sick
that he has "bots" or "kidney worm,"
when he is probably suffering from an
attack of collie or catarrhal fever. The
first mentioned diseases are on a par
with "hol.ow horn," "wolf on.the-tail,"
and other ridiculously important addi-
tions to pathology Of the attendants in
cow stables. The poor, inofensive bot
is present in every horse which has been
at pasture, only producing trouble when
IN such tremendous numbers as to me-
chanically obstruct the caliber of the
intesti1es.
Don't let horse stand oyer "a hours
on full feed without exercise; he is liable
to get paralysis of the hind quarters.
If there is an enforced period of rest,
give one third usual grain feed and
plenty Of bran mash.
Don't feed corn to horses which have
to 90 out Of walk, especially in mild
winter weather. 1t produces nine tenths
OF all fatal bowel cases.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
THURM0NT, Frederick County, Maryland Thursday May I, 1885,

Jew insisted that he have his bond ant
not the money, and urged that it b.
gwen him without further delay. A
day was appointed to try this terrible
case before the Duke of Venice ane
Bassanio waited in terrible suspense th'
day of the trial.
Portia on bidding her husband adier
pondered within herself what she could
do to try and save the life Of her hus-
bands friend. She decides to equiv
herself in mems apparel and with the
aid of Nerissa as clerk, to appear before
the court US counsellor of law. in place
Of Be]lario. relative, whose position
she is now to fill.
The day of the trial arrives: the court
seems impressed by the youthful ap'
2earance of the young stranger who very
soon is to plead so eloquently bis cause
Portia first addresses Shylock, &C.
kuowledging that according to Venitiar
law he has right to the forfeit express
ed IN the bond: but she begs him to deal
with mercy az that is what we all pray
for. and the Same prayer should teach
him to show mercy.
Bassanio then offers the Jew the pay.
ment of three thousand ducats as many
times as he should desire, bus with all
Shylock insists on having his bond.
AS it was impossible that the laws O.
Venice be wrested, Antonio is now told
to prepare for his death. He gives fare
we'll to his friend, Bassa MO, telling hin
not to grieve for him and commends
him to his honorable wife.
The question was then asked if th'
scales were ready to weigh the flesh
when ut the critical moment Portis
cries: "Tarry little. there is something
else to be considered. If on cutting of
this flesh it be one scruple greater or les
than a pound, or one drop of blood b.
shed, you are condemned by the law
Of Venice to die, and all your propert.
is forfeited to the State"
! This startling turn of affairs so affect
ed the Jew that be pleaded illness ane
asked leave to go home. He was 6nal
ly released with the understanding tina
half Of his money be given to his daugh
ter. Jessica, whom he had disinheritet
because she had married christian.
We leave each reader to imagine tn
feelings of Bassanio and Antonio, OF
finding out who the wise young judg
was, and how able she was to requit
the debt of gratitude that had been o
casioned in her hehalf.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

Not a few who read what Mr.. Robert
Rowls, of Holland, Va, has to say be-
low will remember their own experience
under like circumstances. Vast winter
I hand la grippe which left me in low
state of health. tried numerous rem
edies, none of which did me any good,
until was induced to try Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy. The first bottle Of il
40 far relieved me that I was enabled to
attend tc my work and the second bottle
effected a cure" For sale at 25 and 50
cents per bottle by Dr.. Jas. K. Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
Whom TO Consult

Doctor Ito patient)-What ails youl
Patient-Indeed ! don't know. ]
only know that suffer.
What kind of life do you leadf
II work like an OK, ] eat like . &,
volt, l am as tired as a dog, and ]
sleep like horse"
Il n that case / should advise you
to consult q veterinary surgeon
Texas Siftings.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

The man who parts his hair in the
middle does it under compulsion. 9th
erwise his head would become unbal-
anced,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

Baker county, one of the most fertile
in Georgia. has no railroad. telegraph,
or telephone lines in its borders and it
has no newspaper.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07
A Frenchman has patented an appa.
ratus to take off and put on q coat.

There are said to be quite 10000
families in London living in single
rooms.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

The vision is not obscured by the
act Of winking. which takes place so
quickly that the image remains impress
ed upon the retina.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

1t took Spain ten years to suppress
the last Cuban rebellion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

All animals that inhabit the arctic
regions turn white in winter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-05-07

Lavender pillows are the latest fad
for tired heads.