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''No mistake, no mistake! the count
assured him,genially. 81 never for
get a face. And I've seen yours 50
often-three times, was it, or four,
that you travelled with my cousin,
the baron, as courier? All, you re-
member me now, | am sure!"
A moment of silence, during which
Barbara did not venture to lift her
eyes from the ground.
I'm afraid you have no regular
engagement just now?" Morella re-
sumed, kindly. ''This is bad season
for couriers, they tell me. Well, if 7
should hear any one wanting cicer-
one, I'll recollect YOU"
"Your excellency is in error" STAN
mered Balestri, whom rage had rem
dered almost inarticulate. 81 am not
what you think me. /"
''Ah, you have come into little
money?' = Balestri started = ''you
think to be content for the future
with occasional employment-such as
this? | fear you will find such en-
ployment has it's drawbacks; [ would
not advise you to seek for it in Rome.
And now, if madam" turning to Bar
bara, "has no further need of your
services, Mrs. Carruthers shook her
head-"and will accord me the honor
of conducting her to her carria ge''-
Barbara signified assent ''you 60"
a brief pause, during which the
count held Balestri steadily with his
eye. Then Balestri went-and was
seen no more.
ga clever rascal" the count remark
ed, carelessly, as he and Barbara as
cended to upper air. "Don't let him
overcharge you"
NO." murmured Barbara, thanking
the kind fates that her companion
was evidently too thickwited to sus-
pect anything (poor Morella! thus is
the. finest chivalry rewarded), and
wondering what George would say
when he heard of her adventure.
George, when he did hear of it, was
not altogether pleased. However, Bar
bara watered her narrative with so
many tears, and professed such
charming penitence for her past
doubts of his all-wise Judgment, that
he could not find it in his heart to be
seriously angry.
Il shall never forgive myself" she
protested, when he would have con-
soled her. ''And yet that dreadful
man would have deceived anybody. He
showed so much feeling for Fra An
gelicO. THE London World
Nha >41z.c e
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as mercury will surely destroy the
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Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
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Halls family pills are the best.
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asked me this morning if 1 knew any
of the Balestri family. This is mat
ter to be inquired into" And he
turned his tired horses head deliber-
ately Campagnawards.
The 'new-eXcavate" catacomb prov
ed to be very imperfectly excavated
Somewhat daunted by the roughness
of the way. Barbara soon halted to
ask, Isn't the custode coming with
us?"
''We have no need of him." Balestri
assured her, and proffered support
ing hand which she hastily refused
His manner made her feel very I'M
comfortable. AS they plunged fur
Their into the network of cavernous
passages, he showed such an officious
desire to stay her steps before she
stumbled that her uneasiness began
to take definite form. She stopped
short. I'm tired. / won't go any
further, thanks"
Her companion was all concern. 81
will spread my cloak upon these
stones, and you shall sit down.
81 am much obliged to you,'' with
decidedly "insular" stiffness, 81 prefer
standing. What is this slab in the
wall?"
"Ah!" with languishing look, ''you
should not ask me now of monuments.
1t marks, doubtless, the tomb of some
early Christian.'
"That's very interesting" said Bar
In truth, she cared nothing for early
Christians at that moment; her one
desire was to get away from their
place of sepulture
"Will you give all your beautiful
eyes to that old stone?" murmured
Balestri behind her. ''Have you not
one glance to spare?"
A clatter of spurred boot heels in
terrupted this alarming appeal. Be
fore Barbara could try the effect of a
naughty British stare on her pre-
sumptuous escort, third torch sent
Pickering shadows over the rocky
walls, and a tall man in hunting
clothes stood bowling before her.
MADAM has, [ think, dropped
this?' he said in French, holding out
neatly folded handkerchief.
Il don't fancy Mrs. Car
ruthers began falteringly. Then, her
tone changing to one of ex-
IRENE relief, ooh, it's Count Morella!' -
The count bowed again.
'I-imagined you did not care for
for this sort of thing" Barbara
waved trembling hand comprehen-
sively
ooh, one must inform ones self now
and then of the new discoveries. I
was on my way back from hunting
we have had excellent sport this
morning, what you call a clinker-and
thought [ might as we'll see what
messleurs and eXcavators had been do
ing here. It is an interesting cata
comb" said the count, looking round.
vaguely, ''but rough walking for a
lady. You must not let your guide
take you too far
Here his eva foil Sooro;,n111 Co., II, .
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A Man of Taste.

" liza upon 1SOIlC do CHC place III
which to spend happy honeymoon.
Mrs. Carruthers, whose early mar
riage had deprived Girton of an ex-
tremely promising student, was
worshipper of the past, who gloated
over classical fragments" and bow
ed with enthusiastic reverence before
the rudest examples of ecclesiastical
mosaic; her husband who had won
his sole titles to honor at the univer-
sity on river and running path, open
ly confessed to strong preference
for the present, acknowledging that
he found tummbledown buildings te-
dious and Acknowledged saints weari-
ness of the flesh. Now, at Rome, per-
sons of sucn markedly conflicting
tastes can hardly go sightseeing to-
gether, the closest union of hearts
Notwithstanding, without becoming
involved in discussions fraught with
peril to domestic harmony. Before
three weeks were over, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carruthers, both gifted by nature
with excellent tempers, had grown ir-
ritable to the point of finding matter
for dispute in the merits and demer-
it's Of an hotel acquaintance.
Sig. Balestri has an extraordinary
eye for COLOR" Barbara asserted.
"Particularly in waistcoats," sheer
ed George.
HE is mine of information"
"Oh, | admit that he talks exactly
like a guide book. It's not his ig-
norance of Murray that I complain of,
it's his ignorance of manners. If he
were an Englishman-''
''But he's not one! That's the point.
Do try to shake off insular prejudice,
George, We know Sig. Balestri to be
a gentleman.
I'm sure | know nothing of the
kind. [ should call him a complete
outsider. How did you arrive at the
opposite conclusion:
"By the simple expedient of looking
at his card. My dear boy" with a lit,
tie air of patronage which caused
George to reflect what a pity it was
that adorably pretty girls should ever
be superior persons ''don't you under
slant the significance of that 'dei?'
He is Balestri del Balestri,' please
remark
Meaning, I suppose, that he claims
seventh cousinship with some I'M
known count or marchese? Well.
you've only his word on that point"
'Oh, of course, if you charge the
poor man with imposture-''
George took turn across the room.
81 beg your pardon, Barbara,'' he said,
coming back. ''Perhaps I'm preju-
diced. Say I am and let's change the
subject" He glanced at his watch.
Cline to get ready, if you're going to
the meet
''Tm not going. I've changed my
mind''
Change it again. You'd better,
really. Ripping drive, and you'll see
Roman society in it's very best hat.
''Thanks-I don't care to waste
morning on millinery How you can
voluntarily turn away from all the
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the opera on ThurSday-SeemS a very
decent sort. Not at all bad acros,
country for a foreigner, and has fair
ly reasonable views on the subject o.
sport in general"
''He has very few ideas on any Other
subject, L should say"
"You found him dull?"
Extremely SO. And his knowledge
of old Rome sees nil"
about on par with mine, | fancy
Perhaps it was our common ignorance
which first drew us together" said
Carruthers, wickedly. cts sort OF
comfort, in a place like this, to mee'
with another fellow as hopeiessly in,
appreciative as ones SELF
George, Barbara thought sadly
when that irreclaimable Philistine
had ridden off to his mornings
amusement took his lack Of artistic
sensi Utility very easily. To her it seem
ed no matter for TESTING. Could she
ever forget the terrible pa hos Of his
response to her EXPLANATIONS at first
sight of the Forum ?-"Queer tumble
of ruins, isn't it? Looks so awfully
familiar too. / remember the Arch
of Titus on mug my nurse gave me
when | was a small brat of four Won
der what's become of that mug? II
was still whole when [ went up to Ok
ford" Dreadful recollection! fitted tn
make a woman of intelligence regret
having allowed herself to be persuad-
ed into matrimony.
In this mood Mrs. Carruthers, pres
emily descending to the hall with her
letters for the midday post, encoun-
tered the connoisseur in whose de-
fence she had lately shown herself so
jealous. Sig. Balestri "dei Balestri''-
a narrow-chested, sallow-skinned in
dividual, with an aggressive mustache
and waistcoat which gave point to
Georges recent sarcasm-a arrested her
eagerly. Was Mrs. Carruthers dis
posed for the expedition he had ven>
tured to recommend? On Barbara S
explaining that, Mr.. Carruthers having
gone out with the hounds, there could
be no question of any expedition that
day, the Italian threw up his eyes and
hands. Clearly he considered her an
ill-used wife.
Barbara was, for a moment, inclin-
ed to resent this frank sympathy. But
she reminded herself that to take Of
fence at such a naive expression OF
quick southern feeling would be very
'insular." And it certainly was unkind
of George to have left her alone.
''That new-eXcavate catacomb," OBJ
served Balestri (who spoke English
with more fuency than correctness)
sis of an interest quite enormous. AnC
he will not be again open till Mon
day"
''And we go on Monday!" sighed
Barbara.
Then the case was beyond remedy
Unless, indeed, Mrs. Carruthers would
deign to accept -Balestri's -es
cort? He was wholly at her service
Mrs. Carruthers, whose social eX
perience was circumscribed, reflected
q 1oOmont boSitata6 consented Hal
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The promoters Of progress should
never forget the result of experience
Truth is mighty no matter how old it
may be-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-18
HOME ENTERPRISES.

The failure Of several outside Bald -
ing and Loan Associations recently
carries telling lesson TO those North
CarolInians who had money in them.
If We will heed the lesson, the money
that IS lost will not be in vain. The
lesson IS one that North Carolina peO-
pie sorely need; It is this, patronlze,
encourage, put your money in home
enterprises. Instead of putting money
into a Building and Loan Association
in Tennessee, put 1t into one IN North
Carolina, or INTO North Carolina
savings bank, or into a North Carroll
ma factory, or INTO a North Carolina
farm, or a North Carolina home. For
Il hundred years North Carolina has
given her best TO the enrichment OF
other States. Some OF them are rich
now, but she is as poor as ever. 1t IS
time to stop Insurance, Building and
Loan, outside merchants, trusts, and
the like, take millions annually right
out of North Carolina soil, and much
of it never comes back again. We
have given freely to the world at large
now let us help ourselves by helping
one another. We have the best (ln
every particularly State in the Union,
the best On every particularly spot OF
earth IN the world.-BIbHtaI Re
fDyy/y
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HOW TO FIND OUT"

The above is the heading of an adj.
VeriIsement "ln regular reading type,
on local or editorial page, first follow
ing along side of pure reading matter"
which is appearing in some of our ex-
changes. The adj. enis with the
words, "the proprietor Of this paper
guarantees the genuineness of this
Offer The adj. occupies five inches
space, Is to appear 5 : times, one whole
year For this service the magnificent
sum Of SIX dollars is promised, to be
"pald in minute every week if neces-
sary.'
We should think 50. We wonder
II any of the papers accepting this
al. would give the local advertisers,
who give them most Of their support.
space at the same rates. The Patron
an1 Cleaner received the ad. Glow
to Find Out,' at the same time it
was sent to the other papers in this
section and would not even consider
It. Next week We saw it in some of our
exchanges. y day OF two ago we re-
celved an amended proposition offer
ing $500 for the same service. They
Will have to offer US more than three
times that amount before we consider
1t. Patent medicine men cannot get
space IN this paper at less rates than
our local advertisers pay.-Kich Square
Pahon ana Cleaner.
The same advertisement was sent US
$1,000 being offered for the service.
We did not think well enough of
the business to reply TO it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-18
Summons.

STATE OF NORTH CARO- Superior Count
LIMA, VANCE COUNTY. \ lanl6th-~-
Robert W LasSiter and
Rel Broughton, Pitts, / Publication
of
Louis ID. Burwell, Summons
Defendant
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
TO Louis ID. Burwell-Grt,tHF.
You are hereby notified that on thr ...a
day of January 1897, that summons WA>
issued against You in this court, TrtuIu4l.r.
at the next term of thr superior Count az
Vance county to he hell in the town Of
Henderson the second Monday before t.a
first Monday in March, 1891, thru- t..
18TH day of February, lS91, and that sad
summons has been returned 10y the >hrIN
of said County Of Vance "pctrutalt.
after due diligence not To be found il ul
county"
The purpose OF th:> action j. 10 lcculpl at
you the sum of three hundred dollars and
costs recovered Of the Plaintiffs as luIl
sureties in the District Court OF tin N.t,d
States. for the Eastern District a: North
Carolina, at IL" December Term. >"a 80.
said court and You are hereby required 100
appear at the Nav Term l>91, 81 said 81
l'Iior Count. OF Vance county Ia b. lrld
G thc nth Monday, after the 1t Muuday
III March, 1897. (bcing the 18th day of NAV.
$3.50 and answer OF drmur To said con-
plant. OF Judgment will be given against
you for tie relief demanded.
This January 10th, 1871.
ID. II Gill.
Clerk Superior Court Vance County.
A W. Graham, j. +. Inglc, .lr..
Attorney
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-18
Letter From Halifax.
AIRLIE, y. c.. Feb. 10Th. 1897

AIRIIE, y. c.. Feb. 18th, 1897.
EDITOR GOLD IEAF:-i serious and So
we're case OF ia grippe" has prevented
my writing for several weeks many OF
my neghbOrs having been also sufferers
from the same epidemic, but so FAR no
deaths are to be reported.
Our farmers are all now getting to
work in earnest, but the outlook is not
Very promising as to prices. \ few plant
beds have been burned, but Halifax
county Will, 50 far as | can learn, plant
only hall IL crop OF tobacco, for the reaS-
on that our people are not able to plant
and cultivate more. \ full acreage will
be planted in cotton and corn. which
after all, are our SurpSt and most profit
able crops.
Messrs, Allen and Powell, lessees of the
celebrated MedOc vineyard, having made
Littleton their shipping point and estab-
lished their bOttling house there, are now
putting up telephone line connecting
the two points, with tapping instru-
ments ut BrinkIeyviIe and Airlie. so
with Il daily mail and telephone commu-
IIicatiOn We are at present content. The
merchants and other business men Of
LittletOn ard vicinity are much in need
of banking facilities and are making IL
united move in that direction. We learn
that the capital stock is nearly all sub
Scribed, and hope soon to report its sue
ceSSful organization.
Why cannot our Legislature now in
session, lay aside party spirit, and give
us a sensible and reasonable local option
or diSppnSary law? One as broad rs the
State limits, and thus stop so much
wrangling and bad feeling in different To-
calitirs?
And why can they not come together
as p2triOts, and annul the unfortunate
% year lease of the North Carolina Cen
trail railroad. and thus save to the peO-
pie and tax payers, the immense sum OF
twenty eight million dollars which would
under the present arrangement. be lost
to the State Why? Let the GOLD LEAF
aud all oyher honest papers in North
Carolina speak out on this vastly impOr-
tant subject. SENWoT.
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TIE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
LEGISLATURE Pays Sl.1No for 500
Worth of Work.

The action Of the House IN passing
resolution 10 turn out Enrolling
Clerk SwInsOn because h refused to
put :wo negro clerks on his rolls at
$ per day when he had nothing for
them TO do, shows the spirit that con
trolls this House Mr.. SwInsOn asserts
that it has already cost $500 10 do
SIX dollars worth of enrolling, at the
usual rate per copy sheet When 1t
was proposed to add ten dollars per
day TO this extravaganza, he rcbclIed.
The Democrats, while having no
political views in common with Mr.,
Swinson who was a PntChard adhe-
cnt, did right to vote against his sum
mary removal. The PrtChard Pppu-
lists showed again that they have gone
INTO the bosom of the Republican p'i-
~, swallowing even the extravaganza
of paying $500 for So "ofth OF
work.
The cnrolIn, CLERK; Of the last -
stature was convicted in the courts t'1
wrong DOM.
Was Swnson TOO honest t,r 3h~r.o
-Nr7q5 amt Obsf,Ttr.
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INVEST YOUR MONEY At HOME

In speaking OF Southern opporiunl-
ties and the advantages 10 be derived
from investing in home enterprises, the
WorChes,or (Mass.) Ntr gives the fol
lowing timely advice to the people Of
the South:
Wherever IN the South the men of
small savings have united to start a
cotton mill or some other industry,
they have generally succeeded in max
ing II pay and IN charging il from
very modest beginnings to a great
plant. The chief cause for the South's
baCkwardneSs IN the past twenty years
has been that 100 many OF its rICh men
have not dared to put their money into
home enterprises, but preferred 10 in
vest it in wha, they supposed to be
"gllt edged stocks and bonds They
have often found 10 their sorrow that
such securities had an edge, but that il
cut the wrong way TO suit them. If
they would study opportunities for
profitable investments IN industrial
local enterprises as carefully as they
have done the stock reports OF the big
cities, they would soon know how TO
place their surplus where It would be
safe, bling them reasonable profits,
help TO make more valuable their real
estate and increase the general pros
perlty OF their town, county and state.
There is no other section where this
can be done to such advantage as in
the South. 1t has, beyond all other
sections, the largest and safest field for
enterprise wisely conducted. If any
OF its people fail to see it, the North
does not, and with returning prosperity
to the country, vast sums OF Northern
money will be invested in Southern
enterprises that will be managed by
experienced men, who will also make
their homes in the South.
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INTERESTING LETTER
From Henderson Young Man Who
is Seeing Something of the Coun-

From Henderson Young Man Who
is Seeing Something of the Coun-
try.
We are permitted to make The fol-
lowing extracts from letter written
by Mr.. John Bullock, who is tempo
rarily staying in Washington. d. c..
to his brother Clifton, which explains
itself As lie is a Henderson young
man. son OF our townsman Mr.. r. \.
Bullock. we are quite sure the letter
will be read with interest by many:
| received your last and would have
written sooner but have been taking
in the "slghts" Of town. This is the
finest city that we have been to yet;
the streets are just as level as ioor-
"a perfect ideal OF Il place Tor bicycle
riding. | wish YOU could 90 down
Pennsy lvanIa Avenue on your wheel:
it would be such nice riding
But | must tell YOU about our Museum
1t is the largest travelling concern OF
the kind in the United States. We
have five thousand objects III AL. In
the private department we have an
exhibition of all kinds Of diseases that
flesh is heir TO. LII the next room a
similar exhibition IS given respecting
the diseases of children. The next in
order is the lecture room, where the
anatomy Of the human body IS demon
strated by a figure which can be taken
! into tOrty-twO pieces; for instance re-
move Il shield. representing the face
and YOU see the inner workings Of the
head. Then by removing the breast
plate you can see the operation of the
| heart, lungs, &C., the professor eX
| planning as you proceed. 1t is very
| interesting as well as instructive and
| wish very much that you could
see it. Our next department COM
prlses the alcohol collection consisting
OF ali parts OF the body preserved in
alcohol. The next comes an exhibit
ton Of the fortunes inflicted on the I'M
fortunates in the days of the Spanish
Inquisilon, all i'll life size figures.
Then comes the lobby, il which are
mechanical figures. The finest is
Lizzie Moore, who lived III san Fran
cisco, was kidnapped, carried off and
tied to tree where she was bitten to
death by stakes. We have a full rep
resentation Of t-tree. snakes and all;
however, ours are only paper snakes.
The next figure represents Morris
Nelson, colored, Of South Carolina,
who for an assault on little 4-y ear old
girl was burned alive at a stake. The
next represents the policeman killed in
Boston by a boy and the reverse side
represents Bessie Callahan, Of Chi
cayo. who is accredited with the taking
off of twenty-five children left in her
charge. Then comes the train robber
in all his glory. Itwould almost make
you hold your breath. But enough,
will tell you of the remaining ones in
i future.
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Notice..

ANING QUALIFIED A. ADMIN
Il i i>tratUr of the c>tat, of Mrs Leah It
Cooper, deceased, before the CLERK "t tH,
Superior Court OF Vance County. thi- a.
to notify all persons, holding clam
against said estate Ia present them I" me-
on or before the 2l>t day of January. l-e,
or this notice Will hr pleaded ~ har st
their recovery. Persons indebted To sand
estate ale notified that they must MAX,
settlement of same
This DIST January. lS91.
ID. Y. COOPER, Administrator
Estate OF Mrs Leah II Cooper
A. G. Zollicoffcr, Attorney.