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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-01-21
Does Prohibition Prohibit?

EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Apropos of
the present state of the natter in Hen
derson, a few thoughts have occurred
to me. and hope you will give space
to them in your paper. Audi aUeram,
(hear the other side) if quote Alright,
is the rule of all courts, and the aryu-
ment of the merits of each cause is
patiently listened to by Judge and jury,
and ii verdict in accordance with their
sense Of justice is rendered accordingly.
The argument for prohibition has
been heard in Henderson recently. and
in consequence the liquor dealers have
| of their business by the refusal of icen-
| ses to them by the authorities, and a
large loss entailed.
With all due Difference to our Pro-
| hibition friends, | have failed to per
| ceive what practical benefit Prohi-
| bition does a community. On the con-
trary, | have seen the business inter
ests i'll various places | have visited
under Prohibition regime affected very
materially; taxes on property increased
| through loss of revenue from liquor
license, and plenty of liquor drank,
procured from other points. l have
seen regular deliveries of liquor in
"dry'' towns from "wet" sections
| Forcing human nature to be tenn
perate seems to be a failure, from nu-
merous times it has been tried Only
where it (human nature) is held in du-
rance vile does temperance by force
prevail.
Does Prohibition pay any revenue
for the support of government, or are
its advocates willing to stand an extra
tax on their property to make up the
deficit from loss Of revenue from liquor
tratlic' If so, they show a sincere love
for mankind quite at variance with the
spirit Of the age.
All the Prohibition orators | have
met have Dcrn hand -uiuely remun err
ated for their serves, and have re-
CURED a vtltr, .l.tee from local Prohi-
bltion lights before showing their love
for their dea IRE; hren. | have never
known one who did not receive fnan-
cial reward for so doing.
Judge not, lest We be judgeL,' is Il
Scriptural maxim, and the mote in the
brothers. eye is another. The records
OF all the prominent lights mentioned
above are not without blemish, if re-
ports be true. Yet they are received
with open arms by well-meaniug peo-
pie everywhere, who seem to listen to
them as if they were demi-god~, and
hold the keys 10 the celestial world.
Would prohibition advocates con-
tribute as much to the support of liquor
men's fanilie, as they DO to the ora
tors Of Prohibition, if liquor men would
relinguish their business for the sake
Of morality? 1NQCIRER.
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Edited by the Superintendent of Press
Work. Henderson W. c. T. L.
The saloon must have boys, or it must
shut up shop. Can't you furnish it one'
1t is great factory, and unless it can
get about 2.O00,0 900 from each genera
ton for raw material some of these fac
tories must close out, and its operations
must be thrown on cold world, and
the public revenue will dwindle Wanted
>. ZOO, 900 boys, is the notice. One
family out of every five must contribute
a boy to keep up the supply Will you
help? Which OF your boys will it be?
The Minotaur of Crete had to have n tr-
rene full OF fair maidens each year; but
the Minotaur Of America demands n city
full OF boys each year. Are Won father
Have you contributed boy? If not.
some other family has had to give more
than its share. Are you not selfish vot-
ing to keep the saloon open to grind out
boys, and then doing nothing to keep up
the supply"
There never was time in the history
OF the world when there has been greater
necessity for the Young man to be tenn
perate than now. 1t is almost impossi-
bile for Il person who INDUCES his appe-
ment to secure Il position OF any kind.
Merchants do not want a young man to
handle their goods and cash who spends
his evenings at the bar-room. Bankers
would not think of employing an eXces-
sive drnkcr. The railroads of the coun-
try are doing II glorious work for the
cause of temperance by giving out the
order that their employees shall not in
dulge i'll the use of liquor, and the rail
road officials are seeing that the order is
strictly observed. Sobriety is "a crown
ing virtue in every life and the advance
of civilization is greatly in its favor. The
boy who expects to work himself up in
the world should remember that posi-
tons of trust and honor are withheld
from the drinking class and that he who
cannot control his own life is generally n
failure in any business in which he may
engage. Take your mothers oft-Siven
advice, young readers, and let whiskey
alone, and later in life you will have oc-
casion to thank her for it a thousand
times. In the face of all the misery, i'm
poverishment aud suffering brought on
by the evils OF intemperance, it is difficult
to see why any Young man will allow
himself to become ii slave to the habit OF
indulgence in this Exchange.
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Summons.

NORTH CAROLINA, In the Superior Court
Vance County, ! February Term, 1897 :.
Robt. w. Lassiter and
Rel Broughton \o,ic, ~,
rs Attachment.
Louis ID Burwell.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
To Louis ID. Burwell-Grectiag:
You will take notice that summons was
issued against YOU in this Court on the
l4th day OF January. 1891, returnahlr To
the February term, 1897 of this Court to be
held on the second Monday before the first
Monday in March, being the 18th day of
February. 1897, in favor of Roht. W Las
sitter and Reil Broughton for the recovery
OF three hundred dollars and costs recov-
cred OF them as your SuretieS, In the L nited
States District Court, fer the Eastern Dis
trict of North Carolina, at the Decem her
term, 1896, of said Court. in the city OF
Raleigh and was returned by the Sheriff OF
Vance county "Defendant after due dill
gencc cannot he found in my county"
That thereupon "a warrant of attachment
was issued from this Court. returnable 10
said February term, 1896, against your
property. ana on the 1ith day of January.
1897, the Sheriff of Vance county, under
and by virtue of said warrant OF attach
ment. levied the same upon all your right,
title and interest in a CERTAIN tract Of land
in Townsville township, Vance county,
known as the Forest Home Plantation
and YOU are hereby notified to appear at
said February term. 1897, Of this Court and
answer the ailidavitS in alta chment and
show cause why said land should not
be sold to satisfy the Judgment which may
be recovered against you in this action.
ID, IL. GILL,
CleIk SuncIin r Count Nance Country.
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Transient advertisements TO be pnbllshed
one. month and under, must be PAID lor In
advance. All advertising for shorter llLne
IAN ti,r., months is considered transient
.4,tl~lnc--. Accounts rendered quarterly
for all i,dvcrti ~"ments published Tor a
longer period of time
Local advert iScmcntS. to appear among
r..t.!lu.s matter Will he charged 10 cents per
.I.I... for first Insertion, and } cents per line
tor each Insertion thereafter.
LeIaI advert i,rIneuts, such as admins
traitors and executors notices, commissions
.~.. and trustees sales, summons 10 non
residents &C. will be charge d for at rates
:. s.,I by law, except when they exceed
certain limit % space, III when case we re-
serve. tine night to fix our own price. All
-t.~h business must be PAID FOR IN AID
q. \ NtE- The compensation - small ana
-. cannot afford To- take risks or walt the
pleasure a.; persons To pay.
obituary notices, resolutions of respect,
etc., " IIl be. charged for at the rate OF one
r,.t4f "a v.DII and the cash must accompany
ne manuscript. In cases where friends and
..trroI:s uf the :,I,'-r are concerned no charge
..l.l b., made for The first ten ilnes-about 30
..t.T.i.-Or articles not exceeding that III
Nth.
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mess so far. We finish up here in San
Jose next Sunday night and go thence
to Heredio for two days, thence to AL
lajuella two days. and then to Punt
arenas Tor Portarenas) on the Pacific
ocean. There we will take the Pacific
mail steamer up to the Republic Of San
Salvador and expect to be there about
six weeks. After which we will go to
Guatemala for the Exposition-a fine
trip.
Fearing this will prove too lengthy
If not 200 undressing reading for the
GOLD LEAF. | will bring my letter TO
All end. Wishing you and my many
friends in and around Henderson
happy and prosperous New Year, re-
main. Yours trul y,
DAVID CASTILLO Lou GHLIN.
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John Hicks in Trouble Again.

John Il. Hicks, who has heretofore
been in several "close places for like
offences, was arrested in Wilmington
last week for forgery. He passed sew
cral forged checks on different parties
and when arrested confessed to his
wrong doing. He was sent to jail in
default of 5000 boHd for his appearance
at court (now in session there) and his
trial will probably come off this week.
Hicks registered at the Bonitz Hotel as
Il. +. Lee, of Raleigh, and his appre-
hen.ion WAS due to Mr.. w. A. Farris,
who recognized him and put the pro-
prietor on his guard. Not long there
after he asked Mr. Bontz to cash a
check for him which was refused an
detectives notified. They followed him
and saw him undertake to pass two or
three other forged checks when he was
arrested. At first Hicks protested his
innocence declaring he was "allriSht, y
but when taken to police headquarters
broke down and made full confession.
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GREAT Book Free.

When Dr. L. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. n.
Y, published the first edition of his work
The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, he announced that after $50 900
copies had been sold at the regular price
81 30 per copy. the profit on which would
repay him for the great amount OF labor
and money expended in producing it, he
would distribute the next half million
free AS this number of copies has al
ready been sold, he is now distributing,
absolutely free, 500 900 of this most COM
plete, interesting and valuable common
sense medical work ever published-the
recipient only being required to mail to
him, at the above address, twenty-one (2)
cents in one-cent postage stamps to pay
for packing and postage only. and the
book will be sent by mail. 1t is verit-
able medical library, complete in one
volume. 1t contains over 1000 pages and
more than 800 illustrations. The Free
Edition is precisely the same as those sold
at $3.50 except only that the books are
bound in strong MANILA paper covers in
stead of cloth. Send NOW before all are
given away.
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Notice.

ANlNG QUALIFIED As ADMIN
4 lstrator OF the estate of Mrs Leah IL.
Cooper, deceased. before the CLERK of tho
Superior Court OF Vance County, this is
To notify all persons, holding claims
against said estate to present them to me
on or before the 2lSt day of January, 1898,
or TINS notice will be pleaded in bar OF
their recovery. Persons indebted To said
estate ale notified that they must make
Immediate settlement of same
This 2lst January, 1897.
ID. \. COOPER. Administrator
Estate of Mrs. Leah ii. Cooper.
A &. Iollicoffer, Attorney.
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Electric BitterS.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed, when the languid, exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of Il tonic and alter
alive is felt. \ prompt use of this medi-
cine will act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the ma!arial
poison Headache, Indigestion, Consti pa
ton, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
SOC and sl.OO per bottle at Melville Dor
sev's Drug Store.
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Bucklen'S ArniCa SaIve.

The best SaIve IN the world tor cuts
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chappej Hands, hllblains-
CornS, and all Skin Erupiions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price p cents per box
For sale hv Melville Do rsev. druggist.
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Lecture.

DR.. F. II. Harris will deliver a lee
ture to the pupils of Henderson Female
College Tomorrow friday night. His
discourse will be upon the Rules of
Health and in the hands Of such a
scholarly physician. we are sure 1t will
prove exceedingly instructive and en-
tertaining. The patrons and friends
Of the school are cordially invited to
attend.
S. II. Satterwhite sold for fine prices
at Cooper's this week.
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Davis Warehouse.

Read advertisement of Owen Davis
Warehouse in this issue The ener-
Setlc and enterprlslng proprietor is too
well known to patrons of the Hender-
son market to need any words of COM
incubation from US. He promises
highest prices for tobacco and that is
what the turner's want. Mr.. Davis
gives his personal attention to every
pile of tobacco sold on his floors and
looks closely after the best interests
of his patrons. Consignments from a
distance receive the same careful at
tsntion that they would if the owners
were present, aud prompt returns
made.
Allison Il Addisou's Special Tobac-
co Manure, for Plant Beds. at
J. II. LASSITER & cos
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Notice..
Desirable Real Estate for Sale
on Easy Terms.
rs Valuable Building Lots for
Onc-'rhird Cash, Balance on
Six and Twelve Months
Time.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
DSuperior Court of Vance county. filed
in the case Of Sandy Dickerson and others.
VS. }. w. Short and others. ! shall sell be-
fore the court house door in Henderson, at
II NJ. on the
lST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1897,
Twerty-six building lots 50xlij feet
each il being five acre tract lying In rear
of the Female College, adjoining Hiram
Goodrich, A J. Harris. Nathan Lehman
and others. This tract has been laid OF
with a street through both ways. and cut
into nice lots. An inspection of the land Is
invited. A plot can he seen In my office.
Dec. %. 1896.
w Il. SHAW, Commissioner.
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Leaves Its Mark

every one of the painful Irregularities
and weakness that prey upon women. They
fade the face, waste the figure, ruin the
temper, wither you up, make you old be-
fore your time.
Get WE'LL That's the way to look we'll.
Cure the disorders and ailments that be-
set you, with DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t regulates and promotes all
the womanly functions, improves diges-
ton, enricheS the blood, dispels aches and
pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings
refreshing sleep, and restores health and
strength.
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To School Teachers.
Communicated

Any teacher wishing to use te Ext
book on Scientific Temperance In
struction, will find Brands "Health
Lessons for Beginners,' and Good
Health for Children,'' at Stephens
Book Store. These are on the State
list of textbooks, and are adapted to
primary and intermediate grades. They
are simple and attractive and the best
introduction, to higher grades in physi-
ology, l ever used. We ask every
teacher in Henderson aud Vance Co.,
to use some Temperance textbook in
the school. Teachers, if you love hui
manity aud wish to help stay the tide
that is sweeping SO many boys of
our fair Southland into an early grave,
give this important study place in
your schools. The public school is
taking the lead in this noble work. but
the cooperation of the private school
is needed. l hope to hear that every
school in Henderson as has decided to
comply with the above request.
Very respectfully,
DORA E. AYCUE.
Supt S. T. |. for Vance Co.
Henderson. n. c., Jan. 18th.
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FAST TIME ON THE SEABOARD AIR
LINE
Again Does Engineer Heiiig do Him
self Proud.

1t was not great while ago that
people in railroad circles were discuss
lug with interest and pride the re-
markably fast time made by spe-
cIal train on the Seaboard Air Line
between Weldon and Portsmouth,
when the distance 7G.S miles was COW
cred in the 724 minutes. This, how
ever, was subject to deduction OF
about minutes lost by reducing speed
to comply with city ordinances at Sea-
board, Franklin and Suffolk, and i'll
crossing NOttoway river at which point
new bridge was under construction,
which would leave g.! minutes actual
running time.
AS already published the engineer
who made this run was Mr.. H. J.
Hellg. In conversation with the writer
afterward he said lie had no idea before
hand that he was to be called upon to
undertake to smash any previous rec
ords made. He had hauled the train
from Raleigh, the flues were foul and
his engine not in the best condition to
accomplish the highest results. But
when Mr.. St. John told him what was
wanted he was ready to respond and
right nobly did his iron steed acquit
itself in spite of disadvantages as the
result showed. The train was hauled
by locomotive No. $40. built of the
Richmond Locomotive Works, and in
testimony Of the splendid performance
achieved with one of their machines
the Company presented Mr.. Heillg
with handsome gold watch and chain,
one Of the finest that could be bought,
which it is needless to say he apprecl-
ates very highly.
On last Monday morning Engineer
Heilig performed another feat worthy
of mention. The Atlanta Special,
No. 400. North bound, made fly run
from Raleigh to Weleon, 81 miles, in
hours and II minutes, making I
stops consuming IS minutes. Actual
running time, 100 minutes. The train
consisted of seven heavy Pullman
coaches including sleepers. This beats
the record for a regular train and en-
titles Engineer Heilg to add one more
peacock feather to the decorations worn
in his hat.
H;rhae< Ayararo Of tho coaeou
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eve became terribly
infarned, and was so
s wollen that for quite
a while I could not
see. The doctors
said l had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
lausting their efforts
without doing me
ary oop1 they gave
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The man who fears to spend a cent
And never adyertises
With little gain must be content
While others take the prizes.
No matter what his wares may b..
Nor how much worth the selling,
The world will none the wiser be,
Except It's by the telling.
Wilmington (Del.) Star.
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up the case as hopeless. When in
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said l must die,
as hereditary Cancer was incurable.
AT this crisis, was advised to try
S. s., and n a short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
so for three months, then it began to
heal. continued the medicine while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirelv. This was several years ago and
there has heeu no return OF the disease
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Death of r1rS. Che shire.

The friends of Bishop Cheshire SYM
pathize with him most deeply in the
death of his wife which occurred after
on the 18th inst. The Necs and Oh
Seruer says:
Mrs. Cheshire's ILLNESS was only of
abouta weeks duration and the an
nOuncement Of her death sent sudden
thrill Of sorrow to the hearts of her
many friends in the city. The an
nOuncement will be read with feelings
of sincerest regret, and with tenderest
sympathy for her distinguished hus-
band by large number of friends
throughout the State. She was a
woman Of most lovable character, of
strong mind and sweet disposition, a
cOnsecrated christian, whose home was
her happiest realm and whose husband
and children were her dearest idols.
Mrs. Cheshire was Miss Annie Huske
Webb. daughter of Mr.. James Webb,
ST., of IIillsboro, n. G.
She had been sick with la grippe
about a week or ten days. On Friday
last the disease developed into pneu-
monia and during Monday night her
condition became alarming. She grew
worse until yesterday few moments
before l O'Clock when, surrounded by
her heart-broken husband and weeping
little ones, and several friends, her
sweet spirit took its flight to the home
of the pure and good.
The greatest sorrow comes to her
husband and TO her seven children
with whom numerous kindred and
friends are in deepest sympathy.
James Z. Satterwhite made a lively
sale at COOper's this week.
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Davis Warehouse

Is booming right along on high prices
for all grades of tobacco. The hustling
proprietor Owen Davis is n hard worker
for his customers and liz making things
lively for the boys. Try him with load
and he will please you with the esult.
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Raises His Own rIeat.

Mr.. John y. Fleming is not one of
those men who has his "smoke hous e
in the West He believes in raising
his own supplies at homeland does it.
In December he killed Is hogs ranging
in weight from 10 to 273 pounds, ag-
gregating 2,Gl5 pounds of pork. On
the l3th inst. he killed 5 others weigh
luz 2ll, 2l3, go, 229 and 23S, a total
of LII. making 1876 pounds of meat
a pretty good amount for one "small
farmer These were Of an improved
breed, s months and S days old, and
shows what blood and proper feeding
will do.
IL. w. Crews made a big sale Of to-
baccco at COOper's this week.
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Don't fail to see the lot of beautiful
goods just received and very cheap at
II THOMASON'S.
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Cancer
OF The Face.

Hrs. Laura Z Minis. of Smithville Ga,
says: "a small pir1ple Of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began TO grow rapidly, notwlthstand-
ing all efforts TO check it. My
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Hariee will treat you kindly, and his
prices are so fascinating, you will pur
chase, thereby saving money for the fam
lily.
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Flour for the family, Hay for the
mules. Bran for the COW. at the Hustler s.
Hardee,s prices are right.
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AS this is the time for curing meat
the following from the Charleston Neacs
and Courier will be timely reading,
aud perhaps prove of benefit to many.
n CORRESPONDENT writing to that paper
says:
For some time I've noticed through
the columns of your paper varied COM
ment and discussion on the subject Of
curing and preserving hams. The
method l give has been wrought out
by my own personal experience, and
not bought or borrowed The borated,
smoking and various other remedies
all proved unsatisfactory, so, by way
of experiment. | conceived the idea Of
packing meat away in dry ashes. APP
ply an inch Of saltpetre at the joints,
and after sufficient time has been al
lowed for curing in salt, say three to
four weeks, take out, wash and dry
thoroughly, then wrap each piece sep
arately i'll thin cloth. Then pack away
with alternate layers Of dry oak leaves
The first trial proved a grand success.
Since then I've not had the least
trouble in keeping my meat. You will
find that this simple and inexpensive
process not only prevents all attacks
from insects. but keeps the meat in a
perfect state of preservation, therefore
it retains the natural sweet, juicy
flavor, which, in my judgment, is the
first aud greatest thought under consid-
Grafton. Hams treated in this way
will keep all summer perfectly sound
aud tresh.'
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Jno. W. Reavis had big lot of his
crop on Cooper's floor this week and
was more than satisfied with his sales.