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The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
WILL OPEN ANOTHER STORE.
A Progressive Step by . Progressive
Business Nam.

The wants of man are many and
diverse, and the merchant who does
not undertake to supply the public's
every demand had about as well be
out of business. Realizing this Mr..
Samuel Watkins has always acted
upon it and yet he finds that he does
not meet it as fully as the exigencies
of the times and the varied character
of the trade require. That is to say
Mr.. Watkins has discovered that
there is demand for class of goods
he has not handled heretofore-goods
of cheaper quality and lower price
and broad minded business man and
up-to-date merchant that he is, he is
determined to supply this demand.
With that end in view he has rented
the store room in the Burwell build
ing formerly occupied by Beacon
Bros. and will at an early date open
therein a stock of goods of cheaper
quality and price than those found
at the other store. Mr.. Watkins will
90 North next week to buy his stock.
He tells us that these goods will
be of a class to supply that very
| large demand for goods at a low
price. They will not of course be of
quality that he would send out
with his name and guarantee thereon,
but at the same time they will be
| worth the money asked for them. II
it is cheap suit of clothes, cheap
hat, cheap pair of shoes-anything
that is wanted it can be found here,
not as good quality as goods at the
| other place, to be sure, nor at as
high price, but worth the money in
every instance. Those who know
Mr.. Watkins know this is a state
ment that may be relied on.
| In order to sell at the very closest
margins, giving customers the bene-
fit Of low prices and at the same
time the very best goods the money
will warrant the establishment will
be run with the least possible ex-
| pense. There will be no book-keep-
ing, no porter, and no goods will be
sent out on approval. The motto
will be pay for what you get and
get what you pay for" as the proprie-
tor cannot afford to hire a man OF
boy to deliver dollar purchase at a
ive-cent margin of profit. Mr.. Wat
kins' object in opening another store
is because he has not room to handle
such stock in connection with his
present one.
| When we talk about cheap goods it
must not be inferred that Watkins
is high priced place. Not at all
But the class of goods is altogether
different--higher in quality and neces'
sarily higher in price than some peo
pie want or feel that they can afford
to buy. And it is to accommodate
this class of buyers-the whole trade
in fact, representing the two extremes
and the conservative element who
neither want the highest priced mol
the cheapest that Mr.. Watkins
branches out in his business in the
! manner indicated.
A stubborn cough or tickling in thu
| throat v,;oldc IN Ono Nipnto COuul, (.uro
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
James w. White,
Merchant ai|or,
Henderson,, N. G..

Fine Suits and Trousers made to order
from the Latest Improved Fabrics Per.
feet fit and satisfaction guaranteed. Clean
ing, pressing and repairing done with dis.
patch and neatness. "Cutting a specially
A trial order will convince the most fas-
tidiOus. Prices to suit the times.
NY fall and winter samples are now
ready for inspection Call and examine
goods and get prices before you buy your
fall suit.
Office over Beacon Bros store. opposite
nOStOffice
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their favorite
remedy. To get the true and genuine
article, look for the name of the California
Fig Syrup Co. printed near the bottom Of
the package. For sale by all druggists.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

A negro whose life was insured for
five thousand dollars died here Satur-
day of fever. He took out the policy
two or three years ago, making his
sister the beneficiary. Her husband
has paid the premiums for year or
more and considers it good invest
ment-Greensboro Patriot.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

The future is never uncertain when
you advertise in the GOLD LEAF.
Results are sure to follow-if you
have what the people want at the
right prices.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Bicycle For Sale.

A high grade Rambler Bicycle, mans
style, is offered for sale at q bargain.
Has been used but two months and is as
good as new. For further particulars
call at GOLD LEAF office or address
r. A. MARSHALL,
Henderson. N. G..
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Whose Pointer Dog?

A pointer dog has taken up at the
home OF q man near town. For particu-
lars, description OF dog, ETC., call at this
office.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

The Orange Observer man, who is
single and an authority on the sub
ject, says the young lady who coyly
ties star spangled banner around
her waist for sash, knows that
strong arms will protect the flag.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
AGENTS Wanted.

4 few good men to work for the Singer
Manufacturing Company. Steady en-
ployment and good pay to the right
kind of men. For particulars apply to
r. A. MARSHALL,
Special Agent,
At Mrs. Manning's, or GOLD LEAF office.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

Remember you can have goods deliver.
ed any where in town absolutely free OF
charge, from II. THOMASON'S.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

MY entire Stock of Summer Dress
Goods will be offered at cost from now
out. II. THOMSON.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Time to Seek for Fall Business.

A business campaign, like a mill
tary campaign. must be planned in
advance. This is none too soon to
begin planning for the fall trade
To be effective the plans must take
in aggressive advertising-not ag-
gressive in the offensive sense, but in
the sense of being alert to capture
the share of trade that may be legiti-
mately won by faithful and intelli-
pent effort.-Durham Sun.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
HCCld6nt Insurance..
Best and Ch6dD6St.

Henderson. N. C., March 10th. 1898.
The Preferred Accident Insurance Co.
Your favor of March 18th, enclosing
check for 81, 900 payable to John l.. Currin.
administrator OF Z. &. Barnes. deceased.
in full settlement of Policy No. 02l96l3. in
favor Of E. Il. Barnes. received. l have
had Mr.. Currin sign the receipt sent to me.
and l enclose same herein to you, together
with the original policy. l desire. in be-
half of my clients and myself. TO thank
you for your promptness in the settlement
Of this matter We shall commend your
company whenever Opportunity presents,
and we trust and believe that the prompt
ad Iustment of this claim will add much
to your business in this section. With ap-
probation for the courteous manner in
which you have dealt with me in this
transaction, l am. etc,
A. ZOLLICOFFER.
Do you not need an accident policy You
can get no better or cheaper Insurance.
For particulars apply to
James K. Young,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
Henderson, n. e.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

Handsome line of silks for shirt waists
and trimmings, also satins, etc, at
H. THOMASON'S.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Stoves and Ranges.

DO you want stove or range?
Well, in a stock consisting of 800 of
different styles. sizes and makes you
ought to be able to find just what
you want and at the right price. AS
will be seen by advertisement else
where Samuel Watkins invites at
tention to the Ma jestic Range and Gar
land Stoves and Ranges. There are
no better goods of the kind made
and they are sold with the highest
possible guarantee. Beautiful in
shape, finish and operation, construct
ed cf the very best material and posi-
sessing the greatest merit in lasting
qualities, perfection of cooking and
economy of fuel consumed they are
unequaled. Abundance of hot water
for kitchen or bath-a great con-
venience-is one of the luxuries of the
Majestic Range and point which
will readily commend it to the
thoughtful housekeeper.
Read Mr.. Watkins advertisement,
see what he says of these goods and
then 90 and inspect his stock.
When you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve the great pile cure, don't accept any
thing else. Don't be talked into accepting
a substitute, for piles, for sores, for burns.
Phil II. Thomas.
Coming Back.
When a man once gets taste of
Henderson water and becomes ac-
quainted with Henderson people, it
is a hard matter for him to stay
away. He may leave and think his
home is to be elsewhere but it is dol
lars to doughnuts that he will come
back sooner or later. And as others
have done before him so with Mr. Sol
Frankenstein, we'll known and popu-
lar here in connection with the cloth
ing trade. He comes back to assist
b. S. Aronson, and it goes without
saying, that he will be cordially
welcomed by his friends and the
trading public. There is no better
salesman than Mr.. Frankenstein and
he has the respect and confidence of
those who know him. Honest and
straightforward in his dealings what
he says can be relied on hence the
strong hold he has upon the trading
public.
Mr.. Aronson has added largely to
his stock and the class Of goods
handled is better while the prices are
as low or lower than heretofore.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

Ice Cream Soda served daily at the
Bakery. All kinds of Ices, Wine Coco,
Hires Root Beer, and many other drinks
that will tickle your palate are served IN
the best style, at WHITMORE ).
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat yields to One Minute Cough Cure
Harmless in effect, touches the right s pot,
reliable and just what is wanted. 1t acts
at once. Phil Ii. Thomas.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Hiss e. D. Stephens,

OF the Metropolitan Conservatory and
New York College of Music, also State
Medallist OF '92, will open
Private Class OF Music, Harmony and The
ory, August 29th, 1898.
Number of Pupils limited. Lessons
given at Residence or at Pupils home.
For terms apply at Residence.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Miss Emma Hoods
Private School will beQin Sept. IL

Thorough instructionin English, Math-
ematics, Latin, French, German, Elocu-
ton and Calisthenics.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

Thomson announces that he will sell
his entire stock OF summer ressgoods at
cost from now on. Here is a rare oppor-
tunity for the ladies.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

More than twenty million free samples
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have been
distributed by the manufacturers. What
better proof of their confidence in it's
merits do you want? 1t cures piles, burns,
scalds, sores. in the shortest space of time.
Phil Il Thomas.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

Oak Ridge Institute had fine
opening last week. The attendance
is said to be larger than last year,
when the enrolment reached the un-
precedented number of 282. Among
the number is a new japanese student
from Toxic. graduate of the Toxic
University, who comes to study Eng
lish.
The principals Profs. J. A. 4 NJ:
H. Holt have every cause to he proud
of the excellent educational institu-
ton they have built up. and the
splendid patronage it enjoys.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
The Firemen Want Helmets and Rub
Der Coats.

The hosemen of the volunteer fire
companies want rubber coats and
helmets. And they not only want,
but need them. The experiences
met with at the fire in Barnes furni-
ture establishment emphasized the
fact perhaps more than ever. The
cost of providing these will not be
great and this much consideration
should be shown for the welfare and
safety of these brave and unseltish
men who risk life and limb to pro-
tect the property of others-and that
without compensation.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

When you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve the great pile cure, don't accept any
thing else. Don't be talked into accepting
a substitute, for piles, for sores, for burns
Phil Ii. Thomas
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
Gone to Boston to Live.
Oak Ridges Fine Opening.

Smoke the Magistrate, the very best
&c Havana cigar. At Phil H. Thomas. {.
The gold leaf., 1898-09-01

4 16 OF loaf of Bread 5 C, at the
Bakery. Bread and Cakes baked daily.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
TRAVELS OF COINS.
Some Old Pieces Could Tell Remark
able Stories of Their WanderinEs.

Some Old Pieces Could Tell Remark
able Stories of Their Wanderings.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
IF an old coin could only talk, what
strange adventures it might tell" re-
marked a Canal street druggist, twirl-
Ing a silver piece he had just received
from a customer Now, this half dol
lar was coined in 1913, the year the
great gold craze began in California,
and / should say by it's looks that it
has been in pretty constant circulation
ever since. Think what q volume of
trade that represents. If it purchased
its face value only once a day, which
is certainly a modest estimate, it has
done we'll on to $4,000 worth of bust
ness in the half century it has been
going the rounds. That's quite a record
isn't it? And 1 dare say that curious
things have happened to it in it's jour-
neyings. 1t has been borrowed and
stolen and lost and lent; it has been
boarded by misers and squandered by
prOdigals, and who knows how often
it has been the last coin in the pocket
of suicide? It must have lain on
gambling tables and ratified in church
boxes and held down the eyelids of the
dead. There is no telling in what far
countries it has Travelled, and what
fantastic foreign things it may have
bought. 1 never finger one of these
old coins without a certain sense of
awe and an inclination to stop, no mat
ter how busy l may be, and do a little
day dreaming over it's history
All that reminds me-" said a gen.
tleman who had listened to the drug
gist's homily, "of a queer experiment
[ made years ago. I was specializing
one day on the possible wanderings of
coins, and just to test the matter I had
small steel punch made with my
initials cut in the end. By bringing it
down sharply on a coin I could leave
the letters indented on the surface.
Well, for a long time-over a wear. in
fact-I stamped every scrap of hard
money 1 got hold of-nickels, pennies
and all. I suppose at the very lowest
estimate l turned adrife 400 or 500 sepa-
rate pieces bearing my sign manual.
meanwhile keeping my eyes open for
the return Of any of the wanderers II
was in 1881 or 1882 that 1 began work
with the die, and in all these interview
ing years [ have never yet received a
coin bearing my stamp. Looking for
the initials has become such a habit
with me that L do it instinctiveIy al
most every time 1 receive any change
Several years ago was a cashier in a
gOod-Sized retail house here, and han
died a great many fractional coins
Hundreds of them had been marked
but none had my particular stamn
This certainly shows how widely MONEY!
becomes scattered. A young friend of
mine tried the same experiment. and
after considerable lapse of time
found one of his coins in some change
given him in a store in New York. He
had a ring put in the piece and wears
it on his watch chain.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
The Stock Markets.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The stock market
again showed itself independent Of the de-
pressing influence of London and Europe, ex-
cept at the opening, when few of the inter-
national stocks were allowed to fall below
the London parity. The selling Of stocks on
foreign account made up a considerable pro-
portion of the days business, and was well
absorbed at advancing prices The buoyancy
of the wheat market made the grain-carrying
roads prominent in the movement, the buying
of Atchison securities, particularly the pre-
ferred, again occupying conspicuous place.
But the stocks of all the Western roads were
ended it's downward course very early and
closed near the top with net gain OF 1Ac,
the underlying strength manifest in the mar
ket making the bears tnid about leaving
short contracts uncovered over Sunday. To-
bacco also was marked UP to 1925 with every
evidence of violent manipulation, and shorts
were driven to cover heavily at every stage Of
the advance. Even the coalerS showed the
effects of the uncertain temper developed by
the bears, and made recoveries on short offer
ings.
The bank statement was Just about as ex-
peoted, and had little effect one way or the
other The gain in cash had been in imported
gold and by outgo from the sub-treasury,
and the heavy increase in loans of over $1,000
600 represents for the most part loans on
sterling which is an element in the lending
of money abroad. The increase in deposits
from this source expanded the reserve re-
Quirements so far that the increased cash only
served to raise the surplus by 50, $50, 775 Bus
mess in both stocks and bonds was well dis
tributed, and the market showed a decided
tendency to broaden out. The amount of bus
mess done was larger than for any half day
for some time.
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Oct. %
Money on call steady at 1902 per cent; last
loan, 2. Prime mercantile paper, 3A@4 per
business In bankers bills at $4.S5@4. 8SN for
demand, and at $4.82@4.S2A for sixty DAYS
Posted rates, $4.SS94.S5 for sixty days. Posted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
MARROW BUILDINGS.

Philadelphia Has Four-Storv
Structure Only Four Feet Wide.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Philadelphia may not be able to boast Tho
tallest buildings in the world, but she surely
has her share of the narrowest On the cor
ner of Chestnut and American streets is To-
Gated a building that at first glance would
seem to reflect seriously on the sanity of the
protector, but the multitude of prosperous
tenants form monument to the financial
shrewdneSS Of the owners. From outside to
outside of the walls the structure is exactly
five feet wide. 1t is $50 feet deep. and there
are four stories. Every room in it is occupied
by shop Of some kind or by families. who
seem to be contented with their lot The
walls are over one foot thick, and this leaves
less than one yard for the inside space There
fore, 1t is physical impossib1ity for the
tenants to occupy a ful-sized bed. II they
desire to sleep it must be on a cot, and the
sleeper extends his body from north to south.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
Lire Stock Markets.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Oct. 22.-The receipts
175: calves 81 hogs, LAB; sheep, 1S41. The
cattle market closed the week in the same
unsteady condition that prevailed during the
last half of the week. A big part of the
poor stuff In the yards was sold at low prices,
however, and the cattle on hand were fairly
well cleared up. The hog market was from
DC to l0c lower and weak at those quotations.
Sales were readily made, however and the
yards We're cleared early. The sheep market
was steady on muttons and stockers, lower
on buck lambs. Feeding lambs recovered
slightly.
Hogs-Market from s. to 10c lower. Quality
OF the hogs in was fairly good, and trading
was brisk In spite of the decline. r pr seat
alive sales
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
SINKING CITY.
San Francisco May Be Under Water
I'm Few Decades.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco is sinking! This is the start
ling statement of the civil engineer who con-
ducts the work of the city and county sur
veyors Office at the city hall Sinking. SLOWLY
but steadily, each recurring year bringing ad-
ditional evidence that a large portion of the
city would in a few decades be below the
water Of the bay. This is no wild or ire
sponsible statement, but cold fact demon
strated and proved by the careful scientific
observations Of engineers in the service of the
municipality, men who have been establishing
levels through San Francisco for years and
have the data and records of the CITY sur
VeYQrs office as the basis of their discovery
These engineers find in surveying or level
Ing, in the unstable districts that the official
monuments indicating the levels or heights
above the city base have sunk with the land
ana so 1t is necessary to begin on firm ground
and carry lines over those sunken marks and
always with the same result-streets. side
walks, CURES, street railroads, buildings all
have gone downward together
The peculiar feature of the sinking nhe
nomenon is that the whole surface settles
equally, fact which has not only avarteS
also been the source of endless disputes he
tween owners of land in the district VII
imagine the grade is raised upon them nv
city surveyors every few years
An interesting field for mathematical effort
is opened through the city surveyors figures
upon this subject. The average sinking of
those districts which insist on moving into
pether regions is two inches a year. There
is a tendency TO settle less as the years mass
though the settling does not stop and the
ratio of the decrease is so insignificant in
comparison with the time as to be barely
worth considering. Two inches may. there
iore' be taken as the basis Of calculation, In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
WAY to MIKE Ice.

Cal, has discovered a salts which may kill
all existing methods Of supplying ice. A
thlmbleful is hermetically sealed In a nickel
SILVER receptacle about three eighths of an
the soldier may carry by the dozen in his
haverSack. 1t weighs about as much as a
cartridge. Dropped into a canteen of water
lt converts the contents into Ice IN an in
credibly short time. larger one will freeze
bucket of Santiago Cor any other water,
and still larger a tub. AS the salts do not
come In contact with the water the latter re-
mains unpolluted. lawyer controlling the
discovery is now in New York, in cores
pondence with the secretary of war, and his
hopes are high that 1t will be adopted by the
army.-New York Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24

leo years the water of the bay would be
ebbing through the first stories of buildings.
and the second floors would be what seamen
call awash. But as the inhabitants of San
Francisco will keep on filling the land, there
will be no likelihood of such strange happen
ings.
The cause Of this peculiar condition in a
large area of the city is ascribed to the ma
ture OF the soil, which engineers describe as
mixture of alluvium washed down from the
hillsides, ooze from the bay and decayed
vegetable matter, the formation of ages upon
the original bedrock. Engineers say that in
places no bottom has been reached with piles
sixty to eighty feet long. and the heavy
structures erected thereon sustain the tre-
mendous weight by force of friction, or re-
sistance, against the sides of the piles. How
deep is the ooze has not been ascertained in
most places in the sinking area. Nor is it
positively known whether the soft substratum
moves out into the bay under the pressure, or
merely packs frmer and so becomes more
stable.