The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-11-17
Soldiers Going South

~ P"9oeu through within
the last few days. They were mostly
pennsylvania and New Jersey soldiers
gong to Savannah. Ga.
Inc report got out here amono the
negroes that these soldiers were
gong to Wilmington, and one old
darkey was heard to say: s.Bv de
time dem sojers gifts froo wild de MO
gers down dar twon't be none on 'em
lett. Dase done killed heap Of
nlggers already an now dase or
g"lne ter kill all de balance, Desc
here Norfern folks don't like de n;p-
gers no how
And when he was told to the con-
trary he went his way unconyinced
ne sooner cough or cold is cured
without harm to the sufferer the better
I4lhgtflng colds are dangerous Hackinr
cough Is distressing. One Minute Cough
tu!e quickly cures it Why suffer wh-n
such cough cure is within rpacho II is
PHEASANT TO the taste. Phil Ii Thomas.
homeless rllams 12k cents Der bound
at HORNER & POWELLS.
smoke the Mag istratc, the very best
DC Havana cigar. At Phil H. Thomas.
Speak Them Now.
II you have words of kindness and
appreciation for your friends speak
them now while they will cheer and
comfort the living Don't wait until
they are cold in death. the ear dead
to all sense Of hearing, the eyelids
closed, the heart and hands no more
responsive to your friendly smile or
cordial grasp. you have pleasant
things to say speak them now. Don't
let the weary wayfarcr on life's
rugged journey 90 on bearing his
burden alone unmindful of your care
or thought. Let him know that YOU
think of him. you pathize with him
and appreciate him ere it is too late
Your eulogiums and flowers and tears
will do him no good after he is gone.
These thoughts are suggested by the
following paragraph which we find
III an exchange. The author is UNI
known to us, but he expresses our
sentiments, and we give it space in
our columns:
DO not keep the labaster box Of your
love and tenderness sealed up until your
friends are dead Fill their lives with
sweetness, speak approving, cheering
words while their ears can hear them,
and while their hearts can be thrilled
and made happier by them. The kind
things YOU mean to say when they are
gone say before they go. The flowers
you mean to send for their coflins send
to brighten and sweeten their homes be
fore they leave them. II my friends have
boxes laid away full of fra
grant perfumes of sympathy and affec-
tons which they intend to break over
my dead body, would rather they
would bring them out in my weary and
troubled hours, and open them, that |
may be refreshed and choered by them
while | need them would rather have
a plain coffin without a flower, a funeral
without n eulogv, than a life without
the sweetness of love and sympathy.
Let us learn to anoint our friends before
hand for their burial. Post norton
kindness does not cheer the burdened
spirit Flowers on the conffin cast
no fragrance backward over the weary
way.
Wanted-Butter and Egg. Market
prices paid. HORNER & POWELL.
Elegant line OF Ladies Dress Goods
just received at the the "Cheap John
Store.' Shoes, Hats, Hosiery, Under
wear and everything in the way of
general merchandise, You will find the
prices to suit the season. The ladies are
specially invited to look at these goods.
Curiosities of The Calendar.
Here are some odd facts worth
storing away, connected with the
days of the week on which centuries
and months begin.
No century can begin on We'd
nesday. Friday or Saturday. The
month of October commences with
the same day of the week as January,
except in leap year. September and
December also start on the same
week day, and so do February, March
and November. The first day of May,
June, and August never fall on the
same week day on which any other
month begins. April and July always
start on the same day Of the week.
This year January and October begin
on Saturday; February, March and
November on a Tuesday. April and
July on a Friday, September and
December on a Thursday, June on a
Wednesday, May on Sunday, August
on Monday. Leap year, however,
always throws this little arrange
ment out of gear. Christmas always
falls on the same day of the week as
New Years Day, and a year always
ends on the same week day as it is
started. Next year viii start on
SUNDAY, and there Will thus be fifty
three Sundays in the year. thing
which happened last in 1898, and
occurs only fourteen times in a cen
fury. Only very rarely is the num-
Der of a year square. In 1919 it
was the square of 43. The previous
occasion was 1904, the square of ~.
and 1886 we shall have the square of
Il.
curo Sion of CrOsro