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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
THE WINELESS DRUNKARD.
SAM WALTER FOSS.

1.-The air should suffice for his inspira-
tion, and he should be tipsy with water. -
Emerson,
The wineless drunkard drinks the mirth
And music of the morn,
And hears the glad voice of the earth
Speak in the nesting corn;
lie drinks the whitfS from off the meads,
The spray from salted seas,
The fragrance blown from waving reeds
And blOsSOmed apple trees
From many lily bordered Drinks,
Where summer rivuletS stray
The gladness Of the earth he drinks,
The freseness of the day;
lie drinks, and his life grows fair and
strong;
Hear ye the wineless drunkard's song.
The incense that the meadows yields
Within his brain is wrought,
The business of the tangled fields
Is blooming in his thought;
The inland songs of murmurous brooks
- Along their reedy Drinks;
The babbling strains from blOssOmed hooks
OF tipsy bObolinks
The hreaths that float from bloom and
brake,
The songs from vale and knoll,
Surge in upon his dreams and make
A summer in his soul.
And lofty In his joy and strong;
Hear ye the wineless drunkard's song!
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
VANCE STILL LIVES.

If Vance were living Bryan's plan ol
cooperation would have been adopted
at the State Democratic Convention
The Caucasian
Oh, no. Vance still lives in his in
tluence over Democracy in North Car
olina, and it was part of that self
same influence which held together
the forces of Democracy almost as a
unit against fusion. From the first
moment the delegates from the va
rious counties were seated in the
convention hall 80 per cent. were
solidly opposed to fusion.
All this rot about the State Demo-
cratic convention being dominated
by gold-bUg influence, railroad attor-
neys and monopoly money is quite
small talk and is untrue. Populist t
papers have raised the howl that
farmers were conspicuous in that
convention by their absence. Well,
that may have been true: but the
editor of The Commonwealth was there
and can answer for two counties,
Harnett and Halifax. The delega-
tion from Harnett, our native county,
was one-half. if not two-thirds farm
ers, and out of all the delegates from
Halifax nearly half were farmers.
No: the convention voiced the hon
est sentiment of the majority of the
Democrats of North Carolina, and il
is the personal duty of every Demo-
Crat in the State to buckle on the
armor and fight valiantly from now
until the closing Of the polls on cleo
tion day.
Count that man a coward who tries
to dodge responsibility because his
own pet ideas and personal prefer
ences were not favored in the voice
of the people through the State con-
vention. - Scotland Neck Common
UedlM
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dragging useless leg after him, and
moving slowly and painfully. The
son OF a mlllionaire-one of the ia
nous Rough Riders-passed with his
SHIRT literally in rags that streamed
about him, and his arm in a sling
The faces Of all the men were covered
with heavy growths of hair, and what
you could see of these faces was pale
and peaked. 1t seemed incredible
that few short weeks could so
change men from splendid young
athletes to seemingly aged and de-
crepit creatures. You can have no
good idea of the dreadfulness of war
until you have seen these things
Three hundred and fifty manned
and wounded men were taken off the
transport that night. Those who
were able to hobble were taken off
first. Then came the call for litters.
Had you been there shudder would
have passed through you as you saw
those poor helpless forms lifted to
the stretchers, lowered from the
deck, and laid out there under the
light Of the moon, on the wharf
They lay just as they had been placed
some doubled up, some stretched
out straightly, with their campaign
hats laid on their breasts and their
tobacco pouches strung at their
waists: some with bare feet, many
under the gray army blanket. A
bearer stood at the head and foot of
each litter, with the straps cast
about his neck. The order came:
Lift litters. Carefully now, care
fully, very carefully. Ri ght foot first
March," And the sad little regi-
ments tramped down the wharf
Some of the poor creatures lying
there seemed dead, all but the eyes,
which burned with fever Brightness
Those eyes turned hither and thither,
as if looking for the face of friend:
eager, hungry, searching eyes. What
stories they told!
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
A Remarkable Cure
Effected bU the Use of
Mrs. Joe Persons
REMEDY.

kittrcll, \. C.. .I".k 10. 1896.
MHs JOE Person,
Madam OF all the wonderful cures
your Remedy has effected. | am salts
fled the case of Mrs. Rivers, Of War
rcn county, is the most miraculous
| saw her when she came here two or
three years ago, To commence the
treatment. and she was the most
frightful looking creature ever saw.
She seemed to have some cancerous
affection of the face. Her throat,
chin. mouth, nose and gums were al
most entirely eaten up, and no one
who saw her had any idea she could
live a month. except your son, Mr..
X. Nj. Person, who said he would cure
her. She got supply of the Remedy
and returned home, and has been
taking ii ever since. To-day | see
her here again Moroughiy cured
hardly scar left. She SAYS she feel,
As well "a she ever did. but will con-
tlnue taking the Remedy for awhile
TO make sure there will be no return.
The above are the simple facts Of the
case. which ! think those afflicted
with blood di,eaecs should know.
Very truly yours,
&. W. RANEY
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
A Great Book Given AWAY.

Ii you will send 2l one-cent stamps to
cover cost Of mailing only, we will send
you free the most useful medical book ever
presented to the public This is Dr.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in Plain Language; a book of 1908 pages,
profusely illustrated, the great expense Of
preparing which has been covered by a
sale Of $50, 900 copies at the regular price,
81 so per copy. Address, Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, No. Cos Main
Street, Buffalo. n. Y.
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Spaniards fortifying the city for
twenty days. watched them with
critical interest. | saw them bring
up guns from the ships and place
them. Then | saw our men come up
and drive the Spaniards into those
entertainments. and when they had
driven them into the entrenchments
l saw them go on and try to take the
entertainments themselves. 1t looked
to be an impossible thing, but as yet
the artillery was silent. The men
came on up the hill and the artillery
opened. and my heart sank when l
saw it was tlanking artillery. For a
moment the American fire ceased.
as though the enemy's guns had been
signal. Now then said | to my
self, this is the place where the in
dlvlduality Of the soldier will appear,
for each man there knows that he is
just as likely as any other man to be
struck with shrapnel.' None of them
had ever been under fire before: they
could not be put to harder test; but
how did they respond to it? In
stantly after the lull more rapid
fire set in, and a more rapid rush of
men up to the trenches. In spite of
artillery we had taken those
fortified trenches with unsupported
infantry, thing that army experts
the world over said could not be
done. | have nothing further to say
A sailor cannot go out of his expe-
rience."
With few words of appreciation
for the spirit of the volunteer sol
ilers in the camps who have not had
chance to fight, for the men who
wanted to volunteer, but did not
have the opportunity, Mr.. Hobson
closed with these words:
II can only say after seeing our
soldiers and our sailors as | have
seen them l thank Heaven that it is
'ouchsafed to me to devote nv life,
ny whole lifework. | trust. to the
Then the band played "Maryland.
Wy Maryland after which the other
speakers were introduced by Lieu
enant Hobson.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
NORTH CAROLINA BANKS.

tianal banks of North Carolina as re-
ported to the Controller of the Cur
rency shows the average reserve to
have been 2s.O0 per cent. against
2s.7O per cent. on May 5th. Loans
and discounts decrease from Sc, 564,
1873 to S6.564,14S. Stocks and secur-
tiles increase from $2O6.62S to 1886,
O79: gold coin from 1906. 62S to 1925
654: lawful money reserve decreased
from 1895. 1910 to $762.41s; individual
deposits from $5,712.410 to $5.56S,-
SDS
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

Nine -tenths of all human ailments come
from the same cause-impurity in the
blood. Take almost any disease you please
and trace the cause of it-you will find it
in the blood. Purify and enrich the blood
and you remove the cause. and so you cure
the disease inevitably and infallibly. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures
all diseases depending upon poor, impover-
ished, thin, impure blood,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
"Little Old Fighting JOe."

From end to end of the long blue ranks
Rose up the ringing cheers,
And many pOwder-blackened face
Was furrOwed with sudden tears.
AS with flashing eyes and cleaning sword
And hair and beard of snow,
Into the hell of shot and she'll
Rode little old Fighting Joe.
-.janses Lindsey Gordon, in Boston Adyer.
User.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
LIEUT.. HOBSON'S STORY.
akS About the Sinking of the Merrmac Santiago HarbOr

The Gallant Young Naval Officer and Hero Presde at a
Great Meeting in New York City, Held for the Benefit of
Soldiers and Sailors Families Protective Association
Proves Himself Apt and Entertaining Speaker Devoid
OF Egotsm or Vanity in Exploiting the Conduct and Ex-
Periences of the Merrimacs Crew-Admiral Cervera S
Name Cheered Along With That of Mckinley Dewey
and Others.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

Here is 4 gem that contains abun-
dant food for thought for the people
OF every community. big or little, in
the land: Not every one can have
an expensive mansion house with all
the additions and ornaments. but
every one can have plenty of shrubs,
vines. flowers and trees. which make
cottage more attractive and home
like than an elegant mansion bare of
beautiful surroundings.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

A stubborn cough or ticklin in the
throat yields to One Minlne Cough Cure.
Harmless in effect touches the right pot
reliable and just what is wanted 1t acts
at once. Phil H. Thomas
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

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
substitute. for piles, for sores, for burns.
Phil h. ThomA.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
SOLDIERS RETURN.
PATHETIC PICTURE OF MANNED
AND WOUNDED MEN

AS Witnessed by Moonlight on the
Hreat Wharves at Key West, as the
"Boys in Blue" Battered Wrecks
or Their Former Selves, Were COM
ing Home-an Army of Wounded
Men in Ragged Uniforms on Litters
and In AmbuIances-a Canadians
Strong Tribute to the "SoIdiers of
the Great Republic.''
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

You invite disappointment when YOU ex.
pertinent. DeWit's Little Early Risers
are pleasant. easy. thorough little pulls,
They cure constipation and sick headache
Just as sure as you take them. Phil II ,
Thomas. -
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

A young widows health usually
improves when her physician gets
married
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
FOR SALE BY
The Dorsey Drug Co.,
w. w. Parker,
Phil H. Thomas,
Henderson. y e.
HUMPHREYS
CURES

CURES
No. Fever, Congesuon.
No. 9 Worms.
No. 8 Infants Diseases.
No. 4 Diarrhca.
No. 7 Coughs & Colds
No. 9 Headache.
No. 10 Dyspepsia, Indigestion.
No. II Delayed Periods.
No. 12 LeuchOrrea.
No. IS Group.
No. IL Skin Diseases.
No. 15 rheumatism.
No. 10 Catarrh.
No. o7 Kidney Diseases.
No. 81 Sore Throat.
No. IT Grip & Hay Fever.
DR., Humphrey Homeopathic Manual OF
Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free
Sold BY druggists, sent on receipt of Xcts.
5octs or 81 Humphrey Med. Co. Cor. Wuliam
and John SITS New York.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

rstnrrl = on, OF III" most obstinas,
4..a-,- and HcE,.,- a." most di,iicui.
70 get r.a =,
There - but on" Way to cure it.
The d. .4u-e j. in the blood and all the
.-.r.v~. WASHES ard lI.L!Hling mixtures
n IT,. world can Rave no perlnuuent
..f.ct whatever upon it. Swift's Spe-
frrIr-- Catnrrh permanently. for it is
-. only remedy which can reach the
t.>r.-,. AID force it from the blood.
Mr. T. !. NcAlli,tt-r. Of Harrod sburp
~. h,t Cntnrrn for yenrs He writes
Il r..-I -" II" .HtorDTcncnt Whatever
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

TAKE ONLY the best when you
need a medicine. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is the best blood purifier, nerve
and stomach tonic. Get Aoooso.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
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Magnificent buildings, all modern i'm
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

About one month ago my child, which is
fifteen months old had an attack of diar-
rhoea accompanied by vomiting gave it
such remedies as are usually given in such
cases, but as nothing gave relief we sent
for physician and it was under his care
for a week. At this time the child had
been sick for about ten days and was having
about twenty-five operations Of the bowels
every twelve hours, and we were con-
WINGED that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and niarrhoea Remedy was recon-
mended. and | decided to try it. soon
noticed a change for the better; by its con-
t;nued use complete cure was brought
about and it is now perfectly healthy.-C.
l.. Boggs, Stumptown. Gilmer Co., W. Va.
For sale by the Dorsey Drug COMPANY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

10 See Capt. Conchas, of the rIaria
Teresa. Admiral Cervera's Late Flag
Ship, and Other Wounded Prison.
of of His Once Proud Fleet Who
are Confied in the Naval Hospital at
Portsmouth-the Ten Overjoyed at
Seeing Their Beloved Old COM
mander, Who Was Accompanied by
His Son Lieut.. Angel Cervera.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

may treated with spray
AID washes. and diner.
e. .liha!ing renrdlcs-
III fact. | could feel thai
cacn winter | was worse
tIian th" year previous
F Finally It wa
brought To my notice
that Catarrh was a blood
disease. ard after think.
Ing rE"r Tie matter. ]
shW II HH> unreasonable
To- .1 net tD be cured by
remedies " hi c Ii nnly
reached the surf: &c. ]
then decided 10 trv
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18

A FRlCANA will cure Rheumatism ano
"A 0crofuia - Stay Carol.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.

Inc negro was never as aSSertive
in North Carolina politics as he is
now, and this is as might have been
expected, for he has never before
been so recognized and so pandered
to as he has been by the Republican,
POpulist combine which is now in
control Of the State. The colored
orator who spoke in that Republican
convention at Nashville the other
day eulogized Governor Russell as
the man Of the phenomenal back
bone, because he has appointed more
negroes to office than all the other
Governors in the United States COM
bined, which declaration was vocifer-
ously applauded by the ..savages"
who were present. People who live
outside of the colored belt do not see
SO much of this and consequently do
not feel it so keenly, but when they
do see it they begin to realize what
it means, as the delegates from Union
county did, who attended the Demo-
cratic Congressional convention in
this city, as told by the Monroe En-
quirer:
"A delegate who attended the Con-
gressional convention in Wilmington
last week says that it is very humil-
iating to white man to see negro
policemen, who were appointed by
fusion Legislature, pulling white
men arOund.'
We have no doubt that this dele
gate, who was not accustomed to
such sights, felt humiliated. and he
probably felt very indignant. too. as
he might, when he remembered that
this thing was done by the active CO.
operation Of the Populist leaders in
the States who used and abused the
votes Of honest white Populists in the
dicker with the Republican leaders.
by virtue of which dicker the negroes
were put on top with the sanction
and assistance of the Populist tools
in the Legislature. This is but the
beginning. Let that combine be sue
cessful again. and we will have more
negroes in office. for they have got
taste of it and will demand more
and will get more Wilmington Stur.
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SUBSCRIPTION $3.50 Cash
Much in Little

IS especially true OF Hoods Pills. for no medi.
cine ever contained SO great curative power in
y" Small space. They are a whole medicine
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15
what's nat.

Miss Bruno: / like de shape we'll
enuff, but it do look to me like dat bird
ain't big enuff fer to set it off just
scrumptious.
The milliner Well, now, dat's a
pretty lib'ral bird for dollah nat.
tells you de bird amt large enuff
fer to suit my perceptions.
OATS as large a bird as you can git
fer de money
i tell you de bird amt large enutT.
Wot do you want-a lucky buzzar?
Well, don't want no snipe.
The milliner (warmly): Say, you des
set down minute an I'll git my OIL
man to go out an shoot a. eagle fer
you.
oh. he needn' take de trouble. Jes' let
]. 'em look undah de bed an fotch out
one O dem chickens he stole from
Pahson Sunday night.
Wha's dat?
She makes rush around the schow
case. but Miss Bruno nimbly eludes her
and exits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

At a little village on the Susquehanna
River | met an old soldier who related
this incident of his experience with
Gen. Meade in the late war have for
gotten his name and the place where it
occurred. 1t was raw night in Octo-
ber, the wind was rather strong, and
Meade had fixed stove in his tent The
soldier was the sentry for the General.
A puff of wind knocked down the inn
paovised stove-pipe and soon the tent
flied with smoke. The General came
out and asked the sentry to help him
& arrange it. The soldier replied that
he was under orders and could not
leave post Of duty
Yes, yes, said Meade: that IS true,
but would like to have that stoye-pipe
fixed. You are right, and The General
went at the job himself
II kept pacing my beat said the
soldier, and enjoyed Meade's efforts to
get the pipe back in its place. He maSe
a sorry mess of it. Finally he TUNED
to me and said: Sentry you will have
to help me. / will be responsible for
you, and if there is any trouble about
your leaving the beat | Will explain TO
the commanding officer
In few minutes we had the pire in
position. Meade disappeared into the
tent without word OF thanks. but he
soon came out with jug OF applejacE
and asked me to take drink. Once
more | reminded him was on duty.
Yes. yes,' he answered: i know; but
you helped me to fix the stove pipe
He turned on his heel and re-entered
the tent, leaving the jug outside. After
a time he came ont
Did you drink he inquired ]
nodded.
] knew you would; but did moi
see it.. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

A Washington lawyers life is not en-
tirely without agreeable features, al
though possibly the first syllable OF that
word is not always spelled fee.
Recently one had as a client very
quiet, unobtrusiye young marketman
who owned and conducted a market
garden somewhere beyond the city
limits IT seems that the young fellow
had some trouble with his father-in-
law, meddlesome old man who had
always imposed on the husbands of his
daughters, and after It was over he
came to consult the attorney, whom he
had known for long time.
'U-um," said the attorney thought
fully, after hearing part of the story,
your father-in-law charged you witt
treating your wife harshly? p
Yes, sir, was the answer.
What did you do?"
..To her?y
No, to him."
Il denied the charge from start to
finish and so did she"
What did he do then?
Called me a liar
What did you dor
Hit him one just one"
What did he do then n
Nothing SIR: The doctors did tha
rest.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15
A WON AN,S CHARITY
And After All She r. und She HAD Made
= Mistake. [

And After All She r. und She HAD Made
. Mistake.
The Mount Pleasant man dropped OF
the yellow car and hurried along down
west side street home as If he thought
it was the best place on earth. And It
was to him, for he has a wife who is
one of the best and kindest women the
Lord ever directed into the pleasant
paths OF that suburb. When lie had
reached the house and had stretched
himself in comfortable place to nave
a bit CT otium cum Gignitate ere the
dinner hour, his wife came out to see
If he were all right and to chat with
him a moment on the affairs Of the day.
Anything happened to Stir up the
country out this way since leftf" he
inquired good naturedly.
Nothing / recall now. she replied
placidly. "Yes, she added. a soIaier
called this morning and asked for
something to eat Or little money
"A solder repeated the husband.
How do you know he was so.dier?1
He had on bsown linen coat, like
the soldiers wear.
That is hardly a safe sign. my dear.
sBut he told me he was one. she
insisted, and there was tone of pain
in her voice. as If size fe;f nurt thai her
husband cou.d think so harshly of ore
Of the nations suffering d tenders.
What did he tell you, dear?" he
asked very kindly.
He told me he was with Dewey at
Santiago, she said almost triumphant
ly.
How YVES that?" asked the man.
why" sne ran ON. she told me he
was with Dewey at Santiago and he
told me how the battle was won and
how he was cayalryman and his horse
threw him and lamed him. but ne still
fought on and the nag hoated at last
over a defeated enemy don't think
/ ever heard a more thrilling tale, and
gave him all he could eat, the poor.
brave fellow, and a half dollar besides.
It was all mad or would have given
him dollar
did he tell you all that, tlcarie9' he.
smiled tenderly.
Something there was in his manner
that made her suspicious and for a,
moment she looked at him fixedly
thinking hard.
George she exclaimed at last,
eIutching at his sleeve, 1t wasn't
Dewey at Santiago, was it?'
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

A certain Scotch minister is wont to
relate how, having been out all day
visiting he called on an old dame we'll
known for her kindness and hospitality.
After some conversation she began
getting out her best china and what
ever delicacies We're at hand to honor
her unexpected guest AS he sat watch
ing the preparations. his eye suddenly
fell on four or five cats devouring some
cold porridge under the table
Dear me, Miss Black" he observed.
what a number Of catsl Do they all
belong to you2"
Ma, ma, sir, was the innocent reply;
sbut many a time say that a. the
hungry brutes in the parish come tae
me, seeking meal O. meat.
Then the good woman betnought her,
and in her embarrassment nearly
dropped tea cup.