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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
HENDERSON, n. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY g. 189S

They are the white mans best
neighbors, and strange 10 say they are
poor politicians.
The question is often asked, "What
kind ofan education does the negro
race ne.d?' For the present the
masses should have industrial, meChan
iCal and literary training. Every
negro school should have an industrial
department What does a negro or
white man want with classical edu-
cation ualess there are opportunities
where he can use them to advantage.
We are smut out from many avenues
Unemployment, especially in the North,
but in the South We have many open
doors. We can build houses, mer-
chandise, cook, wash and iron and do
manual labor Of all kinds.
see no good for you in politics but
l see plenty Of harm. Tne colored
population ge, excited every four years
over the presidential election, and
many leave the farm and other proht-
able business to sit around and wait
for an appointment to some office.
Some have not worked since Mckln-
ley was made President and their
families are approaching Starvation.
Let me tell you this startling truth.
The people who do the business of
the country, white or black, will con-
troll the offices of the government, be
they Democrats or Republicans, and
the sooner you learn this lesson the
better. We have got to write the
majority of the business letters before
we can demand and manage the post
Offices. White Republicans and Dem
ocrats will get the offices if they do the
! business
Colored men, it is not your color
that causes this discrimination, bul
your past and present condition, fol
which the white people are largely re
sponsibe We are poor and ignorant
and the masses have not moved one
inch since the war. | believe if we
had had the present suffrage laws II
South Carolina (properly admins
,ered) 80 years ago, we would have
more money, land, homes aad edu
cation. 1t is blessing in disguise
though it was conceived in sin an(
iniquity. Politics have ruined US anc
put US back many years.
Live on friendly terms with the
! Southern white people. If We ar
| here to stay it will be to our advan
tage and best interest to live on friend
ly terms with the best element of tn
Southern white people. Help to hgh
sin and crime. Do not harbor tn
thief, robber, murderer or rapist. Hell
to run down and bring to speedy jus
tce every man who commits rape
Such 6ends, white or black, should b
given immediate trial and suffer imme
diate death. We should have n
sympathy for these destroying angels
Do your part as citizens and be read
to protect and defend all women witt
your lite, and we will have manhoo
among our race that we will be prou
of. In this way we can stop lynchlng
Watch the Germans and Jews; Sc
how they toll to make money. The
are not politicians but workers ant
merchants Your material, intellect
ual and moral welfare is in your hand
Work it out with all your might.
have great hope for my people if the
follow after righteousness and has
good and conservative Leadership
Hot heads and fools will bring upo
} US shame, trouble and poverty.
) dedicate all l have-mind, bod.
heart and soul-to you and my CO
| AIN yours to serve.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

indiscrininatcu use of the knife. Read
ing of the many cures made by :. y.
S., l determined TO give that medicine
a trial. and after / had taken it 4 few
days, the cancer became irritatcd and
began 10 discharge. This after awhile
ceased, leaving Il small scab, which
finally dropped off, and only a healthy
little scar remained TO mark the place
where the destroyer had held full sway.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

CSalisbury Herald.)
Number Of counties, o6.
State area, 52,286 square miles.
Extreme length is 6o3H miles.
Extreme breadth is 1917 miles.
Number Of electoral votes, II.
Length of coast line IS 3I4 miles.
Area of Dismal Swamp, $50, 900
acres
Number of miles of railroad :,
$3.50.
Inland steamboat navigation, 900
miles.
Total population census 1890 }
1,617,o47
White population census 186o,)
I,o46,I9I.
Colored population census 1890 }
! 567r7o.
Indian population census 189o,)
1911.
! Total water power, $500, 900 horse
power.
Average mean annual rainfall, 81
! inches.
Western boundary-longtitude IS
degrees, 42.2o.
Average winter temperature, 43 de
grees tarenheit.
The highest point is, MITCHELL S
Peak, 6, 1888 feet.
Number o. bales Of cotton consumed
I47,684.
Assessed value Of railway property,
S28, 362,4o7.
Deaths by consumption, LOS pei
1000 Of State population.
Number of boats engaged in gener
al fisheries, about 5000.
Limit to State and county taxes,
662 cents. Limit to poll tax, 81.
Area of largest county (Robeson) /:
I,55o square miles.
Area of smallest county (New Han
over is SO square miles.
The highest town in the State is
Boone, in Watauga county, 3,25e
feet
Mean annual temperature at Raj
eigh 50 degrees; Florence, Italy 5e
degrees.
Highest point of Smoky Mountain
range is Clingman' Dome, 5000.
Value of real and personal property
bank stock and railroads is S262, 900.
| 500.
Legal rate of interest, per cent
usury fOrfeits interest.
Mean annual winter temperature O
Raleigh, A degrees: Florence, Italy
"A degrees.
State, Congressial and Presidential
elections Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November.
The highest point of Blue Ridg
mountains in the State is Grandfathe
mountain, 5,897 feet.
The average date of the first killing
frost is October 10th, and the las
killing frost is in April.
Public school system adopted I $40
At present there are 4,16S white ant
1,I92 colored school houses Schoo
age, to 2I years.
The census of the children Of schoo
age is, whites, 5S6,55o, colored, 2II,
600; total, 59S,256. Enrollmen'
white 500, colored, 11o,441.
The grand total receipts for public
schools for the year ending June sc
1898, is $500, ,o9I.o4.
The death penalty is only inflicted
for murder, arson, burglary, and rape
the General Assembly having powe
to abolish it in all cases if deemed ad
visable.
Married women retain all their res
\ and personal property from the deb
of their husband- Liens of mechanic
:. and laborers for their work are re
n quired.
;, Legislature, biennial in odd nun
bered years, meeting Wednesday afte
the first Monday in January. Lin
of session 90 days. Terms of Senate
| and Representatives two years eacl
| Pay 81 per day.
] Homesteads are allowed TO tt
amount of 81 900 value and persona
property to the amount of $500. II
homestead is not only exempt durln
the life of owner, but after death du
ing the minority of any of his children
and also during the widowhood of h
wife.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

The Turks believe that a lightning
stroke will cause leprosy. What would
they think if they we're struck
by book agent or "sound money
speaker?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

\ bill has been introduced in Con-
sress By Senator Cannon to have the
pension roll published. We hope no
one will attempt to spike this Can
non.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
Rucklen'S ArniCa SaINe.

The best salve IN the world tor cuts
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheun. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Melville Dorsey, druggist.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
Ayers CatllartiC Pills

have, from the time of their
preparation, been a continuous
SUCCESS with tho public. And
that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them: they cure where
others fail. It was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal Of 1893 "a fact
which emphasizes the record:
so Years of Cures.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
Too.
Much Knife!

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming SO general, resulting fatally
i'll such Il large number Of cases, as TO
occasion general alarm.
Mr.. William Walpolc, of Walshtowu,
South ID 4 k ota, writes; "A bout
three years ago, there came under
my left eye little blotch about the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

Mothers praise Hoods SarSaparilla. be
cause. by its great blood enriching quail
ties. it gives rosy cheeks and vigorous APP
petteS to pale and puny children.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

Commercial travellers should go 10
Burmah-images of brass are worship
ped in that country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

A great deal has been written about
learning to say no. If you would
teach a man to say no, just ask him
"If he would like to pay that little
bill today"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

size of 4 small pea.
1t grew rapidly,and
shooting pains ran
in every direction.
l became alarmed
and con suite d 4
good doctor, who
pronounced it cam
Ger, and said that it
must be cut out.
This ] would not
consent 10, having
1;tt1n f,;tI, -, sI,e
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
WORDS OF SENSE.
A NEGRO TALKS TRUTH AND SOBERNESS
TO HIS PEOPLE.

A Discourse Based on Solid Facts
There is Nothing in Politics For the
CoIored Man-SOme Mistakes of
the Race Pointed Out and Wise
Counsel Given.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

Hoods Pills are the favorite family C;
hartic and liver medicine. Pr ice 25c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
Fifty Years Ago.

THY ftdI 75o'
Who could imagine that this should be
The place where. in eighteen ninety-three
Tha: white world wonder Of arch and
dome
should shadow the nations, polychTome... -.
Here at the Fair was The prize conferred
on Ayers Pills, hy the world pfcteT1cd-
Chicago they a record show,
Since they staTted-5o years ago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03
NORTH CAROLINA.
CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OLD
NORTH STATE.

What its Wealth of Natural Resources
and Varied Industrie Consists Of
Points of Interest to Home Folks
as Well as Those at a Distance-A.
GOodIy State to Live in.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-03

N@@O0N
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
The Pope's Diversions.

1t may not be generally known thai
the Pope has a collection of birds of
which he is very fond, especially of his
gaudy colored parrots, and a collection
OF pelicans, ostriches and
fawns. These also receive his frequent
attention. He has a vineyard which is
50 much the object of his care that he
may almost be called its cultivator
Such, with a supervision of the direc-
ton in every respect, are his diversions
in the gardens, where there are many
things of beauty, though it is not gay
and prim,' but abounding in wild nat
uralness of half-rustic park. Indeed.
it is for the greater part a park, and
not a garden, but it has large tracks
la'dToY with care, for the continuance
Of whAfh the Pope is largely RESPONSE,
bln, the care Of his gardens forming his
chic? diversion.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
General Purpose Cows.

There are two sides to every ques-
ton, but when a final analysis is ar
rived at there is seen to be right and
wrong, and however closely they
may lie alongside of one another, they
never really mix in the sense of ANAL
gamating, says Jersey Bulletin. In
most discussions of such topics as the
general purpose COW, the difference OF
opinion is found to grow out of and
rest on a confusion of certain terms.
Strictly speaking, cow that is mod
erately we'll fitted to several different
uses is special purpose animal-that
special purpose being to meet the vari-
GUS wants of the general purpose farm
er. In this case the scrub COW is a
special purpose COW, her special pur-
pose being to suit the scrub farmer
But this is not the sense in which spe-
cial purpose is generally used and GEM
monty understood. According to the
generally accepted use of the term, a
special purpose cow is either dairy
COW or beef cow, and belongs as a
rule to some one of the breeds that
have been developed for the one pur-
pose or the other. In this, its proper
sense, the term is not applicable to the
scrub cow or to that rarity-the gen.
eral purpose COW. The physical con-
formation and physiological structure
that enables the dairy cow to do her
work we'll disqualifies her for doing
equally we'll the work Of the beef cow
So, for similar reasons, the beef cow
is disqualified for doing first class
dairy work. These facts are so simple,
SO plain and so familiar to any person
who has any acquaintance even with
the two types of cattle, that it requires
considerable patience to listen to their
discussion. 'Tne point involved in the
general purpose COW discussion is not
so much the kind Of COW to be used, as
the kind Of farming to be followed. If
the sale Of dairy products or OF dairy
cattle is to be the object, then common
sense points out the necessity of re-
sorting to some one of the developed
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

dairy breeds. So on the othe- hand II
beef making be tle object. II, how
ever, no one thins is to be made O
speciality, then the farmer is at liberty
to suit his own fancy. Such farmers
Will, as rule, be content with the
scrub. The exceptional men will Sc
lect some one of the beef breeds, or Of
the dairy breeds. as their circum-
stances or Fancy may dictate, and breed
IN that direction, grading up and i'm
proving their scrubs along the chosen
line.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Finser-Prints In Piano Teaching.

Finger prints obtained by applying
pigment to the finger-tips and pressing
them on a smooth surface have been
tried as a means of Identification. II
is now proposed to use them to test
piano-playing. The impression made
on the keys by the fingers of perform
er will be indications of his methods
and will serve to show whe+' he
touches the keys in the same W. as a
good performer, whose finger-prints
may be used as a standard. The prints
may be taken for different kinds OF
work on the instrument, so as to help
explain the secret of touch"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Why You Should Keep Hens.

1. Because you ought by this means
to convert great deal of the waste on
the farm into money, in the shape OF
eggs and chickens for market.
2. Because with intelligent manage
ment they ought to be all-year revenue
producers, excepting, perhaps, about
two months during moulting season.
8. Because poultry will yield you a
quicker return for your capital inves-
ted than any of the other departments
of agriculture.
4. Because the manure from the
poultry house will make valuable com
post for use either in vegetable garden
or orchard. The birds themselves il
allowed to run in the orchard will de
stroy many injurious insects.
5. Because while cereals and fruit.
can only be successfully grown in GER
tain sections, poultry can be raised fol
table use or to lay eggs, in all parts O
the country.
6. Because poultry raising is an EN-,
ployment in which the farmers wife
and daughter can engage and leave hin
free to attend to other departments.
7. Because it will bring the best re-
turns, in the shape Of new laid eggs
during the winter season--when the
farmer has most time on his hands.
s. Because to start poultry raising on
the farm requires little or no manage
ment; poultry can be made with little
cost valuable adjunct to the farm
Elk.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Dairy Notes.

Patrons of all factories where milk
is consumed should support the man
ayers in making fight for good milk.
1t frequently happens that the buyers
DO not dare reject the milk of certain
patrons for the reason that to do SD
would make them powerful enemies.
1t is unfortunately the case that pat
rons frequently side with patron
when he is in the wrong. Especially is
ter or cheese maker be a new man.
The patrons need to be stirred up ON
this matter
Do not lose sight of the cows feed.
even II it is summer. 1t sometimes
happens that COW Is we'll fed all
through the winter, but when sum-
mer comes she is allowed to take care
of herself. This is all right so long
as the pasturage lasts, but little by lit
tie the herbage fails and the feed be-
comes dry. The change is so slow
that the owner does not notice it till
irreparable injury has been done. at
least injury that cannot be repaired
till the COWS come in again. BY all
means look after the cows that are In
milk and see that they have full feec
every day.
The adulteration OF food seems to
have no limit. We thought when they
began to adulterate butter with oleo-
margarine that the business would be
profitable enough to the promoters and
they would be satisfied to sell that art
icle at least pure. But now they have be-
gun to adulterate the oleomargarine
with starch, paratfine and so forth.
Next We may expect they will adulter-
ate the starch with something still
cheaper. Verify greed is both blind
and Unsuitable. If we allowed these
manufacturers of bogus products to
have their way we would soon be feed
ing on sawdust and sand. This all
shows the need of pure food laws, botn
for the states and the nation.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Giving 1t Age.

Custoner-"Have you any old
wines?" Dealer-"No; but I can send
some new home by district messenger
boy and it will be old enough by the
time you get it.'-Boston Traveller.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
From Different Points of View

Walker-'I've just been reading an
article on our coast defenses. They
seem to be insufficient" Ryder
That's right; I don't think any cyclist
should be allowed to coast without a
brake"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

He ranked fifth as an outfelder in
the Eastern League, with percentage
of 956; the leaders, there being three
men tied for the first place, were only
three points ahead of him. He had 341
chances, all of which, save fifteen, he
accepted. His fine all-arOund work
materially aided the club in winning the
Eastern League pennant last year. He
has been re-engaged for the present
campaign, and during the preliminary
season did exceedingly well.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

He made such favorable impression
on the clubs of that organization that
he has continued with one of them
ever since. In 1896 he was signed by
the Syracuse club of that league and
took part in 40 championship games,
which was the greatest number he had
ever played in up to that time. He
again ranked well up among the lead
ing batsmen of the Eastern League
having percentage of 298 and field
ing average of 1928. He was re-engaged
by the Syracuse club for the campaign
Of 1897 participating that year in 135
championship contests, exceeding all
preceding years in that respect.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
JAMES GARRY.
In 1894 he was engaged by the Pc

In 1894 he was engaged by the Port
land club of the New England League,
participating that season in eighty
sixth as an outtielder, with percent
age of .90S. In 1895 he was a member
of both the Springfield and Rochester
teams of the Eastern League, begin
ming the season with the former and
finishing it with the latter. participat-
ing in ninety-one championship con-
tests with the two clubs as an outfeld-
er, and standing well up in the official
batting averages of his league.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

His hitting since the team took the
field has been good, and is steadily i'm
proving. He is one of the most popu
lar players in his team, and his recep-
tion by the occupants of the bleacher
les on the Syracuse grounds is certainly
very encouraging. He continues to do
az good work now as at the start
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
C~J LILLIAN CAGAN,

LII a VI EAGAN,
who was the innO-
cent cause Of so
N u C h diplomatic
correspondence be-
tween the Pitts
burg and Brook
lyn clubs of the Ma
tional League and
American AssOcia-
tiCn and the SYRIA
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

Every time man invents a good
thing some other man comes along and
makes fortune out of it.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department OF the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

chances. His batting was very light, he
makins three safe hits to game only
twice during the season
During the season VI 1896 he showed
marked Improvement in his batting.
Once that year he made four safe hits,
including double Dagger in one game,
and ten times he was credited with
making three safe hits to a game. In
thirteen games, from May "a to June
H. inclusive, he accepted all OF eighty
eight chances. His work thus far this
season with Pittsburg has been very
satisfactory.
He began his baseball career as a
pitcher, but soon discovered that pitcl-
ing was not his forte. and although te
might do very well as pitcher, he
could cut much wider swath as an
outfielder, and he at once devoted all
his time and ability to the work Of
becoming an expert in that position.
lie was born Sept 81 1869, at Great
Darlington, Mass, but learned the rudi-
ments of the game at Troy, N. Y, where
he launched out as pitcher. His first
professional engagement was with the
Troy club of the Eastern Association
in 1891. In 1892 he was with the Man
chester team of the New England
League, and had batting average that
season of .27G, while his fielding per-
centage was .941. He was looked upon
as such a promising youngster that he
was engaged by the Boston club of the
National League and American Asso
citation for the season of 1893, but after
a brief trial he was released to the Dow
er On. H) club, with which he finished
the season.
t., ,-.r,a L,r lo:r
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

1t may pain a mother when she cor
rects her naughty offspring, but not ip
the same place.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

James Garry, who has been doing
some remarkably clever work for the
Syracuse team, champions Of the East
ern League, since he became a member
Of that club, is one of the class OF
young players who had to discover 4
place that was best suited to his Gbil
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22
Foreign Cheese Made in America.

Foreign Cheese Made in America.
The Michigan Farmer states, upon
the authority of a prominent cheese
dealer that in this country "the busi-
ness of manufacturing foreign cheeses
has grown to an industry aggregating
about $10,000,000 year" New York,
Ohio. Minnesota and Wisconsin dairies
supply most of the home markets with
Camembert, Roquefort, Gorgonzaba,
Btilton, Cheshire and Swiss cheese, be-
sides a Limburger that in six weeks
cannot be distinguished from the gen.
uine article of seven or eight months
old. This last is made in Jefferson
county, N. Y. The Roquefort is made
on the shores of the great lakes, most
ly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
the Swiss can only be made in Wis
consin and Ohio, where the pasturage
and water are just right. st. Lawrence
county turns out tons of Stilton, Par
mesan and other kinds, and Camem-
bert and Brie are made in other parts
of the state. The products are claimed
to be equally good as the imported
article, "and the deception is aiding in
the development of an American in
duStry."
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

In 1896 he made some far better
fielding performances than he had done
during the preceding year. He was
once credited with accepting all q fif-
teen chances, three times twelve
chances thrto times eleven chances.
five tines ten chances, five times nine
chances six times eight chances, and
eleven times seven chances to a game.
In eish! Games, from May Is to 90, in
clnsi,2, ne accepted all of seventy
chances, ard in rhrao games played on
Sep$. : he accented Al, OF eighteen
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-22

During the lat three years with the
Syracuse team Eagan was credited
with some remarkably clever fielding
feats al second base. During the sea
son Of 1898 he was credited with ac-
cepting all of the thirteen chances of
three different occasions; three times
of twelve chances, seven times eleven
chances, five times ten chances. nine
times nine chances, twelve times eight