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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-03-30
HENDERSON, n c., THU tuesday, MARCH

AS the French novel seems to domi-
nate fiction to greater or less e1-
tent. so the French drama seems to
dominate the stage. There is nearly
all along the line disposition on the
part of the playwright and manager
to concede too much to the sensuous
and sensual. In some quarters it is
impossible to get a drama purely
conceived and purely written pre-
sented by manager without acces-
series that appeal to the base and
prurient in men. Nevertheless,
there are playwrights and players
who represent the best in their art,
and who are demonstrating to us
that the simple truth, artistically
presented, finds an eager response in
the hearts Of all classes of men.
INSTRUMENT FOR SOCIAL ELEVATION.
do we not see the power of the
drama as an instrument of social
elevation? I wonder how many of
us appreciate how far away from
anything that is beautiful and en-
ticing more than a majority of the
people of our great cities are-no
pictures on the walls Of the poorly
furnished room: no touch Of art any,
where about. What wonder that the
men 90 for cheer to the barroom!
What wonder that the husband, wife
and child in his teens find their way
to the cheap and vulgar theatres,
which are becoming SO numerous in
our cities! Is it not possible for US
to see what could be done to elevate
these people and stimulate them to
better things if there were given to
them representations of life upon the
stage which should be aimed to en-
noble and not to degrade, in which
the appeal should be not to the
passions, but to the aspirations?
Would it not be we'll for our
church people, instead of looking
upon the drama either with a total
condemnation or with bare tolera-
ton, to give legitimate drama posi-
tive countenance, and to assist by
it's means and endeavor in represent
ting to the masses, through the COM
binaton of arts in action, higher
ideals of life?
Il ask the question whether men
in Baltimore with means and al
truistic motive could do better for
their city than to appropriate this
instrument for higher use"
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SMALLPOX CURE AND PREVEN.
TIVE.
This May be Useful In Keeping off the
Disease as Well as Curing 1t.

That smallpox is widespread. the
State Board of Health reporting it in
20 counties, is well know fact, and
| behooves all citizens to use every
precaution, possible, to prevent it.
This may be done by means Of vac
cination and otherwise.
In this connection the following is
published, the recipe having been
printed in these columns before. The
Raleigh Post says:
A simple preventive and curef or small
pox) therefore, is a thing which should
come within the knowledge ofallif practi.
cable. If the following is true it is both
practicable and Inexpensive:
We see it stated on very high au-
thority that simple cream OF tarter is
| not only Il sure preventive, but an
| effectual cure for the smallpox; that it
has been so proved in thousands and
| thousands of of cases in England.
A correspondent of the Liverpool
Mercury writes that journal as follows:
81 am willing to risk my reputation as
| public man If the worst case OF small
| pox cannot be effectually cured in three
| days simply by cream of tarter. This il
the sure and never failing remedy.
| Zone ounce of cream oftarter dissolved
in pint of boiling water, to be drank
when cold, at short intervals.
at can be taken at any time, aud Ii
Il preventive as well as Il curative. 1t Ii
known to have cured in hundred
thousand cases without n failure. | my
self have restored hundreds by thin
means. 1t never leaves n mark, never
causes blindness, and always prevents
tedious lingering. If the people would
only try it and report the cures to you
you would require to employ mnny
columns if you gave them publicity"
In sending the foregoing to the Chicago
| Tribune, a correspondent remarks that il
is "a well known treatment of Mr.
, Charles Rose, OF Dorking, England, and
is preventive and cure for smallpox
ii taken in its earlier stage"
Mr. Thomas Woodroffe, an Eng
lishman now living in Greensboro, y.
c., gives the following recipe by DR.
Rose to the Evening Telegram Of that
place:
Three ounces of cream OF tarter.
Forty-eight grains OF rhubarb.
Mix with one gallon of water.
As a preventive drink half pint oc
casionally.
If failing with the disease drink hail
q pint every two or three hours.
Mr.. Woodroffe adds that he had thu
disease in his family of nine in England
and only three were affected. Tn
prompt use of the above remedy pre-
vented the spread of the disease.
have been afflicted with rheumatism to
fourteen years and nothing seemed TO Civ
any relief. | was able to be around all tn
time, but constantly suffering. had trie'
everything could hear of and at last Wa
told to try Chamberlain's Pain Ba I'm, which
| did and was Immediately relieved and il
a short time cured. am happy to say tina
it has not since returped.-JOsH EDGAR
Germantown, Cal For sale by the Dorse,
| Drug Co.
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Rountree, one Of New Hanover's
most faithful representatives. in the
House, and who made such a fine
reputation as constitutional LAWYER
and astute legislator, was indeed the
leader in the movement for the
amendment that was adopted. But
for him the probabilities are strong
that the party would be without it.,
and white mans rule would not be
an accomplished fact at any time
soon by measures OF peace
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As the season of the year when pneu-
monia, Ia grippe, sore throat, coughs,
colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung trouble,
are to be guarded against, nothing sis a
fine substitute" will answer the pur-
pose" or Is ''juSt as good" as One Minute
Cough Cure. That is the one infallihle
remedy for all lung, throat or bronchial
troubles. Insist vigorously upon having
it if something else is offered you. Phil
II. Thomas.
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Rev. f. Edwards, pastor of the English
Baptist Church at Minersville, Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism, was advised to
try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says:
"a few applications of this liniment proved
of great service to me- 1t subdued the in
fiammation and relieved the pain. Should
any sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm a
trial it will please me-" For sale by the
Dorsey Drug Co.
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For frost bites, burns, indolent sores,
eczema, skin disease, and especially Piles,
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve stands first
and best. Lookout for dishonest people
who try to initiate and counterfeit 1t. 1t
their Endorsement of good article
Worthless goods are not initiated. Get
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Phil Ii
Thomas
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No Cure-NO Paw.

That is the way all druggists sell
Groves Castelcss Chin GOMtc for
Chills and Malaria. 1t is simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless form. Children
love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, nau.
seating TONES. Price, SOC. feb9
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| am yours truly,
c. H. MEBANE,
Supt. Pub. Inst.

J. Sheer Sedalia, Mo, conductor on
electric street car line, writes that his lit
tie daughter was very low with Group, and
her life saved after all physicians had
failed, only by using One Minute Cough
Cure Phil II. Thomas.
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Wanamaker'S Profit.

A business man of Philadelphia told
me the other day that Mr.. Wanna
makers profits from his Philadel phia
store last year were over 81, $50. 900,
and that those from his New York es-
Enlistment will run close to that
figure. The Saturday before Christ
mas the receipts in New York were
even greater than those in Philadel-
phia and exceeded 800, 900. The
New York store has paid profit from
the very day it was opened. although
two firms who occupied the establish
ment since A. T. Stewards death have
failed.
The reason of Mr.. Wanamaker' s
great success, both in New York and
Philadelphia, is his skill and extern
sive advertising. 1t has been hts
rule to contine his advertising to
the newspapers and magazines, on
which he has spent annually more
than $3OO,O 900 in Philadelphia. The
advertising bills of his New York es-
Enlistment exceeded even that sum
last vear.-Chicago Record.
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ABSORBED BY THE AMERICAN
TOBACCO co.

Gotten up ostensibly to fight the
American Tobacco Co., the recently
organized and heavily capitalized
Union Tobacco Co., has gone into
the rapacious nav of the American.
Commenting on this the Winston
| Tobacco Journal SAYS:
The Unions career has been the
shortest on record for huge corpora
tion-a $25, O0O,O 900 concern. 1t came
and went almost in a day. Now it
appeared, and presto! it is gone!
The outside wonders, as did the
writer of the epitaph on the tomb
stone of the little babe that saw this
sinful world for a few brief hours
and then sought its chamber in the
| silent hall of death:
"If twas SO soon to he done for,
| What in the world was it begun for?'
Surmises are plentiful, and some
of them wild. The Wall street peo-
| pie, who claim to be informed about
all such things, assert that it was a
scheme of capitalists to squeeze the
American company; that formid.
able rival business was being de-
veloped, and the trust, recognizing
that there was serious trouble ahead,
was eager to buy at handsome
profit. 1t is said that subscribers to
the Union securities are to receive
1875 per cent. in American new stock
| for the amount of their cash sub
scriptions.
| Many tobacconists are Of the
opinion that it was all either 'put
up job to catch group of manu-
facturers that were averse to going
into the trust, or it was one of the
Americans tricks to enable these
manufacturers, who had expressed
| themselves so strongly as stalwart
independents, to come into the fold
without doing too much violence to
their conscience.
The effects of this consolidation on
the tobacco trade must of necessity
be greatly detrimental.
Not ono child 1iac ulara TON fnrmarI Z
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Miss Mary, are you sorry that your
sister Evelyn is married?
No: it advances me one number.
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VOL. XVIII.
Out in Kansas

lives a happy wife. She writes: 81
have used Eiofher'S Friend before
gao aOntilemcntG. The last time had
- rs, and was in labor only few min
g,-,. Suffered very little" The reason
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Mothers T riend

does eXpcctant mothers so much
ID IS because it is an external liniment,
be applied upon the outside, where
a-'i Of the strain comes. 1t helps be-
r~- the pores Of the skin readily absorb
auI II comes into direct contact with
4 e, absorbed by the parts involved.
t-n.ag sickness is quickly banished,
3 n-Tyousuess is kept completely away.
.- ,cnsc Of dread and foreboding is not
~cnccd, even during labor itself.
. Hcment is short and almost without
n. Recovery is quick and sure. Best
H., J:her'S Friend benefits the
m Just as much as the eXpeCtani
.;..r, and when the little one comes il
3, he strong, lusty and healthy.
...-.z-sts sci: i'iothcr Friend for ST a bottle.
. nj for our free book on the subject,
timely Illu,tIated.
l!IE BRADFlELD REGULATOR co.
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Not one child dies where ten formerly
died from crOup. People have learned the
value of One Minute Cough Cure and use
it for severe throat and lung troubles. 1t
Immediately stops coughing. 1t never
fails Phil H Thomas.
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LAST FAREWELL TO LEE.

lat the edge of the forest, just
inside the rail fence on the right, is
a tablet which tells the credulous
traveller that here General Lee read
his farewell order to his army on
April 10. 1860 Men who were there
tell us that no such thing took place,
but that the order was issued as
orders were generally. On that
morning, however, General Lee
riding among his men on old Traveller
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
Nearly Every Business House in an
Alabama Town Wiped Out.

TOWNSVILLE (Ala.), Nov 3. - A
disastrous fire started at IL o'clock last
night in the office of N. B. Boyles' large
store, and by o'clock every business
house in town except the Morning
STAR Company and ]. p Turner Il
Sons was burned.
Very few goods were saved from any
of the buildings, as the fire, under the
impetus of a high wind, spread with
fearful rapidity.
Six hundred bales of cotton in the
public warehouse were burned. with
light insurance.
The loss is approximated at $15O,OUU
insurance almost nothing
JOY AT LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. ga vocifer-
Gus demonstration greeted the news of
Jeffries' victory in this, his home. town.
Immense crowds had gathered around
the bulletin boards and newspaper Of
fees, and when the news was flashed
across the continent that the local boy
had won the big battle the crowds
broke loose. The people howled them
selves hoarse. There had been little
betting here, owing to the absence of
Sharkey money.
[. Jeffries family lives in the suburbs
of the city, but arrangements had been
made to get the news to the home of
the champion early, and there was as
great rejoicing there as there was
throughout the city
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dispersed them, killing three and
wounding a number. No casualties.
Yesterday Lawton's advance at Aliago
struck the enemy both west and south
of the city. Batson's Macabebe scouts,
accommodating south, struck insurgents
in ambush. Lieutenant Boutelle was
killed and one scout wounded. Batson
routed the enemy, who left seven dead
in the thickets.
Yesterday Bell of the Thirty-sixth
Volunteers, with his regiment and
troops of the Fourth Cavalry, cleared
the Country of all armed insurgents
from Florida Blanca to a considerable
distance beyond Porac, pursuing them
into the mountains, capturing nine OF
their cavalry horses, several guns. con-
siderable property, and killing. wound
ing and capturing a number of the en-
emy. The insurgent cavalry of that
section was practically destroyed. Bells
casualties was one man killed and two
wounded. OTIS"
Second Lieutenant Henry M. Boutelie
was a son of Captain Frazier A. Bou-
telle of Maine. He was appointed Sec
ond Lieutenant of the Third Artillery
July 8, 1898, from civil life, and the
next month accompanied his regiment
to the Philippines.
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BLuErIELDs RESIDENTS.
Again Having Some Trouble With
the Administration.

BLUEFIELDS (Nicaragua), Oct. %.
The residents of Bluefields are again
having some trouble with the adminis-
tration, and hereafter will be taxed
from another quarter.
Some ten days ago it was announced
that after November 1st an export duty
of cents a bunch would be placed
upon bananas. This export is the life
of the coast. The Americans have built
up the industry, and are building up
the country by their presence. The
duty proposed affects only the Ameri-
cans.
Were it not for the disorganized con-
dition Of the coast, another revolution
would be likely. However, this state of
affairs cannot occur without some out
side assistance. 1t is this assistance
that the people are expecting. Costa
Rica is filled with fugitive Nicaraguans
and a revolution is not unlikely. This
impression is strengthened by the open
ill feeling between members of the To-
cal administration. If a revolution is
started it will be filed with and doubt
less headed by men who are now ex-
lies. ar az
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PENSION FRAUDS.
Three st. Louis Persons Indicted
by Federal Grand Jury.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.-Francis Vale, a
Notary Public; Millie Haze, an aged
negress, and another person, who has
not been apprehended, are charged in
an indictment returned by the Federal
Grand Jury with conspiracy to defraud
the Government.
Millie Haze submitted proof for a
widows pension five years ago, and it
is averred that some payments were
made. About a year ago the Pension
Office received information that the wo-
mans claims were bogus. An investi-
cation was begun.
1t was alleged that Vale certified to
her affidavit, and aided her in her ef-
forts to get the pension. He was ar
rested to-day and taken before the
Federal Court.
Vale was arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. Judge Adams fixed his bond
at $1,000. Attorney Reyburn volun-
teered as surety, and Vale was releas-
ed pending trial of the case. Mr.. Vale
is 60 years old, and belongs to one Of
the oldest families of st. Louis.
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ROUTED THE ENEMY.
Bell Clears the Country About
Porac or Filipino RAhe1n

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. - The War
Department has received the following
cablegram:
Manila. Nov. 3.-On the 1st inst.
Lieutenant Slavens and eighteen men
reconnoitered MacArthur's front. ar.l
struck forty or more intrenched insur-
gents. They Immediately attacked and
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KANSAS VOLUNTEERS.
Almost Every Town in the State
Celebrates Arrival of Soldiers.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 3.-When the
elaborate welcoming ceremonies in their
behalf had been concluded at Topeka
last night, members of the Twentieth
Kansas Volunteers began scattering,
and by noon to-day practically all had
reached their destinations. To-day in
almost every town and city in the State
celebrations are being held in honor
of the soldiers. receptions, parades and
jubilations marking the arrival of the
men. In Kansas City, Kan, one of
the biggest demonstrations in the his
tory of the city was made in welcoming e
Company B. A feature was a parade
made up of 5000 people, including civic
and military organizations and public
officials.
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Many People Drowned.

ANTWERP, Nov. 3.-The landing
stage of the Waesland Railroad sferry-
boat on the left bank of the Scheldt
broke in two on the arrival of the first
train, which was crowded, this morn
ing. Many persons fell into the water,
and fifteen or twenty of the number
were drowned. Ten of the bodies have
already been recovered.
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Rail Collision in Kansas.

FORT SCOTT Kan.), Nov 3. = The
Missouri Pacific special train bearing
Company F, Twentieth Kansas, to this
city from Topeka collided with a Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas freight train
ten miles north of Blue Mound, Kan.
at a crossing this morning. The fire
man of the Missouri Pacific was in
jured, the passengers escaping with a
severe shaking up.
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Confessed to the Theft.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3. George w.
Bichett, a colored porter employed by
the Adams Express Company, was ar
raigned in the Police Court to-day and
held for trial on a charge of stealing a
money bag containing $4,000 in gold
from the company's Office on Saturday
last. Birchett confessed the theft, and
said he had taken the gold out of the
company's Office in a bundle of wood.
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President Of Wooster Univer,ity.

WOOSTER (O), Nov. 3.-Rev. Louis
Edward Holden was to-day inaugurated
President of Wooster University, vice
DR.. Sylvester Scovel, resigned. Rev.
Holden comes from the University of
Beloit, Wis, and is the fourth Presi-
dent since Wooster College was opened
in 1870.
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venezuela's Deposed President.

ST. THOMAS Cd. w. ~, Nov 81
General Ignacio Andrade, the recently
deposed President Of Venezuela, who
made his escape from Caracas OctobeE
Goth, arrived here last night He will
proceed for San Juan de Porto Rico tcs
day.
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Drowning Of Engineer white.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-At the
headquarters of the Isthmian Canal
Commission nothing has been heard of
the reported drowning of Engineer
White and other members of an en-
gineering party in Nicaragua. Admiral
Walker to-day requested the State De-
partment to ask the United States Com
sui at Managua for information.
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Rear Admiral SchIey.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Rear Ar
miral SchIey, accompanied by Mrs.
Schley, Miss Letterman and General
Felix Angus of Baltimore. left WASH
ington to-day over the Southern Rails
road for the south. The party occupied
a private car.
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Philippine Commission.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The Philip
pine Commission held a brief session
to-day. 1t was decided that the COM
mission will continue its work without
a recess. Mr.. Schurman left for Ithaca
tonight, to be gone a week. but will
take his work with him.
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Prevented a Worse Disaster Than That
Which BefeII the British Forces.
"A British Plan to Advance Through
the Orange Free State Antici-
pated by the Beers, Who Will
Now Attempt to Capture or Iso-
late Ladysmith, and Then Press
ON to Durham, to Prevent the
Debarkation of British Troops.

LADYSMITH, Nov. 1.-Delayed in
transmission. .)-This afternoon every
thing is quiet, the enemy showing no
disposition to come to- close quarters
The British guns occupy strong posi-
tions around Ladysmith, and further
developments are awaited with CONT
dence. The British troops are full Of
fight, and the Beers will meet with a
warm reception if they attack the town,
as the garrison is quite ready for them.
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Bishop HaRner Dead.

| BERLIN, Nov. 3.-The Right Rev.
Dr. Haffner. Bishop OF Mayence. is
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COLESBURG, Nov. 1.-Oelayed in
transmission AN explosion was heard
this afternoon in the direction of the
Colesburg bridge, and it is supposed
bridge.
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LONDON, Nov. 4. The Kimberly
correspondent of the Daily Mail" in
a dispatch filed November 1st and for
warded by way of Orange River, says.
THE Beers are still in force in this
vicinity. On Saturday evening our pa
troll was fired on in the neighbOrhood
of the Wesselton mine the enemy ex-
pending a quantity of ammunition i'll
effectually, however, owing to the long
range.
"A Free State Burgher with a pass
from the enemy has brought 20G cxen
into the town.
The enemy is reported to have three
siege guns in position at Oliphantfon-
tein four miles from Wesselton."
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lContinued on Sixth Page.l
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INDIGESTION, resulting from
weakness Of the stomach, is relieved
by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great stom-
ach tonic and cure for DYSPEPSIA.
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DANVILLE WOULD HONOR VANCE.
A Statue of the Distinguished Caro-
linian Proposed for the City.
Charlotte ObSerVer.)

Abiding to the suggestion made in
the Observer that Charlotte and Ashe-
vile should each secure bronze
statue of Senator Vance, from the
mould in which the sculptor Ellicott,
of Washington, is to cast the one for
Raleigh, The Danville Register says
that Danville should take advantage
of this opportunity to secure a statue
of Vance for Green street park, in
that city. Half the population of
Danville. the Register says are North
Carolinians, but it bases it's claims
for Vance statue upon the able
fight the Senator made in behalf Of
that city in the fall of 1888. 1t was
then, the Register says, that Danville
was held up in the United States
Senate as the home of assassins and
the breeder of riots. Those who
should have been her defenders on
the floor of the Senate in those trying
times were arrayed by partisan hatred
against her. Malone and Riddle
berger, who should have defended
Danville, were its bitterest traducers
and John Wise, the able, sly and
vicious lawyer, was leagued with
them to Danville's hurt. Danville
needed defender against this trio of
traducers and their lying allies. as
she never needed one before or since
The peerless Vance," says the
Register, "came to the rescue, and
we older people Of the town know
how nobly, valiantty and how faith
fully he stood by US" Whether or
not Danville is to be ornamented by
a statue of Vance. it is pleasant to
know that the North Carolina Sen
ator's memorable fight in behalf Of the
people OF that city is remembered by
them and that they love his memory
for it.