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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
THE WAREHOUSE TRUST SPREAD
ING OUT.

Following the announcement of
the recent formation of the tobacco
warehouse trust in Danville, Va.
comes the news that the syndicate is
reaching out to other markets with
view to bringing them into the COM
blnation. Already the warehousemen
of Wilson and Greenville have been
'touched" on the ubiect and later
on after all the weaker markets have
been got control of we may expect
propositions to be made to the large
ones. Winston. Durham, Henderson
and others.
Where will the trust stop is the all
absorbing question? Is there no
way to put an end to these tvrranous
and outrageous combines and OPP
pre>sors Of the farmers of the coun-
try? The GreenviIle Rcf,ctor Of Mon
day saws:
The Trust mania is spreading. 1t
struck Grecnville Saturday and all
day lis subtle. poisonous influence
could he felt in the air. 4 bright
young man, who had been a BUYER on
the Greenville tobacco market. ar
rived from Danyille on Friday. Sat
urday morning Il >hrewd. reticent
lawyer arrived from Wilson by way
OF kIn>ton. and he and the vounr
man from Danville were soon cIosetel
together. In 4 short while the
owners and leSSeeS of the tobacco
warehouses were sent for and all day
the mysterious conferences were
gong on ut the Hotel Macon. We
nave not been able To get at the exact
status Of affairs. but enough is
known to justify us in saving that a
movement i on foot to nut the
warehouses Of Grecnyilie and other
Eastern towns in the DanviTe To-
hacco Warehouse Trust. When this
Is accomplished then we predict that
many Of the markets will he closed
and the tobacco growers forced to
snip their tobacco 10 certain markets
to be handled by the Trust upon its
own terms 1t NAV be that Green
vile Will be one of the closed towns
ana Its unoccupied warehouses will
stand As sad monuments of the deSOla-
ton and ruin wrought by the Trust.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
THE CORPORATION COMMISSION
SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY.

One of the richest meC in the state.
who recently hal occasion to travel
one dav from Lnui>burC tn Raleigh
and the next day froia Raleigh 10
Hiilsbo.o, salt! yesterday. lit -
nothing less than Il shame Ia see how
the Southern Railway is permitted
virtually to violate the Jim Crow Car
Law. On the Seaboard road the ac-
com modation are ample and | under
stand the same is true on the Atlantic
Coast Line. On the Southern the
white people are denied decent ac-
commodations."
This is 4 sample of the complaints
that come to this office. We print
the above and suggest to the Cor
poration Commission the wisdom OF
requiring all the railroads to obey
the law 1t is no observance OF the
law to refuse accommodations to
travellers. and when they complain
to say that it lis to be hoped that
| the drummers who clamored for the
law will get enough of it." The
drummers and others who clamored
for the law did not demand a law
that permitted any railroad to de-
stroy its usefulness. The drummers
know that certain officials of the
Southern Railway have made up their
minds to make the separation so
undesirable that the travelling public
will ask for its repeal. The Corpora
tiOn Commission will not permit
such course. All railroads Will be
required to give proper accommoda-
| tiOnS. We venture to suggest to the
Commission that it ought to investi-
gate this matter at once and have
good accommodation during the
early summer when the travel is
heavy.
Those who think they can force
the repeal of the law do not under
stand the temper of the people.
Separate cars are as permanent as
separate schools.-NcWS and Observer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06

THE ''Separate' car law seem, to
be working very satisfactorily on the
Seaboard Air Line We hear com
plants, however, from those who
travel on other lines in the State that
the law is not beiug strictly complied
with. -LouiS burr Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
PROF. EDWIN A. ALDER1AN, LII
Tribute Paid to This Scholarly and
Accomplished Gentleman by DIR.
kingsbury.

Again the GOLD LEAF calls atten-
ton to the lecture to be delivered at
Cooper Opera House next "Wednesday
evening, July 18th, by DR.. Alderman.
We do not hesitate to say great
literary treat is in store for those who
hear this gifted and eloquent gentle
man. And every one who possibly
can should embrace the opportunity
to do 50.
In speaking recently OF some dis
tinguished North Carolinians DR..
kin9,bury, Of the Wilmington Mes
sc"ger, said this of DR.. Alderman:
We have had occasion several times
to write Of President Alderman. He
i undoubtedly accomplished, versa
tile, with rich stores OF acquisition
upon which to draw at will, with a
mind Of unusual symmetry and
beauty poetical that we know,
but artistic, graceful, appreciative,
productive. He is rarely gifted as a
lecturer, and his numerous addresses
for some wears in this and other
States have given him fame and made
him many admirers. a scholarly
gentleman who heard him deliver an
address some years ago in 4 Southern
city to large crowd of educators,
when very distinguished men. famous
aS speakers. were among those who
'-hcld forth''-a very gifted professor
from Cornell mame not rccalledD and
DIR. j. l.. Nj. Curry, a master on the
platform, told us that DR.. Alderman
cclipsed them all, carried everybody
with him. and when the address
ended, many men and ladies rushed
to the platform to congratulate him
and take him by the hand. He is 4
writer OF such excellence finished,
so full Of grace and felicities of eN-
pres siOn-that we have ventured be
fore to say that we did not know his
peer As 10 style among living North
CarOlimians of any age, and wher-
ever born. We merely gave our own
conviction and we still hold it. He
i a gentleman of education. of
scholarship. of fortunate reading in
bellies lcttres, and is of genial and
engaging manners. His presidency
of the University of North Carolina
has been strikingly successful, and
he commands the highest respect and
confidence OF all the friends of the
| venerable and distinguished seat of
learning now in the second century
| Of its usefulness and influence. We
do not admit now that it is second
to any other Southern university.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
MOVED INTO NEW QUARTERS.

The Baltimore Steam Packet Com
panv has taken possession OF its new
wharyc~ on Light Street. Baltimore,
which viii be used for its South
bound business. Its terminals at
Union Dock will be used for receiving
freight "a in the past. The company
ha, issued a handsome illustrated
booklet descriptive Of its wharycs,
ais history Of the Ola BAY Line.
which indicates that it has been
in operation since 1913. 1t is prob
ably the oldest transp ortation com
PAW in the United States. Some Of
the present officers have been in
service for over thirty years, while
the present treasurer, Mr.. Walter
Ball. Of Baltim ore, has been in the
company over sixty years and has
acted as treasurer over half a century.
The new wharve5 have a frontage
OF 27l feet and can accommodate four
vessel, at once The buildings are
OF an ornamental character and
~hcated with copper, In connection
with them an Office building is being
erected three stories high. construct
cd Of brick and Indiana limestone.
The Improvements in all cost about
$40. 900 and are among the finest OF
thi, country.
Mr. john SHELTON Williams, of
Richmond, who is president Of the
Scaboard Air Line, also the Georgia
x Ala ama, is at the head OF the Old
Bay Line and Mr.. John X. Sherwood,
OF Baltimore, vicr-president and
genera! manager.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
WONDERFUL VITALITY.

Body Had Been Completely Cut In
Two Below the Waist-Lived and
: Was Conscious One Hour and Forty
: Minutes After the Accident Occur
red.
A Charlotte special dated June 20
says:
One of the most remarkable in
stances Of vitality ever recorded took
place here in the case of William
Parsons. While trying to mount the
Southbound vestibule train between
the baggage car and the engine
tender he lost his hold and fell be-
tween the trucks. The wheel of the
baggage car cut his BODY in twain
and the entire train ran over him.
As soon as the train could be stopped
the crew went back to pick up the re-
mains. They found that Parsons was
still alive. The upper part Of the
body was on one side of the track
and the lower limbs were on the
other side. The two parts Of the
body were carried into the baggage
car separately. The wounded man
was not bleeding to any extent and
was perfectly rational. He was in
great agony and at times begged those
on the train to kill him.
The accident occurred at Bethel. a
little station an hour and a half's
| run from Charlotte. Parsons was
still alive when the train reached
this place. and DR.. r. l.. Gibbons,
the Southern's surgeon, met him a,
the depot. The two parts Of the man
were placed together on cot. He
asked that he might be allowed to
| die in the open air, saying that he
knew his injuries were fatal. He
told how he and another boy had
started from their home in Caldwell
county to enlist in the army at
| Columbia, S. c. He prayed and
pleaded. His conversation was per-
fectly rational up. to within two
minutes of the time be died.
Surgeons here say this; is the only
instance on record of a man whose
body was completely severed above
the hips who lived and was conscious
for any apparent length of time
They say the severance must have
been so sudden that the arteries con
+ tracted, were closed and prevented
his bleeding to death.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for wears hv
the chain of disease is the worst OF slavery.
George d. Williams, of Manchester, Mich.
tells how such slave WAS made free He
saws: My wife has been SO helpless for
five years that she could not turn over in
bed alone. After using two bottles Of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully i'm
proved and able to do her own work .''
This supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeple>>neSS.
melancholy, headache. backache. fainrinr
and dizzy spells. This miracle working
medicine is a godsend to weak. sicklv, run
down people. Every bottle guaranteed.
only 90 cents Sold by Dorsey Drug Co..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
Eastern North Carolina Baptist Sunday
School ChautauQ1a.
Scotland Neck, N. c., July 1921, 30.
PROGRAMME.
SELECT ORCHESTRA.
TUESDAY, 18th.

iCLoDAi, lolu.
SID p. Song Service.-Led by
Prof. S. w. Beazlev, Musical Direc-
tor, Dayton, Va.
$50 p. m.-..Filling Our Sunday
Schools Rev. c. j. +. Anderson,
Hartford.
900 p. m.-Address Of Welcome
Claude Kitchin, Scotland Neck.
9:l5 p. m-Response. Rev. w. H.
johnson, Weldon.
WEDNESDAY, 10Th.
$50 Il. m.-SOng Service.
1000 a. MA Graded Sunday
School," Rev. j. n. Booth, Wash
in@ton.
1880 a. m.-,.The Superintendent
/. The Man HIMSELF" C.W.Mit-
chell. Aulander.
,. His eek-Dav Work. Paper
by Mrs. l.. W. Bagley, Littleton.
). Conducting the school. H. r.
Broughton. Rocky Mount.
11:15 a. m.-Some Unsolved Problems
in Sunday-School Work." Rev. NJ.
L. Kesler. Rocky Mount.
11:45 a. m.-Lesson for July 23rd
Pres. +. 7. Hobgood. Oxford.
500 p. Song Service.
3:l5 p. -"Sundav-School Atmos-
phere." Rev. Il. H. Gilbert, Ply
mouth. Prof. c. W. Wilson, Viii
GamSton.
$40 =. NJ Bible Authority for Sun
dav-Schools." Rev. a. Cree, Lit
Teton.
500 p. m.-Song Service.
$50 p. M Sunday-School Leakage:
Its Cause and Cure.n Pres. j. c.
Scarboro, Murfreesboro.
THURSDAY, goth.
$50 Il. m.-Song Service.
1000 a. m.-,.The Apostle John. =
Rev. b. W. spiIman, Raleigh.
1870 a. m. Lesson for July 30th
j. W. Bryan. Greenville.
1l:l5a. DISQUALIFICATION Stumps"
Rev. I, j. Taylor, Wsrrenton.
800 p. m.-Song Service.
$40 p. m. The Sunday School
Work: Does it Pay?n K. +. Daniel,
Weldon. Rev. Forest smith Louis
burg.
400 p. m.-..The Divine Text Book. -
Paper by Miss Sadie Perry, Scot
land Neck.
Address by John +. Ray. Raleigh.
500 p. m.-Song Service
$50 p. m.-"The Sunday-School in
its Relation to Present Day Prob
lens. Rev. John f. White. Raleirh.
FRIDAY, 2lst.
$50 a. m. Song Service.
1000 a. m.-''The Apostle John"
Rev. b. W. Spilman. Raleigh.
1910 a. inflow l Prepare the
Lesson" L. L. Broughton. Rocky
Mount Prof, l.. W. Baglev. Little
ton.
II 90 a. m.-''Some Difficulties Pecu=
liar to our Section" Rev. A. W.
Setter. Greenville. Rev. b. X.
Mason. Williamson. George l..
Parker. Rocky Mount.
1850 a. m. - "Countrv Sunday
Schools" Rev. c. W. Blanchard.
kinston.
500 7. m.->ong Service.
5:l5 ?. m,-''The Use of Lesson Helps"
DR. L. H.-Lewi>. kinston.
SD ?. m.-,.How Secure Attention."
Open Conference.
500 p. m.-Song Service.
$50 p. m.-"The Educated Woman
in Sunday School" Rev. O. /.
SPRINGFIELD, Raleigh.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
Thinks Injustice Has Been Done.

The following, which is self-ex-
planatory, has been handed Us with
request to publish:
In the new book ust published
entitled olives Of Distinguished
North Carolinians. the relatives of
Nh Macon feel that great wrong
has been committed in placing a
picture with the sketch as that Of
Mr.. Macon, knowing how opposed
he was to any thing Of the kind, and
world never suffer a likeness Of him.
self being taken, even threatening to
prosecute a photographer in Wash
ington for attempting it. 1t is taking
advantage of the dead statesman and
his descendants regret it, more than
words can express, for surely the
wishes of the dead should be re-
spected now as in all the years gone
by.
The picture is not at all in keeping
with descriptions by his own grand
children. Mr.. Macon having no son
his only lineal descendants are those
of Mrs VIM. Eaton and Mrs. VIM.
Martin, the last named being grand
mother of Mrs. Laura Mitchell and
Mrs. X. b. Henderson, only distant
relatives bearing the loved name of
Macon.
Iris given out that by the first Of
January the Seaboard Air Line will
run through trains between New
York and Tampa, Fla.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06

IT now seems reasonably certain
that the proposed suffrage amend
be ratified, or adopted. by a large
majority. All Democrats will vote
for it rs will also & large number of
Republicans and PopuliStS. Indeed
there has been no issue of political
character iii this State. in many
years. on which the white voters are
SO thoroughly united As they are on
this suffrage amendment. which will
insure white supremacy in every por-
ton of the State, The opposition to
IL comes chiefly from those selfish
demagoguc>, whose only hope of
office is by and through the aid of
ignorant negroes.-Pittsboro Rtc0rd.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
4 Good Family rledicine.

W. Lee Wilmoth, Top of Allegnany,
West Va, writes: | have used Ramon's
Liver PILLS and Tonic Pellets for the past
five years in our family. l do not hesitate
to say that they are the best, They are
mild in action, splendid in effect, besides
being pleasant to take and requiring one
only at dose To all who are unable to
pay larger doctors bills | would say.
always keep a box of Ramons Liver Pills
IN the house to use in case OF necessity.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
Mr.. e. ST. JOHN.

The Littleton NcwS Reporter of last
week made the following editorial
reference to Vicc-Pre,ident and Gen
cral MANAGER St. John. Of the Sea
board Air Line. which voices the sem
timcnts OF the GOLD LEAF precisely:
The consolidation Of the new Sea-
board Air Line interests soon to take
place will cause q revision of officers
and some men will lose their official
heads Who these unfortunate OIL
Gals are is not vet known. but we
confidently believe there is no man
connected with the new Seaboard Air
Line. or any other system, who IS
more universally popular with emf
ployce> and patrons OF the road over
| which he is ice-president and gen
eral manager than is Mr.. +. St. John.
| His business tract, enterprise and
| general interest in the company, the
| EMPLOYEES and patrons is known and
| spoken of wherever the Seaboard All
| Line i known. Under his manage
ment the ScabOard Air Line has been
| differed with men from the section
| fOremen to his next in Office by men
who are a credit to any organization.
| Only safe business men are wanted
and employed. hence life and property
are guarded with strictest scrutiny.
Under his management the Seaboard
| Air Line has grown 20 be one Of the
greatest railroad enterprises of the
| South. and the section of country
travcrsed by the system can justly be
called the New South. 1t is conf,
IDENTIFY hoped by thousands OF ep1-
ployees and patrons of the road that
Mr.. f. st. John may long occupy the
office Of vice-president and general
manager of the SeabOard Air Line
which he has 50 highly honored and
faithfully held for number Of years.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
THURSDAY, JULY, g, 1899.
FAULT OF THE RAILROAD.

We think if it was possible 10 al
just a movable partition tn" con-
dition in all cases could be met. a
this partition could he moved back
ward or forward as the crowd would
indicate "a necessary
The Jim Crow car has always
proved a knotty problem for rail
roads. There are condition, about It
that cannot ALWAYS be satisfactorily
met and there is no law that can b"
framed that >an meet It's varying
conditions. Winston J0urnni.
Better urge the adjustment o! the
law and be done with it If the situa-
ton cannot be met in any other
wav than by the movable partition.
There is no need Of partition ut all
in ears used by the whites, though 4
small section may be set apart in one
end Of the sccond-class coach a 4
smoking compartment if YOU please.
More white people travel than ne
grOes.
Under ordinary circumstances one
coach would serve the purpose OF the
negroes, this being divided into first
and sccond-class compartments. FOR
white people the first and second
class coaches to be used as heretofore.
When there are more persons holding
iirst-class tickets than can find seats
in that car let them 90 into the
secOnd-cIass one n now unless they
prefer TO stand
The trouble lies in the fact that
some Of the railroads object to put
ting on an extra coach, one more
than they have been hauling.
The law works all right ON the
Scaboard Air Line and their method
of complying with it is on the plan
above indicated. But this road did
not start out purposcly to cvade the
law as far it might be permitted to
do so. or to disgust the travelling
public with their method Of dealing
with the situation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06
GET THE BEST.
Aultman and TAYLOR MACHINERY

Now is the time to buy those beaul!i''
] prints cheap at II. THOMASOAs'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06

TIE North Carolina Pres, AsSocia-
ton meets ut Carolina Beach. july
12-l3. We hope to be there and to
meet the brethren. especially those
hard-worked, poorly paid, unap-
preciated men, known as country
editors. who are. nevertheless. the
most useful. progressive, influential.
unseltish and generally indispcns-
able men of the community. barring
only the preachers of the Gospel. -
Charlotte Presbyterian Standard.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06

TIE Winston IOburrO JOHr7l0TS
special ''midsummcr number" out
this week, is an unusually attractive
and crcditablc publication as all its
special editions are. 1t is illustrated.
printed on good quality paper, with
handsome lithograped cover, and the
contents are interesting and mcritori-
Gus. Altogether the midsun. mer
number is highly creditable to editor
Harmon as associate editor kron-
heimer. whose clever and fOrccful pen
has done much toward making the
Jonr7iai the pronounced success it is.
THE May-Junc number of 1hc North
dcnominationaI Christian Endcavorcr
Union of North Carolina. made its
appearance this week under the new
management. Rev. j. 5. Williams is
editor and Mr.. L. X. GoOch. business
manager. Publication office Hcndcr-
SON This marks the beginning of
volume t. The new editor starts out
well. The paper has been enlarged
and the subject matter is bright edi-
flying. helpful. Creditable as it is to
the new management. already I'M
avoidably delayed and gotten out in
a hurry it is not up to the standard
set by the printer and what it is
hoped future numbers will be Sub
scription % cents a year. In clubs
of 10, to one address. 10 cents
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-06

De SURE that your blood is rich
- and pure. The best blood purifier,
enrlcher and vitalizer is Hoods Sarsa-
parllla. BE sure to GET HOODS.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-05-26

Inc public is invited to symp..t-ize
with a quiet ald retiring citizen Of
New York who, says the Sun, occu-
pied a seat near the door of crowded
cable car when a masterful stout wom-
an entered. Having no newspaper
behind which to hide, he was fixed and
subjugated by the glittering eye. He
rose and offered his place to her Seat
ing herself-without thanking him
she exclaimed in strident tones that
reached to the farthest end Of the
car: Say. what do you want to stand
up there for? Come here and sit on
nv lap" Madam" gasped the man.
as his face became scarlet. Il fear
I'm not deserving Of such an honor"
What do you mean, you dude?" shrieked
the woman, You know very well l
was speaking to my little niece behind
you"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-05-26

Women always stood on level with
men in ancient Egypt, unlike the custom
of other Eastern countries. They were
allowed to rule as queens as early as the
second dynasty Their palaces were of
brick, adorned with gcorgeously painted
walls, rich carpets, rugs of fur, ivory
and ebony chairs and couches. TIL the
end of the eighteenth dynasty there was
little change in feminine attire, which
consisted Of fine and often transparent
linen garment extending from shoulder TO
ankle, supported by straps over the
shoulders. Colored robes were not fire.
quently worn-gay plumage was left to
the men. Women contented themselves
with blaekening their eyebrows, letting
their hair down and decking themselves
with innumerable rings, chains and
bracelets.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-05-26


The school board officer in town
which shall be namelcss, recently receiv-
ed an anonymous letter informing him
that at a certain house were two kids that
were not attending any school. lie at
once started for the house indicated, and
in reply TO his official knock came the
good woman Of the house.
"You have Two children who do not go
TO school, said the officer.
Children said the woman. We've
no children"
"Oh, yes, you have, said the officer.
The woman stepped back and called
her husband.
Here, John; here's man who says
we hare some children, and they don't go
to school.
"You are mistaken, sir. said he
'But read this" persisted the officer.
The man read at first with puzzled
expression, and then light broke over
his face.
Yes, he said at last, Il suppose
must admit it, My kids don't attend
schools, certainly, because | really don't
like TO send them.
1t doesn't matter what you like-they
will have to 60. said theofiicer. Let
me see them"
The man mcekly led the way to an out
house, where, calmly reposing by the
side Of an old Nanny goat, were two YER
liable kids.