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The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
The Late James K. Carroll.

Died. at his home Driven Oak) near
Middleburg, n. c., on the night of
the 18th of October. 1899. in the 10th
year of his age, James Robinson Car
roll.
Having known him intimately for
80 or more wears. | think | knew him
as we'll as any one and am satisfied
that he talked to no one more freely
than he did to me. not only of matters
pertaining to this life but the future
| never knew a better man. A firm
believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and
the Christian religion, he came as
near living up to the great fundamen-
tai and saving teachings and injunc-
tions Of the Bible, as any one ever
knew. On the one hand utterly ab-
horring anything like deceit, dishon-
cstv. cOveteouSness, seltshness, etc,
and on the other. the very soul of
honor and uprightness. fully doing
his duty to his neighbor; and full to
the overtlowing Of that greatest Of all
Christian virtues. charity, | feel and
believe that he is at rest
He sought. nor cared, a leader to be,
Nor was he led, by modern methods. no
not he:
But passing. through life with motives
the purest and best.
Ilumbly to his God, he leaves the rest.
r. b. HENDERKON
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
kittre!l Letter.

kITTRELL, n. c., Nov. s. 80.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Another little
girl calls Mr.. c. w. Ranev "Gandpa''
now, and he is accordingly much re-
joiced. She Qittle Miss Cheatham)
arrived about ten days ago.
The latest fad among some of our
citizens is the ''Witchery of Kodakerv'
Quite frequently may groups be seen
"standing attention" while their
..beautv is being struck
Mrs. f. r. Burton has issued cards
to the marriage of her daughter, Louie
Estelle. to Robert George Gladstone,
at the Reidsville Baptist Church on
Nov. 10, 1899. Miss Burton is sister
of Mrs. c. II. Williams, of this place.
She is very we'll known here and has
a great many friends here and else
where who love her for her many
sweet traits of character, and they
will wish for her every happiness.
Miss Josie Person returned last
week from pleasant trip to Balti-
more. Washington and Richmond
DR.. ID. S. Rowland has moved into
his new drug store, which forms a
part OF Hedgpeth and Finchs new
brick store. Several have said that it
would be hard to find nicer drug
store in small place.
Rev. &. l.. Whitaker returned Sat
urday from Asheboro, where he had
been about two weeks assisting a
brother preacher in a revival service.
Miss Maggie Reid returned Satur-
day from Wake Forest. where she had
been to attend the bedside of her
uncle, Mr.. Charlie Reid, who is still
critically ILL.,
Mrs. Joe Person arrived yesterday
for short stay in kittrell.
Miss Mary White went to Hender-
son yesterday to visit Mrs. James
White. p.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
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Readers.

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The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
The Weldon Fair.
PERFECT WEATHER AND A GREAT
CROWD THURSDAY.
Scores the Biggest Attendance in it,
His:ory-The 24th Annual Exhibit
tion last Week a Pleasant and En-
joyabIe Affair to the Thousands
Aho Woco Tharo

The crowd always makes the fair
Judged by this standard the Wei
don Fair last week was the biggest
success in its history. In all the u
wears of the annual exhibitions Of the
Roanoke & Tar River Agricultural
Society never has there been SO many
people present on any one day. 1t
was great crowd that thronged the
grounds and crowded the buildings
and one met friends from everywhere
almost.
Competent judges estimated the
crowd at from 5000 to 6,OOO-S,p 900
some said-and really it was a hard
matter to say who was right. The
Atlantic Coast Line handled 3,409
people so Capt. Fillyaw informed US
that night. The Seaboard Air Line
carried thousands and other thous-
ands still went by private conveyance
and on foot.
Good racing was feature some OF
the fastest horses in the country be-
inc present Bad weather the first of
the week kept many exhibits away.
Several car loads were received on
Monday and Tuesday which could not
be installed. While sitting in the
Secretarv's office Thursday we saw
some articles presented for exhibition
But despite this the fair was voted
success. What was lacking in num-
bers was amply made up III the char
acter and quality of the exhibits.
One Of the most intcres ting features
OF the faii was the exhibit Of the
Roanoke Mills. of Roanoke Rapids.
There was machine weaving cloth.
another making towels and a third
knitting underwear. This was some
thing new to most people who saw it
and all day long the area in front was
filled with interested and admiring
spectators.
There were other exhibits worthy
of mention. notably among them Gar
rett Il Co., wine growers, the Wei
don corn and flour mills, w. NJ. Cohen.
druggist, and others.
Fakirs were everywhere and did
flourishing business. Gambling
schemes and devices were open and
notorious, and many agullible person
was tleeced of his hard earned money,
trying to beat the other fellow at his
own game. We are assured that tn. :
sort of thing will not be permitted
next year, though.
There were germans at hight and the
dances were a source of pleasure and
enjoyment to the young people. In
addition to this there were theatrical
attractions at the Hall each night, and
altogether nothing was lacking to
make the fair week a gala week in
old Weldon.
The First Regiment Band of Vir-
gina furnished the music and en-
livened the occasion by day and the
town by night as only such splendid
musical organization can.
Great credit is due President Emry
for the splendid success he made Of
the fair this year. And for the de-
lightful pleasure afforded we are sure
every one who was there will cheer
fully accord him vote of thanks.
Already the talk is about how much
bigger and better the fair next year is
going to be. And if Maj. Emry says
a thing it goes.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
TURNER'S ALMANAC.
lUKNEK > ALWANAN.
The Old Reliable Publication for 1000
Will Soon be Issued.

The old reliable Turner's Almanac
for 1900 will soon be issued from the
press and ready for sale This old
publication is known and sold through
out the whole State each year, in fact
it is the one household publication of
the Old North State. Each year it has
received the highest endorsements of
the press and leading men of the
State. Under the able editorship of
Mr.. James H. Enniss. its publisher
it is always bright and valuable
publication. and this issue will be up
to its usual high standard. Raleigh
Press Visitor.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand. but Skin Eruptions rob life
of JOY. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. cures
them; also Old, Running and Fever Sores,
Ulcers. Boils, Fe!ons, Corns, Warts. Cuts
Bruises, Burns. ScaldS, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains; best Pile cure on earth. Drives
ont Pains and Aches. Only - cts box.
Cure guaranteed Sold by the Dorsey Drug
COMPANY
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
LETTER FROM WAKE FOREST.
Items of Interest About the College

WAKE FOREST, \. c., Nov. I, 80.
The first Of the regular series OF
lectures for the session was delivered
on Friday evening the 9th of Octo-
Der by Prof. ii. l.. Smith, Of David
son College. His theme, Some Of
the dreams Of modern inventors' was
handled in a simple but mastery
manner. The six dreams mentioned
were: The construction of a cheap
and light storage battery, the manu-
facture Of light without heat, the APP
plication of electricity without the
means Of steam. wireless telegraphy,
the utilization Of the power in the
suns rays. and the manufacture of
artificial iOod. The lecture was great
" enioved and made a deep impress
sion. The next lecture will be de
livcred by Prof j. l.. Kesler, Of the
Woman's College, Raleigh, on Sci
encc and Poetry"
The next event of Importance in
our college life will be the intcr-col-
le@e debate with Trinity on the even
ing Of Thanksgiving Day, in Raleigh.
Wake Forests representatives will be
Messrs. \. w. Cooke, A. Il. Dunning
and O. l.. Powers. They are full Of
interest and enthusiasm, and deter
mined to leave nothing untried to
bring home the Silver Cup awarded
the victors by the Raleigh Chamber
| of Commerce.
The departments Of Physics and Ap
| piled Mathematics are receiving val
liable additions to their equipment
in the purchase of new apparatus and
Profs Lake and Lanneau are kept
busy putting it in order.
Bv recent action of the Faculty,
the medals awarded by the Literary
Society will in the future be presented
publicly on Wednesday of commence
ment week. This will doubtless add
fresh incentive to the numerous COM
pctitors for these medals.
The steady yet healthful growth Of
the Law Department is remarkable
1t is not surprising, however, to
those who. after daily contact with
him, have learned to regard Prof.
Gulley as one of the best teachers of
law in the South. Even before the
organizat. IN of the Law School, how
ever. Wake Forest men began to oc-
cupy prominent public positions.
Among others, the Chief Justice of
North Carolina, or Judge of the Su-
preme Court, United States District
Attorney, and Marshal, three mem
bers of the present Congress and sew
cral Solicitors are Wake Forest t
Alumni.
The marshals-elect for the next an
niversary are, Messrs. X. H. Royal.
+. G.. Hamrick and w. A. Thomas
from the Eu.. and +. W. Pearce, +.
\. Green and ID. W. SOrrei from the
Phi Society.
The enrolment to date is 257. with
good prospect for 800 before the end
of the session. j. f. A.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
THURSDAY, NOV. ., 1899.

A MAN named Lucky has been APP
pointed postmaster at Mount Gilead,
Va. He doubtless thinks there is
something in name
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

IL the slugging match at Coney
Island Friday night the bont was
awarded to Slugger Jeifries in the
,5th round although Slugger Sharkeyv
and his friends declare the decision
wrong.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

PUrLIC schools are largely what
the parents want them to be let
us then make the Henderson Graded
School second to none in the State.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

ADMIRAL Schley was accorded a
magnificent reception "a genuine
ovation-in Atlanta last week. The
CITY was his while he was there.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
NOTICE.
Commissioners Sale of Valuable
Real Estate.

BY virtue of power conferred upon me by
an order issuing from the Superior Court
Of Vance County in a Special Proceeding
therein pending entitled Mary B. Nicely,
Executrix, etc. vs.. Ii. NJ. Neely and wife
and R. &. Sneed aud others" shall, on
Monday. December 4'h, 1899,
sell at public auction to the highest hidd-r,
at the Court House door in Henderson,
Vance County, upon the terms one ha If
with the option to the purchaser to pay all
cash. that valuable tract of land situate in
the County Of Vance, State of North Caro-
lima, adjoining the lands of Capt. }. NJ. B.
Hunt, B. F. Knott, r. q. oneed, }. L.
Starke, and others known as "Aspenlawn
Farm" near Townsville, n. g., contain
ing 700 acres, more or less 1t being that
trac.tof land belonging to the estate of tie
late W. NJ. Sneed, now deceased.
This the 9th day of October. 1899.
A G.. ZOLLICOFFER,
commissioner
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

THE TarborO !Sootthcrncr says:
The Rocky Mount Mills have de-
clared stock dividend Of 80 per
cent and a semi-annudl dividend of
per cent. That is one example Of
the dividends the Southern cotton
mills are PAVING
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

1t will not be a surprise to any who are
at all familiar with the good qualities of
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy, to know
that people everywhere take pleasure IN re-
lating their experience IN the use Of that
splendid medicine and in telling of the
benefit they have received from it, OF bad
colds it has cured, of threatened attacks of
pneumonia it has averted and of the chill
dren it has saved from attacks of Group and
whooping cough. 1t is a grand, good
medicine. For sale by the Dorsey Drug Co.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

De SURE that your blood is rich
= andpu The best blood purifier,
enricher and vitalizer is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Be sure to GET HOODS.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

THE Atlanta Constitution every Mon
day morning publishes under the
head of Our Southern Pulpit a
sermon delivered the dav before by
some eminent minister of the South.
Its sermon for this week is by Rev.
Egbert W. Smith, pastor the First
PRESBYTERIAN church in Greensboro.
from the text: BE thou faithful unto
death and | will give thee a crown of
life" Rev. II. 10.
OPrefacing the sermon. which is
referred to as an impressiee and
eloquent one. the correspondent
says: Every one who heard the
discourse was profoundly stirred by
the earnest presentation of gospel
truth which came in simple vet
powerful language from the lips of
the speaker. Mr.. Smith is rapidly
becoming one of the strongest in
dividual forces in North Carolina
Presbyterianism."
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
$50 ACRE FARM
For Sale in North c.ro
lima

Que and one-half miles f,,,,. ;.
Halifax c. unit, y. G.. $50 ac,.., Enfield.
table land; light, mixed sal .h'NIly
lana Coast Line Rail.oad ma. u At
the farm; also the country roai thioueA
field +" Halifax Enfitli "a ''"lh In.
hahitant-, and is thniy,r'. -'@ II,
market: This land is ap,rJ =, oaeco
every thing that grows in The >,',.if =" ifahias
ton, Com. Tobacco. Peanuts r,"",in.-Cot,
Grasses. Good churches. >chnnI1l I1'I n and
and Telephone communica,in, Bsrk
Office, and Railroad depot. ., fo>t
neighborhood; l,5Oo residence n 'aAtetliett
dwelling; 10 horse stables. stall" 4aert's
cows; grain, peanut barn; Gin hn,.Im Im %
four two-room tenant hou>e,. ard
room tenant houses; 800 arrsl Ole
cultivated; 20 acres now in na>,,',hh 'h =
acres in timber; 5000 peach t,t.~>'a t'S't' 70
in assorted fruits; acres in H.. "eirs
acres III grapes; uo-tence law !, ."l
pasture under good fence >,,,. e;
implements can be had rta>onahl, aid
Here is Il bargaiu in a Flr>rr,,
FABM for some enterplising man ILt>>
Half Cash, balance in !, , and 2 ir'h'
Address !fa>.
WILLIAr1 BURNETT
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

To-Day i'll the city Of Richmond,
the monument to Winnie Davis,
Daughter of the Confederacy, Will be
unveiled This memorial, statue of
two females representing Grief, was
paid for by the women of the South,
principally the Daughters of the
Confederacy. by whom it will be un-
yelled.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

Sportsmen will find ammunition of all
kinds, at II. THOMAsoN's.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

JUST rs the Spanish-American war
awakened public interest and caused
people TO learn more about Spain
and her colonial possessions, so will
the war between the English and
Beers be the means of our knowing
great deal more about South Africa
its population, resources and topo-
graph-in the year 1900 than we did
in 1899. Wars in this era of wires
and rails and cables are very in
forming affairs.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09
Notice of Sale.

Under and bv virtue of the power Of ale
conferred upon the un ieIS!gn"i. + L
Harris, Trustee, and contained IN Dead
OF Tlu-t executed bv W &. McC2ul and
wife Gn :hr iii>t day of July, ioS5 and r.
corded ia MnIt agp Book No \, Page 2Ia
etc ~ tli.. office of the Rrri>irr uf Derti'
for Van, cnu't,, for the purpo-e ii >'cH'.
ing the pHNn"nt of the i#dr bt','tHr>- there
in mentioned Crtauit having been made 10
the payment f the same, al the ftqur'td
the holder f the same, Will sell at ttp
Court II ou~r door in Henderson, \ g. al
public auction, to the highest hiider i@
cash. on
Monday, >ovcmber 1:sh, 1899,
the property conveyed by said Deed q
Trust to-wit: \ certain tract Of land A'
dav bought of G.. b. Harris and wife, cen
tanning 9734 acres, more or less; It hfnE
the land bought by G. B. Harris IRON
Daniel Stone and bounded 10y the Ian + q
X. w. Harris, Peter Boothe, l.aton VIZ
gins, w. II. Wade, +. ID. Clements aI9
others. For further particulars see recoi1
as above OF call at my Office.
This, October 23rd, 1899
+. X. HARRIS, Trustee.
Andrew J. Harris, Attorney.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

STATE Superintendent Mebane has
written letters to several counties
complaining that the magistrates
fines, which belong to the school fund.
have not been reported to the clerks,
and the schools have lost consider
able by this neglect. He calls at
tention to the law on the subject.
which is very strict. This matter is
important and should not be over
looked by the persons Interested.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

IT is now known why Admiral
Dewey didn't 90 to Atlanta. He is
getting ready to be married. The
widow of Gen. VIM. B. Hazen, sister
of Hon. John X. Mclean. editor of
the Cincinnati Enqatircr and Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, is the bride-to-be. The we'd
ding will take place in the near future.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

DR.. George W. Sanderlin. formerly
prominent Baptist minister and at
one time Auditor of the State. died
Monday in a Sanitarium at Baltimore
where he had been for some time
undergoing treatment. DR.. Sander
lin had lived in Washington City the
past several years, going there to ac-
cept the position of fourth auditor in
the treasury department, an appoint
ment received under President Cleve-
land in 1898. He was an apt and elo
quent speaker, strong and effective
campaigner, and most engaging
and agreeable gentleman whose
death will be mourned by hosts Of
friends. The body was brought to
Raleigh for burial.
The gold leaf., 1899-11-09

WHEN the equipment of the public
school appeals to all classes equally
it has achieved its peculiar mission
in republic such As ours, and equip
ment primarily means efficient teach
ers, and larger expenditures. Those
who are interested should see to it
that the best teachers are employed
the best to be had with the means
at hand. Other qualifications are
necessary beside the ability to keep
school and draw the salary.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-11-11
A Good Trick.

The parrots determination to speak
his set phrases under all sorts of cir
cumstances often produces strange sit
uations. The story is told of a sleight
of hand performer who kept a parrot
that he had trained to say, whenever
one of his masters tricks had been fin
ished "That's a good trickl What the
next oneP"
One day the juggler. being in a sea-
port town, gave his performance in a
loft on one of the wharfs, which hap
pened to be just over the place where a
large quantity of powder was stored in
kegs. The juggler was about to perform
some feat which required the lighting
of a candle. He lighted it and threw
the match away without making sure
that the blaze had gone out. The match,
still burning, fell through a crack in
the floor. and dropped into one Of the
kegs of powder, which exploded with
great force. throwing the building into
the air.
The parrot, who was blown up with
the lest, did not stop until it reached
the pinnacle of the topmast of a great
chip which lay off the wharf. There he
chung desperately, and looking down to
the world below he called out in a
shrill voice:
"That's a good trick What's the
next ne?"-San Francisco Examiner.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-11-11
The MTvssery of Warts.

When a yCungster of 10 years, / was
visited by a plague of warts. From my
earliest recollection l had had on my
middle finger an old daddy wart, but at
the age stated this had multiplied to 40
or more, one being on my lip and one
on my chin. was considerably worried
over my growing family of excrescences
and one day a w~oodchopper in my ia
theirs employ, who acted queerly, never
wearing a hat, for instance, said that
he could take the warts away with him.
| was quite willing to have him try,
and he took me off to a quiet spot under
a willow tree, from which he cut a
number of small branches, and these he
cut again into little bits of an inch in
length, making a notch in each one,
and this notch be set down over each
wart, having at last a collection of 40
or more of these little notched sticks.
These he put into his pocket, saying
that the warts would go away.
l could never say just when the
prophecy was fulfilled, but within six
weeks there wasn't a wart on my face
or hands, and there has not been one
since that time. What | want to know
now, as | did then-Gnd the conjurer
would not tell me-is what did it. !
have spoken to many doctors about it,
but they merely laugh, as though l was
giving them a pipe talk" and yet the
warts went away, and all the medicine
l had ever tried on them had no effect
whatever. New York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-11-11
E. A. Shaw.

The finest train IN the world is the
"New North Western Limited" which
leaves Minneapolis and St. Paul every
night for Chicago, via the Northwestern
line. This magnificent train, from the
mammoth engine, patterned after the ia
nous $685." to the list car in the train,
is brand new, and represents the latest
and best ideas for absolute comfort and
luxury while travelling.
Besides the splendid buffet library car
really a clubroom on wheels, there is a
magnificent private compartment Sleep
ing car, just the thir 6 for ladies, famil-
les or those desiring privacy, luxuriopsiy
appointed standard sleeping cars and the
most comfortable ami well-equipped day
coaches ever offered he travelling public.
This "New Limited" train is admitted
by the press as we'll rs by thousands of
people of Minnesota and states west who
have inspected it, and also by many
others of this western country who have
recently rode on it, as being without any
question the finest tram in the world,
and no extra charge smade for any class
of passengers for its superior accommo-
dations.
Tickets via this popular line may be
secured from agents IF the Northern Pa
cific railway, who VIII also make sleep
ing car reservations; Or, apply to Capt.
M. M. Wheeler, trav? ling passenger agt.,
Miles city, Mont, OF to r. w. Teasdale,
G. P. A, St. Paul, MINI.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-11-11
Tired Ewes.

A correspondent of Popular Science
News tells of a party of Alpine climb
ers who, having spent five hours among
the SHOWS of the mountains, returned
to their homes after dark. A great
change had to all appearance taken
place since the night before. Instead of
being illuminated in the usual way,
the place was supplied with green
lights.
1t took the travellers a little time to
realize that they were suffering from
Daltonism, or color blindness, superin.
duced by eye fatigue. The intense light
caused by the sun shining upon the
snow had for the time rendered them
unable to judge of colors and given rise
to their curious mistake. Three hours
elapsed before the eyes regained theil
normal condition.
Chevreul explains that the eye can.
not gaze long upon a given color with
out tending to become insensible to it.
When the eye looks long upon a color,
it should be rested by the complement
tary color. Thus an eye that has grown
tired with green should be rested by
red, which is green's Complementary
color.