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The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
HENDERSON, N. c., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1899.

would mean acquittal, but necessitate
dismissal. Such conclusion would
be satisfactory to the friends of
justice, but it would probably end
1.-The Dreyfus affair" 1t would not,
perhaps, preclude an appeal to the
Court of Cessation. but it is doubtful
whether Drevfus is physically capable
of further fight for right treatment
and whether the French Government
would not place obstacles in the way
of any further proceedings. France
requires rest from barren contro-
versies. The present Ministry de-
serves much credit for its courageous
front. But it exists to terminate 1.-the
Dreyfus affair." and will probably avail
itself of the first opportunity to s.pro-
nounce the incident closed" Even
if the Waldeck-Rousseau Ministry
should be willing to reopen the case,
the Chamber of Deputies, which is
soon to reassemble, may be of DIFF
ferent mind 1t is considered certain
that the nondescript majority behind
the present Ministry will 60 to pieces
very soon after the Chamber reas-
sembles at the conclusion of the holi-
days. A verdict that rescues Drevfus
from his physical sufferings and re-
stores him to his family and friends
is, therefore, as much, perhaps, under
the circumstances, as can be hoped
for, though justice would require
more
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
THE DREYFUS TRIAL.
FRANCES DEGRADATION AND
NlFA0Y.
No New Evidence introduced to Prove
Guiit-PubIic Disguised With the
Tissue of Hypothesis, Gossip and
Innuendo Employed by Officers of
the General Staff to Justify Perse-
cution of Capt. Dreyfus.
Baltimore Sun, Last Week.

The Drcyfus trial is expected to
continue for a week longer, as some
important witnesses and the summing
up of counsel are yet to be heard, but
the end seems to be in sight. The
evidence given Friday and Saturday
last was largely in the prisoners
favor, and the expectation of an ac-
quittal was correspondingly increased.
Had American rules of evidence been
applied, the case would have been
long ago closed. In fact, the direct
evidence against Drevfus has been in
sufficient, according to American
usage, to cause him to be held for
trial at all. In the many weeks of
the Rennes courtmartial nothing has
been added to the evidence before the
Court of Cessation, and, on the facts,
that court-the more competent tri-
Enthusiastically pronounced Dreyfus
innocent and traced the authorship
of the bordereau, which is the-incrim-
mating document, to EsterhaZy. The
world, indeed, looked to the present
court-martial to acquit the accused,
after sitting Of one or two days, on
the basis Of the facts found by the
Court of Cessation. General Mercier
and others gave out, it is true. after
that courts decision was published,
that they had new evidence which
would insure conviction at Rennes.
They beat their drums very loudly
and excited some apprehension on the
part of Dreyfus' friends. But moth
ing has come of it. No new evidence
has been produced. The public, on
the other hand, has been disgusted
with the tissue CT hypothesis, gossip
and innuendo employed by officers of
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
TILLMAN'S PLAIN TALK.
DEFINES HIS POSITION ON THE
NEGRO QUESTION:.
The Conditions on Which He Is his
Friend-Must Keep In His Place and
Politics. Is not His PIace-Plain
Declaration Which None Can Mis-
take-Condition of Negroes In South
Carolina Contrasted With Oothers.

Charleston, Sept. 2.-In letter ad
dressed to Rev. Dart. leading col
orek minister of Charleston, Senator
Iillman to-day says:
Il am considered an arch-enemy Of
the negroes because while governor l
tried to convene a constitutional cons
vention to disfranchise them" Con-
tinuing the Senator says;
'If you will contrast the condition
of the negroes of South Carolina with
those of North Carolina and Georgia
you will see there is much more good
feeling and less friction here than
where political activity and franchise
exists on the basis of manhood suff-
rage,
The Phoenix riot is directly attri-
butable to the political virus injected
into the negroes of that neighbor-
hood by designing white men such
as the Tolberts-and the recent out
RACES are the natural aftermath.
What the ultimate solution of the
race problem will be ! do not know
but | do know that the race and
caste feeling is an insuperable bar
rier to social and political equal
ity in the South and the negro (as
the weaker and inferior race) will
always be the victim of every conflict
by which he seeks either of his own
accord or when led by designing
white men to break down these
barriers
There is no room in the North
west nor opening for any negro COM
munities, as you will find if you go
there to investigate. The Northern
whites no longer sympathize with
the ideas which brought on the civil
war as is proven by Governor Tan
ner's recent attitude and official
action.
''There may be an opening for a
limited number of negroes in Cuba
and Porto Rico, but think the field
in the Philippines is already occupied
by race that would be more in
tolerant and cruel to the negroes
than the whites.
.sWhat the end will be l cannot
say; but this do know: The negro
must remain subordinate. or be
eXterminated; and | for one, will
always set my face like flint against
any injustice or unfairness towards
him as long as he remains in his
proper sphere and leaves politics
alone.
The whites are in the ascendancy
and will remain so whatever comes.
And as the superior and more civ
ilized race, they owe it to themselves
to protect the negro in his fright of
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," even though that declara-
ton was was written by slave
holder who did not take the negro
into consideration when he wrote
it,
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
BE Lenient With Children.

s.Be Just as lenient with the misde-
meanors mistakes and ignorance OF
the child as you are with your own
and Judge his conduct from the child's
standpoint rather than that of the
adult Don't expect him to instinct
ivelv understand morals without
instructions any more than you
would expect him to read without
teaching, and don't be afraid that by
becoming his intimate and contiden-
tial friend you will lose any influence
over him. just as soon as he knows
that you understand his world, that
you appreciate his feeling that you
svmpathize with his desire, that you
are anxious to afford him all the
happiness possible, he will become all
the more amenahle to your influence
aud control. 1t is not necessary nor
advisable always to explain to child
the reason for every order given.
But it is certainly not amiss that
the child should understand that
every order has a reason back OF it,
even though you do not tell him
what it is. Home Life,
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
ABOVE PARTY POLITICS.
DR.. Curry's High Endorsement of
Supt. Chas. II. r1ebane.

In his annual report to the trustees
OF the Peabody fund, DR.. J. L. NJ
Curry, the agent of the fund has
highly commended Prof. c. H.
Mebane. the Superintendent of Public
instruction and his administration
as the head of the public-school svs-
TEN in the State. In his report Dr.
Curry says:
Il have watched Mr. Mebane's S
administration of his office as Su-
perintendent of Public instruction
with keenest interest and anxiety.
and have pleasure in expressing my
qualification at the zeal, industry.
ability and efficiency with which he
has discharged the delicate and
important duties.
''He deserves special commentator
for being just to both races and for
keeping the schools independent OF
party politics. ."-Raleigh Post.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
Pecan Trees.

The following we clip from an
exchanges:
"Mr. w. A. Clifton, S. A. l.. agent
at Rich Square, has some of the finest
young pecan trees growing on the
railroad land we have seen. A year
ago the Seaboard managers sent each
station agent lot of pecans with
instructions to plant them on rail-
road land at the stations. MIR. Cliff
ton prepared the ground we'll for his
trees, and now, one year later. he
has trees four and half feet hi Oh.
He has one row of twelve trees
planted fifty feet apart that are
growing nicely. He has given them
good attention."
The S. A, l.. management is show
ing good judgment in thus putting
to practical use some of its land and
is at the same time practical object
lesson to the people along its lines,
and Others who may happen that way
The trees here spoken of are grown
from the seed, and are not the
planting from nurseries, and con-
sequently the cost is somewhat less
in addition to which the planters
have pretty good and correct idea
of the kind of tree they will have
without taking the nurseryman' S
word for it. 1t will thus take a
little longer to have bearing trees but
in the end it may be better as it i,
also cheaper.
Other railways in the State should
follow the example of the S. A. l.. in
this respect, and encourage the plant
ing of pecan, walnut and other valua-
bic trees, which in the future will be
a source Of revenue to the people and
to them. There is not the slightest
danger of OVERRIDING this business no
matter how many trees may be
nlanted ed-WiIminptnn Star
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
LOCAL SUPPORT.
ko~HA
To Your Interest In the End to Spend
Your Money at home.

The Progress has always been an
earnest advocate of the policy of
patronizing home enterprises. 1t
has believed it the part of wisdom to
pay even more for an article at home
than the same article would cost
upon distant market; but it has
also believed that. in nine times ont
of ten. it is real economy to buy at
home. and that there are few things
which can not be bought in Char
lottesville for less than the retail
price elsewhere with cost of trans
portation added.
The advantages of spending your
mones at home. of Building up local
enterprises and of encouraging a
public pride in your own community,
are too obvious to require enumera-
ton. Local success is contagious
and local failures affect whole
community. One can not withdraw
from local circulation the dollars
with which he enriches a foreign con-
cern without decreasing his own
chances of success. He can not en-
courage foreign enterprises without
weakening the foundation upon
which rest his own hopes Of pros
perity. Every dollar which is turned
from the channel of local circulation
increases the burdens upon those
that remain and makes it more diff
cult for the merchant, professional
man or laborer to obtain them.
In addition to spending money at
home, it pays to talk up local enter
prises and to combine to insure their
success. Praise is cheap, but it is an
important element in business. 1t
costs nothing to talk up ones city.
to commend it's business men and to
put in ''good word" for its local
institutions; and yet there is not a
doubt that such a policy is helpful
to the whole community.-Char-
lottesville (Va) Progress.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
he general staff to justify its persecu-

the general staff to justify its persecu
ton of Dreyfus. The character of
these officers for ability and honesty
has suffered severely. A melancholy
result of the trial SO far has been it's ex-
posure of the rottenness of the corps
of officers at Paris by whom the army
of France is directed.
While the conviction of Dreyfus is
morally impossible on the basis of
the tittle-tattle to which the Rennes
court-martial has permitted itself to
listen for the last four weeks, yet it
does not follow that the seven officers
composing the court will have the
courage to acquit him fully. They
share, no doubt, the sentiment, al
most universal in France, that the
effort to acquit is inspired by feel
ing of hostility and contempt for the
army. To some extent also they share,
doubtless, the antiSemitic feeling
which prevails in France. Being Of
ticers of low grades, they cannot but
be impressed by the passionate decla-
rations of Secretaries of War and
general officers whom they have
been all their life taught to respect
and obey. Young men with their
careers still before them. the officers
composing the Rennes court-martial
will be more than human if they
ignore the effect of their verdict on
their own professional future. Pro
motion can hardly be expected if they
vote Dreyfus innocent. contrary to
the known wish of the military class.
The fate of Picquart and others is q
warning that independence is fatal.
Self-interest accordingly prompts the
members of the court to take the
| popular side. NJ Labor. the pris,
oner's counsel, has frequently had tc
| protest against the bias exhibited by
| Colonel Jouaust. president of the
| court, and other members are said tc
betray constantly impatience wher
| points are made against the assertion:
of General Mercier and other "prose
! cutting witnesses" The fact thai
General Mercier is permitted to eN
ceed his role of witness and intervene
constantly is a fact of i'll omen. Still
there is in the general drift of the evi
dence ground for belief that th'
conviction OF Dreyfus is out the ques
| ton.
A conjecture is made that even i
the court does not dare to conyic
Dreyfus, it will so acquit him as tt
force his dismissal from the army. I
vote of four to three against hin
lwould have. it is said. this effect
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

Richmond Railroads are
great factors in the development of 4
country and its earnings are the
surest idex to the prosperity of the
country through which they pass
Railroads do not, as some people
seem TO think, prosper at the eN-
pense of the people. A railroad cor
poration cannot afford to pursue a
grasping policy. 1t is not to the
interest of railroad to grind It's
patrons down but rather to help them
to be prosperous, for the greater
prosperity through which the road
passes the greater the prosperity of
the road.
Railroad men are very shrewd and
they have long since found out this
fact for themselves. Hense it is that
they do all they can 70 build up the
country from which they draw pat
ronage.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
McKINLEY'S POLICY.
Piiing on the War Paint-he Show
Himself in His True COlors.
Baltimore SUM

President Mckinley has abandoned
his Pecksniffian policy of benevolent
assimilation" for the Filipinos, and is
now breathing war and conquest like
a man spelling for a fight and for his
neighbor's broad acres. In his ad-
dress at Pittsburg yesterday, referring
to the dispatch of twenty additional
regiments to Manila, he said: "Our
prayers 90 with them, and more men
and munitions, if required, for the
speedy suppression of the rebellion,
the establishment of peace and tran
quillity and government m'aaer tie
undisputed sovereignty Of the United
States" The Filipinos have '.assailed
our sovereignty and there will be no
useless parley." The Philippines have
s'6econ,e our territory and are ours us
much as the Louisiana purchase, or Teras
or Alaskan There is no more of the
cant about uplifting humanity, or the
spread of civilization and Christianity.
The Presidents commissioners drove
a hard bargain with Spain and the
President intends to enforce that
bargain at the expense of the Filipinos.
The Philippine archipelago is ''our
territory" and American sovereignty
is ''undisputed.' This is an agree
able change from the hypocritical pro-
fessions OF Christian spirit and an
unselfsh desire to do missionary work
in the interest of humanity.
President Mckinley is now fighting
for territory, to which he says we
have as good a claim as we have to
Louisiana or Texas. His war, there
fore, is one of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by his
own admission, and it will continue
until our sovereignty in the Philip
pines is established beyond question.
This, then, is the use to which the
flag is being put-not to defend lib
erty or to make men freer, but to
crush them into submission and into
an acknowledgment of our sovereignty.
The Presidents words have all the
frank brutality of a conqueror, but
they are infinitely preferable to the
cant of duty and destiny with which
long people have been 50
long afflicted. We have bought for
trifle land to which the owners have
not rellnquished tltie, anu Win "nlcn
they would not part unless compelled
by superior force. We have the force
and, as Mr.. Mckinley says, we intend
to use it. That is beautiful work for
the ''iag of the free' to float over,
but the sensibilities Of Mr.. Mckinley
and his fellow inperialists have been
deadened, and without compunction
they use the Stars and Stripes to con-
secrate their crime against freedom.
1t is all very despotic and un-Ameri-
can, but at least it is policy which
has the one virtue of frankness. Will
liam the Deceiver has made way for
William the Conqueror, and the cur
tain will soon rise upon good, old
fashioned war of conquest based upon
lust Of territory.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
AfterthOughts.

1t is the things we do not do that
make us weary of life.
Hardly anybody is as sure of him
self as he would have people believe.
A sanguine disposition is one that
can continue to hope for something
which it knows won't happen.
Sometimes when we are most putfed
up over our shadow we are standing
in our own light.
Whether a man is crank or eccen-
trio depends much on his Importance
as part of the social machine.
When a man becomes possessed Of
the idea that ne is a philosopher, it is
pretty hard to get him to listen to
ad ce-I,adidnapolis Neus.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
The Difference.

Help a dog out of ditch and no
matter what sort of a dog he is-town
dog, or country dog, educated or H.
literate, aristocratic or pleb-he will
wag his tail into paralysis and ex-
haust every muscle trying to tell you
that every drop of blood in his veins
is at your service Help a man out
Of a ditch and what follows will de-
pend very much upon breed. ''-E1-
change
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
Glorious News.

Comes from DR.. d. b. Cargile, of Washita,
1T He whites: -Four bottles of Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula,
which had caused her geeat suffering for
years Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face. and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is COM
ple;e and her health is excellent This
Shows what thousands have proved-that
Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier
known. It's the supreme remedy for
eczema, letter. salt rheum. ulcers, boils and
running sores 1t stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, expelS poisonS, helps digestion,
builds up the strength. Only 90 cents.
Sold bv Dorsey Drug Co. Guaranteed
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
In the Wrong Place.

Sitting on the bench of the Superior
Court Judge Brown is out of place.
The Supreme Court of the State is
not good enough for him. Where he
belongs is on the Supreme bench of
the United States. He is decidedly
the brainiest man in the legal pro-
fession in the State, yea and beyond
its confines.
This is not said in. any spirit of
''eulogy'' or llattery; it is a fact
patent to all who know him, and
the Record is in the habit of pub
fishing facts.-Greensboro Record.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
Seems A Winner.

Georgia and Florida newspapers
have recently been telling OF many
hugh watermelons raised in those
States this season. But melon
raised by Mr.. W. X. Manning who
resides near Naldosta. Ga, seems to
be winner. 1t was weighed IN
that town last week and lacked but
one-quarter Of pound of weighing
$50 pounds. Mr.. Manning has raised
about twenty melons this season
that weighed over 100 pounds each.
The 15o-pound melon sold in Ealdosta
for Baltimore San.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

The cross was planted on Col
sotha. a dry dead tree, but To- it has
blossomed like Aaron's rod; it has
stuck its roots down to the heart OF
the world, and sent its branches up
ward. till to-day it fills the earth,
and the nations rest beneath its
shadows, and eat OF its peasants
fruits.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
/ WONDERFUL CURE OF DIAK-
RHOEA.
A Prominent Virginia Editor had
Almost Given up. but was Brought
Back to Perfect Health by Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy.
READ HIS EDITORIAL.
From the Times, Hillsville, Va.

suffered with diarrhoea for long time
and thought was past being cured. had
spent much time and money and suffered
SO much misery that had almost decided
to give mp all hopes of recovery and await
the result, but noticing the advertisement
of Chamberlain Collie Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and also some testimonials
stating how some wonderful cures had been
wrought by this remedy l decided to try
it. After taking few doses | was entirely
we'll of that trouble, and wish to say
further to my readers and fellow-sufierers
that am a hale and hearty man to-day
and feel well as ever did in my life.-O.
r. MOORE. Sold by Dorsey Drug Go.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
The Appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
Stomach and Liver are out of order. All
snch should know that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and
Liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite,
sound digestion and a regular bodily
habit that insures perfect health and great
energy. Only 25 cents, at Dorsey Drug
C0mpan VS.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

NAIHEN YOU are feeling tired and
w out of sorts you will find Hoods
Sarsaparllla will do you wonderful
good. Be sure to GET HOODS.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

and women sometimes
withstand great physi-
cal violence, but sue
cunb to the invisible
germs of consumption
-s 50 small that they
can be seen only under
a powerful microscope.
The starting point of
consumption IS in the
stomach, which, when
! deranged, makes bad
blood because diges-
ton IS not perfect, and
i'll bad blood the mi
Crohts multiply and
flourish. Sooner or
Idtcf lle lungs are at
tackled, and III the weak
spots the germs begin
their deadly work of
tearing down the It's
su { s. Dr. Pierce's
EA1G.n NI.4.l
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

Next to the association with a
great and good man is the association
with a book written by great and
good man. You can get close to him,
touch through his book the product
of his nature. thought and sincerity
of heart
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14
SOUTHERN POETRY.

Even in its unfinished state and
with its many slurred passages l
should place the following verses high
among the little true poetry written
by North Carolinians The author
was one Of the many to whom nature
while giving genius laid all the i'm
projections Of genius on his head.
He was son of Gov. Holden and died
in early manhood.
The subject of this poem is noble
and poetic. The storms and sands
and waters Of the Hatteras region in
that they barred us largely from the
sea. making our interests those of an
inland people, have had an immense
influence on the destiny of the State
In fact if | had to write in one word
the history of North Carolina that
word would be Hatteras B.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

No life can be pure in its purpose
or strong in it's strife, and all life not
be purer and stronger thereby.
The gold leaf., 1899-09-14

He is a wise man that can avoid
evil; he is patient man that can
endure it: but he is a valiant man
that can conquer 1t.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
CONDUCTOR LAUGHED LAST.

Some bright young men are EMPLOYED
on the street railways of Mass&chu-
sets. 1t was VITA the hope of April
roollng one of them, says the Brock
ton Enterprise, that his girl friends
borrowed dressmalzer's dummy. They
clothed 1t becomingly, and at the proper
moment stood it behind a pole, with one
OF Its hands outstretched as if to stop
the car
Inc motorman unsuspectingly stop
ped, and the conductor waited for the
passenger to get aboard. AS there was
no apparent movement the conductor
swung his head round the corner and
inquired if the lady wanted to take that
car. At this point there was a scream
of delight from a nearby house, and
a chorus of female voices rang forth
cheerily in April fool"
The conductor never changed express
sion. He stepped from the car, carefully
lifted the dummy aboard, and off thew
went. Upon his return trip he found
some young ladies with serious faces
waiting for him.
You must return that dummy" de-
cared one Of them, in a fearful voice
I'VE borrowed 1t, and have got to re-
turn it,
That's nothing to do with me-" re-
piled the conductor, cheerfully. i've
taken the lady to Bridgewater and hack
and if you want her there is 20 cents in
fares to be paid"
Appeals were vain, and at last, in des-
peration, the fares were settled and the
dummy returned. Even the young ladies'
acknowledge there is a question as IN
who was fooled.