The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-16
ESTABLISHED 1881.

BY
THAD r. MANNING.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One copy one year. ~
:. 50
We desire a live agent and correspond
ont at every pOstOfice in Vance ana al
Joining counties. s,o,o,
Correspondence on all subjects OF local
and general interest. and Opinions upon
matters of public concern, are 'iEii'n. sr
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tho views or statements Of correspondents
and reserves the right at all times 10
revise or reject any article he may thl'k
proper. r,ro. NO
written on-and the real name Oh w
writer accompany the coh'fioutI"n'
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municatiohs.
THURSDAY. NOV. rs, 1892.
Two Of a kind-Jeter Pritchard and
Marion Butler-a nice pair for
decent people to withdraw from
ONE Of the strongest reasons yet
discovered for supporting the con-
stitutional amendment is the fact
that Marion Butler is against,
WHETHER Acuinaldo has his head
ouarters in the saddle or not the seat
of the Filipino Government appears
tn he wherever he and his followers
find convenient lodging.
LEST we fOrget-thc GOLD LEAF
reasserts that another cotton mill III
Henderson would be a paying IN
vestment. Who will undertake the
getting up of the enterprise?
NoKTH Carolina was prominent in
the Confederate gatherings in klch-
mond last week, Vance county being
well represented by some Of her
most loval women and gallant men
Now il is that Russia and Japan
are almost on the verge Of hght.
VIII this thing continue until there
is universal war? Many persons
believe this will be the result before
the world is finally at peace one
anpt her
A cAELE dispatch from Manila dated
14th, saws the United States cruiser
Charleston, which had been patroling
the northern coast Of LuzOn, was
wrecked on reef of the mort Invest
coast on Tuesday, November 9TH. All
on board were saved.
JAMES H. Harris has moved his
paper the Messenger from Spring Hope
to Rocky Mount where he has begun
the publication of the daily and
weekly Messenger. A live newspaper
man and a live town the union should
be a good one and the enterprise a
success.
FROM all sides, at home and
abroad, come kind words about our
graded school. Thoughtful people
know the value of such an institution
that there cannot be the highest
development of citizenship and ma
terial progress without intellectual
advancement.
NEWS that Vice-Pres Hobcrt
whose life has been in the balance the
past week or two, is improving. Will
be received with pleasure throughout
the whole country. He is suffering
from an incurablc disease cancer OF
the stomach-it is said and death
may come at any time, though.
EVER and anon news is received
that Aouinaldo has been hemmed in
and is about to be captured bag and
baggage by our troops. Then the It'd
ings come that the sly dog has ship
ped out of the trap set for him and
again is the seat of the Filipino GOV
ernment moved to some other place
TIE Hon. John X. Mclean, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor Of Ohio
didn't get elected last week but he
got brother-inlaw in the person o
no less distinguished citizen thar
Admiral George Dewey. But The
Admiral is the man to be cOngratu
lated-upon getting the wife he did
In the death of Ma John a. Logar
our forces in the Philippines have
lost another gallant and meritoriou.
soldier and officer. Maj. Logan came
of fighting stock being a son of the
late Gen. John A. Logan, ("Blacb
Jack,'O of Federal fame, and can
didate for Vice-President in 1891 or
the ticket with Blaine.
EQUIPMENT and effective eNpendi'
ture tell favorably for the public
school. and encourage the attendance
of those who believe in the best
things in education for the creates,
numbers. When the operation of ouI
graded school is properly understood
and appreciated we believe there viii
be no question about its maintenance
and upon high level.
One of those periodical revolutions
so prevalent among Central and
South American peoples is on in
Venezuela. In desperate fight Fri
dav the town of Puerto Cabello was
bonn ha rd ed and 800 were killed Gen.