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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
VAN BOOZEM'S SCHEME,
II Did Not Pan Out just As He Antlci-
pated 1t Would.

II Did Not Pan Out just As He Antlci-
pated 1t Would.
Van Boozem had made up his mind
to save money. No more quarters for
luncheon, he said. and he bit of the
words with snap to his teeth.
Hereafter l shall go in for the free
article, then the nickel with which I'll
buy something to wash it down will
make the meal cost but five cents.
Great scheme. Great saving! Nothing
like economy"
Whereupon Van Boozem damned his
nat down on his head and stalked out
OF his Office swapping the spring lock
OF the door behind him.
Across the way, at the corner above,
was a clean little place he remembered
to have noticed frequently on his way
down to the Office in the morning. Then
he recollected that once he had heard
TWiggs remark as they passed it that
an elegant free lunch" was spread
inside at noon each day.
That settled it. Van Boozem darted
across the street and entered the little
saloon. A white-coated attendant
stood behind the counter. What will
1t be?' he asked.
Ginger ale. please" Van Boozem
answered. and then he looked around.
He walked over to the end Of the
bar and began eating. A sandwich
was finished. Then another followed.
another, and still another. Lovely"
CALCULATED Van Boozem, lovely"
After he had finished the eighth the
economical man drank his ginger ale.
Reaching down into his pocket he pro-
duced dime and laid it on the bar.
The white-coated attendant looked
at 1t, then he looked at Van Boozem.
"Seventy-five cents more" he said
as he fitted a damp cloth across the
polished surface Of the counter.
Nhat?" shouted Van Boozem.
Seventy-five cents more, please" re-
peated the attendant. Those sand
"lches are 10 cents apiece. You got
away with eight. for l counted 'em.
mat makes eighty cents. The ginger
ale Is hve cents ard here's your dime.
SO you see there's 70 cents more COM
ing"
Gaping and dazei, Van Boozem drew
out dollar. 'I--I-I thought" he
said, that they were the free lunch"
Hardly smiled the waiter as he
rang the cash register. The free
lunch is cold corned beef and rye bread
down at the other end OF the bar.
Since which experience Van Boozem
mas iunched daily off ortolans, pate de
iole sras and terrapin, trying to catch
up.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Very respectfully.
r. B. HENDERSON,
LOW You HicycIe III Il. Hand.

Law You Bicycle III II Hand.
There nT3i.u gta!TiCtIG...- Oh s.Ly SORT that
l know OF IN Eoiiand. you may ride any
where you want-oD the tOwpath, the
dikes or the brick streets. You can sec
more of tho country from q cycle than in
any other way, as the roads are invariably
higher than the canals or the railways.
and you can ride from one end to the 9th.
or OF the most interesting part In q day.
In riding on towpaths, however, it is we'll
to look out for tow and other ropes il YOU
do not want to be suddenly swept into a
canal From Rotterdam q most interest
ing tour can b- made to The Hague, Haar-
lem, the dead cities OF the Zuyder Zee.
back down the great dixie to Amsterdam.
thence 70 Dordrecht, and up the Rhine, II
you like. The children OF that country. II
might be remarked, are dends incarnate
and have European reputation for devil
try. AS almost every body speaks more or
less English, there is little trouble in get
ting about. Holland and A ustria hungary
are the most expensive countries next to
England to travel in unless you are ac-
quainted With the ways and the language
Joseph Fennell in Harper's Magazine
For April.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

use. 1t is recommended for general use
by boards of health in different parts of
the country, and enthusiastically en-
dorsed by the very best hygenic authori-
ties in the land.
Please remember that the sckIy season
is fast approaching, that pure water is
absolutely essential to good health, that
the opposite obtains if the water we
drink is not pure, that a stitch in time
saves nine, that no pump purifies the
water as we'll as mine.
Messrs. A. 7. Barnes, d. Y. Cooper,
T. I, Hicks, S. S. Written, J. B. Owen
and Geo. 4. Rose are using these pumps
and are we'll pleased with them.
Orders from the country as well as
town are respectfully solicited. and will be
properly attended to. "Monkey" is still
in the ring and not disfgured; conse-
1uently distance and bad roads cut no
ice and are not considered. Liberal re-
duction on catalogue prices for wells over
twenty-five feet deep. and rery liberal re-
auctions for very deep wells (say fort Y
feet and OYER. Anyone wanting to con
suit me will please notify me through
mail or otherwise, and | will call with
pleasure whether [ take your order or
not. Awaiting your orders am,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
PRECIOUS PROVERBS

One touch of love mends all a hearts
punctures.
Some men marry maids and some
are married by widows.
When it comes to manual labor the
average man Is an immune.
The man who looks upon the wine
when it is red may feel blue later.
A woman changes her mind 80 often
that it keeps her busy speaking it.
Be sure you are right, then go ahead,
regardless Of the road others take.
Lots Of people are too conscientious
to lie and yet manage to suppress tho
truth.
Life may be grand, sweet song, but
one can't get much harmony out OF it
in "A fiat"
Self-praise Is like q church steeple-
the higher it goes the narrower It be-
comes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
To The Ladies'.

respectfully call your attention to the
fact that am soliciting orders for the
Cincinnati Bucket Pump and Water Pnr-
fier-a device away ahead OF anything
vet invented for the purpose. 1t purifies
the water by aerati0n, a gallon OF air
(the vital element) that ventilates, vital
ICES and purifes water, is distributed
through every gallon of water drawn 10y
the pump, making it perfectly pure. The
construction of the pump is complete,
the wood work of the best cypress that
never rots, and the buckets and links of
heavy sheet steel, that is galvanized, be-
fore the buckets (Which are made of one
solid piece are formed, thereby prevent
ing rusting in the folds. A delicate lady
or child can draw water with ease from
a we'll sixty feet deep. They are heavily
and beautifully painted, and instead OF
being an eyesore on the premises, as
many we'll fixtures are, they are an orna-
ment, really"a thing of beauty and JOY
forever
| do not address this card to you be-
cause think you are the bosses, or that
YOU try or care to be. "NOthiDg of the
kind [ have been married nearly
thirty-nine years aud am posted on that
line. but do it because know you are
more interested in the subject under
discussion (the condition of the water
supply GA the lot), whether or not il is
pure. Ii it is not pure you are the ones
that suffer by it. Men drink very little
water, teas, Coco COlas, etc, at home.
On State occasions they may take few
goblets full soon in the morning, on the
quiet, but then they are not thinking
how pure or impure but how cold it is,
0orty degrees below zero very palatable)
and have been told that at such times
it has not ''an equal on EARTH" This
though is not the rule with them, but the
exception.
Using so little water of the home sup
ply disqualifies the men IA competent
Judges of the condition Of it, and bust
mess interests prevent them from giving
this most important matter proper
thought and attention, SO beg pardon
for asking that you examine your we'll
carefully. Look out for the little red
worms that infest SO many wells. This
pump in a few days ordinary use will
completely destroy them, and all other
disease producing germs, even in the
foulest wells It's warranted by the Com
pany to last five years without repairs,
will probably last ten or fifteen years Also
| warranted to prevent Cholera, Typhoid,
Malarial or Scarlet fever, no case of either
vet been known where this pump was in
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
IRONICAL IFS.

If a man is always on the go he sell
dom stops when he gets there.
If man attends solely to his own
business he has a good steady job.
If bees made glucose some dealers
would adulterate it with pure honey.
If the street sprinkler throws water
on a man it doesn't cool him of.
If it is true that the apparel makes
the man some men ought to change
tailors.
If an employe never pretends to be
busy when he has nothing to do he is
trustworthy.
If people would reflect moro they
would be brighter and II they were
brighter they would reflect more.
If a mans wife can read the war
news without wishing she was a man
he will never experience the pleasure OF
being henpecked.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Don't Slaughter the Birds.

The following paragraph from the
Texas Stock and Farm Journal points
its own moral
A gentleman shot a magpie to save
his cherries In his craw he found q
few cherry stones and the rest cram
med with large bluebottle flies, who
deposit their eggs i'll meat. Black
birds do some harm in the corntield
while there on their errand for
grub worms, caterpillars and army
worms, that would, unless interrupt
ed, destroy more corn than the birds.
So with thrushes. wood-peckers and
doves.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
AN INVOLVEMENT BIRD.

hississsippi Housewifs's Experience
With . Famished Guest.
In the days before the war" fam
ly OF hard-working people lived in
border county of Mississippi. They did
aot keep a tavern, but they often fed
he wayfarer.
One Saturday the housewife roasted
} large turkey, baked batch OF bread
and made a number of pies. She was
ready for her Sunday dinner.
That Saturday afternoon a single
horseman appeared. He asked for his
stable of the farmer. The housekeep-
sr was busy and the man in haste. so
she set the turkey before him, thinking
that he would not make much Of an i'm
preston upon 1t.
The stranger sat down in front OF
the turkey and set to work He cut
into the breast of one side and ate it
all. His appetite was only whetted.
He demolished the wing and then cut
Of the leg. The drumstick disappeared
and the upper joint was stripped. The
woman stood aghast. She battered out
to the back porch, where her pies were
cooling, and, selecting a tempting ap-
pie pie, set it before her guest. He put
it to one side and turned the un-
touched side Of the turkey toward him.
He cut of the wing and the leg. The
woman saw her Sunday dinner disap-
pear before her eyes.
At length, having exposed all the
bones of the large fowl, he attacked the
pie and left not a crumb.
The woman sank in chair near by.
She was too much overcome for a mo-
ment to speak. Then she said:
you seem to have enjoyed the tur-
key. There is not so much left as 1 ex-
pected."
The man pushed back his chair, took
out his quill toothpick, crossed his
knees and sighed with satisfaction.
Then he spoke:
well, madam" said he, "a turkey
Is a very inconvenient bird"
The woman waited for him to ex-
plain, but he was silent. Then she
said:
why is the turkey inconvenient?"
"Well, madam, it is a little too much
for one and not quite enough for two"
replied her guest.
The woman tainted.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

scratching shed. During the period
IN which this shed is in use all feeding
Is done in it, boards being provided
for the soft mashes and the grain
thrown among SHAFT or straw on the
earthen floor Dust baths are placed
In the far corners. Those who have
not used the scratching shed have but
to use a flock of hens enjoying the
food Of sunshine protected from the
wind to be convinced OF its great value.
value
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
AN OLD EASTER BONNET.

Crank l.. Stanton. in Atlanta Cnn7ti'u-
tion.)
| wish the Easter days were now like
those that once knew,
When Jenny wore the bonnet PLAN, With
ribbon bows Of blue;
When we walked to Sunday meeting or
the meadows green and sweet,
Where lilies waved in welcome, with vi"-
lets at our feet.
1t amt the fancy fixin', mind 80 much
the bills
For birds an fluffy feathers-all the fine
new-fabgled frills;
Fer | know that fashion chang"s,-that
il rules the world complete;
But the Old-time Easter bonnet was so
simple and so sweet
Its ribbons matched the color Of the blue
sky overhead.
An the lips that smiled beneath 1t seemed
to mean the words they aid.
The Iips that smiled so sweetiy-neVer
KNOWN any art
An the eyes whose sunny glance5 made
light around your heart.
I've nOthin' gainst the fashions-they We
got to have their day;
But love the simple bonnets OF the far
an far away;
An think in how she looked In em-tntre,
in tie long ago.
] sigh an praise the Lord from whom all
blesSin's used to flow,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

The new Easter bonnet is to be a
peach. You will note with delight
these points in its glory: 1t will have
cOw-catcher in front, a tail board
behind, flower garden on top, a
dash of wild grasses on one side, and
birds carcass on the other. The
thing of beauty and joy-but not for
ever will be banded together in its
several parts with crushed ribbons
and topped off with magnificent mil
linerv bill. as a hint of Gentle Annie.
Felicity Ohio Times.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Strictly Bunineaa.

A lawyer trying to serve his client
BY throwing suspicion on a witness in
the case in the course of his cross-ex-
animation said:-
You have admitted that you were
at the prisoners house every evening
during all this timer"
Yes, sir" replied the witness.
Were you and he interested in any
business together?"
Eyes, SIR" answered the man, I'M
hesitatingly.
"Ah! Now, will you be good
enough to tell us how and to what ex-
tent and what the nature of this bust
ness was In which you and he were in
terested?"
well, have no objection to telling.
I was counting his daughter"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

There Is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases was
together. and until the last few wears are
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disc use, and prescribed local remedies
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
science mas proven catarrIf to be a constj-
tutional disease. and, therefore. reouires
constitutional treatment. Hairs Catarrh
cure, manufactured by +. J. Cheney Il
20, Toledo, Ohio, is the only consfitu-
tionai cure on the market. 1t is taken in.
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a tea.
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
anu mucous surfaces of the system. Their
offer one hundred dollars for any casa -
rails to cure. Send for circulars and ties.
timoniais. Address,
F; J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
q Sold by druggists. 75c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Time to Save: Husband There,
the house is furnished at last, and
now we can begin to save money"
Wife Yes, we must save all we
can for the furniture we got first viii
soon be out of fashion"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Resentment

I don't mind these new reform ideas
OF the emperor" said Ii Hung Chang
pensively; but"
You resent the loss Of your yellow
jacket and peacock feathers?"
I could go without them. I don't
want any embellishments. This effort
to decorate me with bell punch and
a cash register is what arouses my re-
sentiment"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

THE refinement Of cruelty was
reached by the st. Louis Alderman
who selected the week before Easter
as the proper time to propose that
women remove their hats when
seated in public editiccs Of any kind
whatsoever. Norfolk Iiirginiaa and
PLAT
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Old and New: Wife-'.The old
sign, If you don't see what you
want, ask for it, would be out Of
place in modern department store. :"
Husband-"Ycs. Now it ought to
be, If you see what you don't want,
buy it'"-Lifc.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

What's the matter with Holland?
I hear he's laid up"
Eyes. he bought his wife a chafinE
dish couple OF weeks ago.
But surely that isn't responsible for
his illness! Why that fellow can eat
anything"
oh, 1t wasn't anything that he ate.
She hit him over the head with it."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
More Experience.

Il dunno's I kin git my money
back" said Mr.. Co7ntossel. as he rue
fully rubbed his brow. But I must
say as how amt going to recommend
any customers to that concern"
Have you been maxim invest
ments?"
Il sent dollar to a man who ad-
vertised that he would tell a sure Eay
to make money fast"
Didn't you get any answer"
Eyes. He says put glue on it,"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Depressed.

i am told" remarked Miss Cayenne,
that you said some very clever thing,
last evening""
Yes" replied Willie Washington.
1T Is very discouraging."
What is?"
1.-THE surprised manner in which
everybody is talking about it."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Character ANALYSIS.

NO." said Colonel Stilwell. IT don't
yearn fob his society. Understand me;
don't say fob minute that he is not
as perfect a gentleman as grows. But
q mans previous associations will nee
essarily influence his character"
What do you know Of his previous
associations?"
Nothing personally. But observe
dozen games Of poker without countin'
over the entire pack Of kyards.''
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Flossie (weeping)-1 am so disau-
pointed in him. I am sure he WAS tin
sy last night. He threatened to kiss
me.
MAXWELL, there's no knowing what
men won't do when they are intox1cat.-
ed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Mature Consideration.

Miss Peachblow Was your mar
riage to old Moncybagges the result
OF love at first sight?
Mrs. Moneybagges.- No, of second
thOunht
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
A Back Number.

Paw, who was the most patient
man? was little Tommy eighteenth
question.
Job used to be. said Mr. Figr.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Cut OF u.ele.. shoor.

Prune out all useless shoots In young
fruit trees the growth of which is
about completed. No injurious check
will be given the trees.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Mutual Help.
Gid Dits.)

Prof. Gray By the way, Prof. Sage.
what day of the month is it? To
save my life, | cant think
Prof. Sage-It is the 10th. And
that reminds me! What month is il?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Lacked Interest: Buswick Old
Stubbns had very slim funeral.
Van Brunt-:.Ycs: the will was
read the day before. "-Philadelphia
North 1uericnn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Remember that White, the Tailor, has
the prettlest line OF Trouser patterns that
has ever been in Henderson. Call on him.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Discretion in PRUNING.

While old trees are often made nores
fruitful by severe pruning. young thrift
ty trees are often injured by the same.
treatment
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
To Interest the Public.

To get the public interested in him
and in his business is absolutely
necessary to the merchant. He might
have all the wealth OF Ormus or OF
indie" heaped in vast emporiums, but
is would be as unproductive as buried
gold if the existence Of the splendid
ar.crcgati0n of wares should be I'M
known to the public. But something
more than the mere announcement
of what the tradesman has to offer to
BUYERS is essential. He must know
how to convey the information in
manner that will arouse the interest
Of the people whom he desires to
reach, and the experience OF every
successful merchant has thoroughly
demonstrated that the proper use OF
the advertising columns Of a leading
newspaper is the one great and as
sured method by which to secure and
hold the interest Of the public. Once
the interest has been awakened, the
desire to learn more Is the natural
result 1t is. therefore. intelligently
conducted advertising that arouses
interest. creates desire for more in
formation, and finally leads to the
profitable disposal OF the merchant
goods hiladel phia Record.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

He Had Reason: Kind Lady
why have you been lighting, little
boy?'
Little Boy Fer exercise DO |
look big enough to be professional
iightin' fer a purse?"- Chicago Eoen-
ina Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13
Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller,

trought
O end you ONE
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

you MUST have pure blood for
good health. Hoods Sarsaparilla
purlfies the blood. Take Hoods Sar-
aparllla If You would BE WELL
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Strong Literary Test Sula-"Baby
is so fond Of books
Sarah-'.Is she indeed"
Sula-.'Ycs, you should see her.
She's got 50 she can snatch a page
out with either hand. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

She Sometimes you appear really
manly, and sometimes you are
absolutely effeminate, How do you
account for it?7'
He suppose it is hereditary.
Half my ancestors were males and
the other half females. "-TW- Bits.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

What is a phenomenon. Uncle
Billy"
"a phenomenon is small boy
about your size who never bothers
anybody"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

warehouse leaf
We facility conducting Ample capital
the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-13

Drank l.. Stanton. in Atlanta Cnnsttu-
tion.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-09-21
s. 3. WEIR
Real Estate and
Locating AGENT
BEAVER, OK lANo0A.

PARTIAL LIST or LANDS FOR SALE.
100 acres good level uPlaod. good water
al a depth Of 80 feet One mile from
Beaver. the county seat. Price $500.
100 acres one and ons-half mile from
Beaver, well waisred. A bargain at 5000.
lGO acres adjoining the iownsite Of Beaver
well waierej, 40 acres in cultivation. fenced
house, barn and other Improvements. Price
81 900.
$50 acres fenced. well watered. Eve au q
one-half miles from Beaver, good range ad-
joining A fne siosk ranch Price 5000
One half cash, balance on time.
100 acres ten miles from Beaver, good
springs, good garden, some timber, a goOi
range, house. fence and other improvements
Price 81 900. A very desirable place for q
cattle ranch.
100 acres nice level land. ffteen feet to
water, tuo miles from Beaver, no improve
meuis. Price $3.50
Al the shove lands are clear and title
perfect.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-09-21

In reference to gambling in the terri
tory the Kinefsher Free Press among
other things says:
"The gambling fraternity are having
n tough time Of II all over Oklahoma
The other day the officers went after
them at Perry. The city attorney made
the complaints, and the sheriff took q
posse and raided the dens, capturing
several Of the principals, lot Of gam
bling devices and $50 in cash. A rcsulj
OF the raid was q general fight snt
shooting bee among the gamblers VIII,
charged each other with having givcr
the game away to the officers