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drawn though necessarily somewhat
colorless role, he was a complete sue
cess. Robert Edeson was really very
good as Cecil Bryant. Florence Rock
well had an almost impossihl e role n
Helen Mcfarland. There was but n
scene of any strength, and; that she
carried off excellently. Adelaide Thur
ston would have hen very good as
Madge Chiselhurst if she had not per-
sistently whispered to the auafence in
stead Of speaking in an audible tone Of
voice. The other people werssall COM
petent. The cast follows:
Virginia Bryant. a widow. MRS. lie Moyne
Cecil Bryant, her elder son. Robert Edeson
Harold Bryant, her OUNCE solh....
Walter Thomas
David Mcfarland, Harold's guardian
John Gendinning
Godfrey Townsend. his brother m-law
Wilton Lackaye
Helen Mcfarland. his daughter 49,.
Florence Rockwell
Sarah Mcfarland, his Sstsr......-
Mrs. Gendinning
DR.. Chiselhurst, a bachelor
Charles Stanley
Madge Chselhurst. his niece Ed win James
M Naiois. an artist-~.-..-.Atph onZ Either
Anna. Mrs. Bryauts maid. Ann OManey
Gray, butler at Bryacts-CharlS Marriott
ARTHUR GRISPIN-
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got. Here is a man who is as certain
to be a successful star some day as he
is certain to live, provided he will con-
tinue to do as conscientious work as
that with which he regales us in Mar
celle." There is no actor in America
so far as l know who can play the role
better. Who knows but that Chevaliec
Bigot in "Marcelle' will do for Fred
erick Perry what <he Spider in THE
Silver King" did for E. S. Willard. At
any rate. it is certain that Mr.. Perry
is the dramatic surprise of the season.
| should not b-afSYrISIed AIThe.
Greatest Thing in the World, IN SnfcyN
Sarah Cowell-Le Moyne is appearing at
Wallack's theatre, should prove to be a
failure in this city for the reason that
the acting 10 too refined, the sentiment
is too pure and the quality of the pro-
duction is too delicate to appeal to the
clientele which applauded denominations
of the slums such as "Sapho' and "The
Cuckoo" This is the play which along
with 'Marcelle," most of the New York
critics do not seem to particularly like.
The sweet, wholesome sentiment, the
consuming love of a mother for her
two boys, and her anxiety for the elder
of them, who inherited taste for drink
from his dead father, are pronounced
mawkish, and the whole Of the healthy,
natural story is sneered at as theat-
rical. We see widows like Virginia
Bryant in real life: we see young men
like Harold and Cecil, her sons. in real
life; we see David McFarlands in
real life. and We see Godfrey Town
sends in real life, although in the case
Of the latter he is perhaps made a trife
too good. To me the ON harsh note in
The Greatest Thing in the World" is
the permitting the widow, after her
touching Genes with her sons, to imme-
diately mix herself up in a lovemaking
episode with a man for whom she had
cared before her marriage to the father
of her boys. This is a mistake, but it
only slightly dims and does not obliter-
ate the beauty OF the otherwise almost
perfect picture. 1t is certainly not suf-
ficient to call for n extended adverse
criticism.
THE Greatest Thing in the WORLD
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Dramatic Company during its engage
ment at the Grand Opera House this
week will be found a choice selection
for the afternoon performances, which
will be given daily commencing Tues
day. The Three Guardsmen" will be
the first OF the matinees, and no hap
pier selection could be made to display
the worth OF the company and TO show
its source In the way Of stage effects.
Everything has been done to give the
dramatization Of Dumas famous novel
a fitting stage portrayal. All the
scenes are carried by the organization
and the electrical effects will be Of the
most elaborate character. Other mat
inee bills for the week are: Monte
Cristo.s David Garrick," and storm
Beaten" Hands Across the Sea"
opens the engagement Monday evening.
The company is headed by Mr.. Kirk
Brown. a handsome and exceedingly
popular leading man.
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Shore Acres.

When the great English critic, Mr..
William Archer, was in this country,
he went to see Mr.. James A. Herne in
one of his new plays, Griffith Daven-
port" and was so well pleased with it
and the work Of the actor hat he
asked for an Introduction, and actor
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dramatist and critic soon became good
friends. Mr.. Archer was also anxious
to see Mr.. Herne's play, Shore Acres"
as he had heard so much of its success
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Innes' Hand
Bandmaster Inns has been criticised
for playing RuSt< too advanced for the
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and of course he did not see Shore
Acres" An ideal scenic production OF
this famous New England pastoral
comedy-drama will be given at the
Opera House for two performances,
matinee and night, Thursday, Novem-
Der /.
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was written BY Harriet Ford and Bea-
Etrfce De Mile. The perspicaCious crit
les ~ this city IN some una<countalle
manner, with no other guide. than the
authors names on the programme, as
certained that these two persons are
women, and therefore sapieatly COM
mented upon the fact that the piece
was written by women. and that Jnls
was evidenced in every line OH the play.
If, when we see thoroughly pxHe drama,
devoid of sexual problems n sug-
gestiyeuess Of all sorts. b inference
is to be that it was written ny a wom-
an, it is time for the male dna natists TO
hide their heads in shame. Il rs matter
for congratulation that this condition
has no basis except the bald statement
of the New York critics. augustus
Thomas writes pure plays, San SO 90
most of the American mems VINO cons
tribute to the stage.
Throughout 1.-THE Greatest Thing IN
the World" there runs a sweet under
tone of brotherly love, maternal love
and flial love, sexual love being,
strange to say, relegated rather to the
rear. Plays of this style M ~ appeal
with particular force to parS ocular in
dividuals, and l may be one sof these,
but it is my idea that have not IN
many years seen a sweater, purer or
moee wholesome drama thsn line
Greatest Thing in the Worldf
The acting in "The Greatest Thing IN
the World" is as good as the quay. II is
really a waste of words to- say that
Mrs. LeMoyne was absolutely natural,
and, by the way, the quality OF TINS
lady's naturalness Is different from that
of almost any other performer IN Amer
lea. She does not act on thef stage as
some people do in real life, but as most
people do in real life. Shells ran artist
to her finger tips. and is as>'torthy OF
1.-THE Greatest Thing in thekAVorld' as
1.-THE Greatest Thing in thes World is
worthy of her. Wilton MackaEe was as
thorough gentleman as Goeflley Town
send, and, inasmuch as that i spractici-
cally the only qualification forsthe well
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The King Dramatic Company.

Among the unusual and particularly
! powerful plays TO be given by the King
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Large Iithographs OF HON. William
Jennings Bryan. and Hon. Adlni
Ewing s-tevenson for sale Al the Reg
lister Oface Price 10 cents each
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A Stranger in a strange Land.

"A Stranger in a Strange Land" the
farce that ran for ten weeks at the
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Next, the entire outfit is jumped to
Quebec. where we see the hero mas
querading as the villain and the assist
ant hero as a priest. 1t is all very con-
fusing and stupidity improbable, but,
with all these shortcomings, the play Is
nevertheless an interesting one.
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Naturally, in a venture Of this sort
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..The Greatest Thing in the World
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SEnnn REWARD

which will be paid to any person who ,
before obtaining the writers special pc
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?

We have received reliable informa-
ton to the effect that large and I'M
usual purchases of cartridges. powder
and other ammunition have recently
been made by certain negroes in the
county. We do not know the pur-
pose of this, nor can we name with
certainty the men who are inspiring
and advising the negroes in such
course, but we do know that the
white men Of Franklin county cannot
be scared or intimidated and if vio-
lence and lawlessness shall be at
tempted they will be prepared to
defend their lives and their homes.
The white men of this county are
peaceable and law-abiding, but if GER
tain negroes and their allies are cal
culating upon ruling in this county
by force and violence there is fear
full disappointment in store for them.
-Louisburg Times.
For answer see threats made by
negroes at Franklinton, right close by
you. Perhaps these things taken in
connection may throw some light on
the subject.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

THE Charlotte Observer announces
that it cannot support Bryan and the
Kansas City platform. 1t then pro-
ceeds to give its reasons therefor
which must be satisfactory to itself
at least. Nor will it support Nc
Kinley, but remain neutral and in
dependent as far as National politics
is concerned. In all other essentials
the Observer is staunchlv Democratic
and will remain loyal to the party in
State and local matters We regret
that so able and useful paper as the
Charlotte Observer should take this
course, but recognizing its right to
think and act for itself just as we
claim the right to do we have no
quarrel with it. Representing two
parties whose principles and pur-
poses are so much at variance with
each other whatever Mr.. Bryan may
stand for we believe that Mr.. McKin-
ley stands for still worse, therefore OF
two evils (if evil the 16 to | idea
really is) we think it better to choose
the lesser one and it is source OF re-
greet that our friend does not view it
in the same light.
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NOTICE..

pY VIRTUE OF POWER CONFER
- rcd upon me by deed of trust cx-
ecuted on the End day of March, 1901, by
Stephen A. Burroughs, which said deed Is
duly registered in Vance County. in Book
No. 10, at pPge 2s2, and at the request Of
the holder of the debt secured by the said
deed. shall, on
Monday, July 23rd, 1900,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash at the Court House door in the
town OF Henderson, n. e., the following
real estate, wit:-One certain tract or
parcel of land situate, lying and being in
the County of Vance on the waters of Fat
Creek, adjoining the lands of John i liar
ris, David Evans, Mrs. Margaret Estes and
the other lands of the said Stephen A,
Burroughs, containing one hundred and
seventy-twO acres, more or less. Ii being
the same land conveyed to the sald
Stephen A. burroughs by MIS- Mary l..
HargrOve by deed dated the 2nd March.
1891.
This the 18th day of June. 1900.
X. w. LASSITER. JR..
Trustee.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

IT means something when such
prominent Populists as l.. C.. Cald-
well, of Iredell, late chairman Of the
North Carolina Railroad Commission;
Mai. w. A. Guthrie, of Durham, can
didate for Governor in 1896; j. Il.
Green, editor of Oatr Home, and chair
man Of his county executive commit
tee; Morrison II. II. Caldwell, Of Ca
barrus, late candidate for Congress
in his district; DR.. II. F. Freeman, of
Wilson, eN-member of the Legisla-
ture; DIR. W. p. Exum. of Wayne. can
didate for Governor in 1892, and
scores of others Of equal prominence
in their party councils come out in
support Of the Constitutional amend
ment and urge its adoption. 1t
means that honest, conscientious
Populists unbiased and unpreju JUDGED.
and uninfluenced by party bosses and
heelers will do like these good men
and true and vote for the amendment
and White Supremacy in North Caro-
lima.
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NOTICE..

T HAVE THIS DAY QUALIFIED AS
l. the Administrator of the estate of the
late DR.. William Il. Cheathan, before The
Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance
County. and this is to notify all persons
holding claims against the said estate TO
present the same to me on or before the
9th day of July. 1901, or this notice will he
pleaded as a bar to the recovery thereof.
Persons indebted to the said estate must
make immediate settlement.
This 9th day OF July. 1900.
A. e. ZOLLICOFFER,
Administrator,
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NOTICE.

DY AUTHORITY OF THE POWER
ID of sale conferred in Deed in Trust
executed on the 23rd day of August, 1887,
by j. H. Goodrich and wife, S. E. Good
rich, and an assignment thereof to me
registered in Book 6, page $50 and Book IA
page 53l, in the Office of the Register of
Deeds OF Vance County, | shall sell for
cash, by Public Auction, to the highest
bidder, at the Court House door in Vance
County, N. e., on
Monday, August 9th, 1900,
the property described in said trust deed
as follows: 1t is that lot situate at the
Northwest corner of and between Brock
inridge Street and German Alley and on
North East side of Breckenridge Street in
the town of Henderson beginning at said
corner and thence down German Alley 200
feet to B. Smiths corner; thence Westerly
by Smiths line 100 feet to Smiths corner;
thence to Breckenridge Street. and thence
along said street to beginning; being lots
8 and in the plot of the Hughes property,
less 100 feet square thereof in rear sold to
B. Smith There are on this lot two good
two-story frame dwellings.
Il. Z. HICKS,
July 4th, 1900. Trustee.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

Col. j. Bryan Grimes states the
proposition precisely in few words:
1T is simply question of whether
the white people of the State shall
govern it or whether the negroes
shall misgovern it" Which shall it
be? That is for the white men of
North Carolina to determine. They
and they alone must answer at the
polls on the second Thursday in
August next.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

LET'S keep history straight as we
60 along. Dave Gill was not in Hen
derson on July the third Tuesday),
but he was here next day, July the
fourth, and then is when he volun-
teered the advice to one Of his sable
wOuld-be voters to take a stick and
break the head of the registrar if he
refused to register him. as testified
to by Messrs. Moss and Wyckotf
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12
OUR easy CREDIT PLAN

enables the purchaser to make small
monthly payments. Our terms are 50 easy
that people I'm VERY moderate ciIcum-
stances can pay for an instrument very
easily.
Every Piano fully warranted and backed
by capital of two million c., OOo, OOO) dol
lars. Now is the time to make your pur.
chase, and get the advantage of easy terms
and low prices.
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THURSDAY, JULY IL, 1900.
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.

AS had been foreseen all along
William Jennings Bryan was the
unanimous choice Of the Kansas City
convention for President. He had
already been nominated in the hearts
of his countrymen and the convention
simply ratified the nomination.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

WHITE men who can read. Demo-
crat or Republican. it is your duty to
inform your less fortunate white
brother who is illiterate. Tell him the
man who says he will not be allowed
to vote after 1908 is either ignorant
of or willfully misrepresents the pro-
posed amendment,-Murphy Demo
crdt
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EzEEEE1

White men, Democrats Take
Notice :! Only few more days re-
main in which to register for the
coming August election. Former
registration will not answer Each
voter must 60, and in person be reg
his State fail to attend to this i'm
pOrtant duty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

The question naturally arises:
What has Federal officer got to do
with purely State election? Let a
United States marshal come to Vance
county aad attempt to interfere in
private affairs and the question will
be answered to the satisfaction of
some body at least if not to all par
ties concerned
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The State Normal and Industrial COLLEGE
OF NORTH CAROLINA,

Offers thorough
nonridents
o
Observation School of pupils To board in all
ON etn train tnc
a
d. J.Y
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

THE Chinese situation grows more
serious. The war is on in earnest
and the powers are in it. 1t is now Il
fight to the finish or a backdown and
abandonment Of their respective sub
jects and property rights and inter-
ests in the tlowery kingdom.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

''IF you can't catch 'em, shoot
EN-" is an old saying. The latest is:
eff the registrar refuses to register
you take a stick and break his head. "
Who originated the first expressionwe
do not know. Dave Gill can account
for the authorship of the latter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12
TRINITY COLLEGE

Offers undergraduate and graduate courses.
Large number Of electives. Eight scientific
laboratories, equipped with modern and
advanced apparatus. Large additions to
library. Complete gymnasium. Expenses
low. Fifty scholarships to be awarded.
$5O, 900 spent in improvements the past year.
Send for catalogue.
PRESIDENT KILGO,
Durham, n. &,
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I(NhzlInzGzA

Register now. Only a few more
days-until Saturday, 21s,-in which
You can register. If you fail to
register you will be deprived of the
privilege of voting, and it wont make
any difference what your color is,
what your education is, whether YOU
have paid your tax or not. All these
will count for nothing if you do not
register before the time is out. GO
TO-DAY AND REGISTER BEFORE
YOU FORGET IT.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

DY THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC-
ID tions for Vance County it is ordered
that the form of the ballots to he voted in
the General Election to be held on the
first Thursday in August, 1900, shall be
prescribed as follows:
For the General Assembly the ballots
shall be 3 inches wide by 2 inches long.
For County Offices the ballots shall be
5 inches wide by AZ inches long.
For Township Officers the ballots shall
be s inches wide by ~ inches long.
ALI ballots shall be printed in plain
long primer type on white book paper,
weighing so pounds to the ream. of the
size of % by SO inches.
Adopted under and by virtue of Chapter
507, Section q, of the Public Laws of 1899,
on this the End day of July, 1900
w. A. BELVIN, j. l.. CURRIN,
Secretary. Chairman.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

THERE was a discrepancy as to the
date, but no lapsus of memory as to
the exact language used by Dave Gill
in his advice to the negro who had
been refused registration. Mr.. Gill
denies emphatically that he was in
Henderson July 3rd. Admitted. He
was here July 4th. Asked as to
whether he used the language at
tributed to him on that day he says
he does not recall doing so. But
whatever else may be said Of Dave
Gill he has not been credited with
being a fool, nor does he have a habit
of getting drunk and saying things
of which he has no knowledge after
ward.
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A. W. CHANDLER.

Mr.. Chandler needs no introductim n
the people of North Carolina-he is we'll
known throughout the State, having travel.
ed and supplied North Cardinals best chi.
zens with Pianos and Organs for the mast
twelve years. His name is household
word among the children as 1.-THE Piano
and Organ man." His line of Pianos and
Organs is the best manufactured in this or
Company is selling about three-four,hs Of
the Pianos and Organs sold in North Caro-.
lima.
Middle-men's profits are getting to be a
thing of the past. The shrewd business
man and the people generally are giving
this matter serious attention, and are
placing their orders with the people who
make their own Instruments
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12
NO NOTES TO SIGN.

In selling Piano we do not ask You TO
sign batch of notes that might occasion
you trouble i'm the future, but simply re,
tain title to the instrument until it is
paid for.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

Always on hand fresh lot of Straight
and Patent flour at LOWEST PRICES,
at II. THOMASON'S.
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NOTICE..

Weight and Size of Ballots to be Used
in the General Election to be Held
on the First Thursday in August.
1900. as Prescribed by the County
Board of Elections.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

Your Uncle Adlai got there when
he least expected it. But the con
vention knew Il good man when it
saw" him.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

Philippine ''bushwhacking" has been
greatly diminished by the Chinese
disturbances. And this affair is
likely to give the world something to
talk about for a good while, too,
we're thinking.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

STEVENSON has been there and he
knows how the thing works. And he
made capital presiding officer of the
United States Senate.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

TIE question naturally resolves it.
self to this: If Dave Gill didn't say
it what did he say?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

BRYAN and Stevenson, How does
that combination strike you?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

MCKINLEY and Roosevelt, Bryan
and Stevenson., There they are
the heads of the principal tickets
with several lesser ones to add to the
gaiety of the nation. What think
you OF them?
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The Gable COnDanu,
OF Chicago, ILL.,,

the largest manufacturers of Pianos ana
Organs in the world, is doing wonderful
business in North Carolina through i.
distinguished representative and manager
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

Adlai f. Stevenson, Of Illinois, was
nominated for Nicc-Prcsident. He
was Mr.. Clcveland's running mate
when he was elected the second time
and has served his party and his
country with distinguished ability.
The ticket gives general satisfaction
to the Democracy and the chances of
success are considered much more
favorable than in 1896.
TIE Boxers will not be easy to
bottle up.
Boss Gill seems to have slipped
his trollv Saturday.
BRYAN and Stevenson How does
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-12

ONE of the most notable accessions
to the ranks of the amendment advo-
Gates recently is DIR. w. P. Exum, OF
WAYNE county. He is well known
Populist and was the nominee OF his
party for Governor in 1892. DR..
Exum will take the stump in support
of the amendment, believing with DIR.
Freeman and other prominent PoPu-
lists that it's adoption will be bless
ing to the State, neither detrimental
to the interests of Populism nor
working any hardship to the negro.
Ir was his privilege it is true but
the friends Of Judge John Gray
Bynum do not think any more OF him
for becoming one of the prosecuting
attorneys in the case against the two
Forsyth county registrars, Thomson
and Wall. AS for John w. Graham
perhaps nothing else was to have
been expected. But for Judge Bynum
well, we are sorry to see any man
for love of money or notoriety fight
his own folks that way. There are
plenty fellows of the baser sort to do
the dirty work of the Republican
party.